Locum to Perm - Physician - Family Medicine - Obstetrics Mount Shasta, CA
Plano, Texas, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Family Practice-With OB
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Locums/Travel
Work Environment Clinic/Private Practice
Location California, California, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 8/16/24
  • ASAP - ongoing
  • Schedule: 1-2 weeks of Hospital OB Call each month and 4-8 days in the Clinic for General GYN patients (consecutive)
  • Shift type- 4 -10 hour shift in clinic a week and OB/pediatric on call. 1:4 hospital coverage.
  • Inpatient and outpatient coverage
  • If FP/OB, provider will take pediatric and OB call at the same time!
  • Must be qualified to handle c-sections. OB procedures and minor family practice procedures. OB cases.
  • 18-25 clinic patients
  • Admissions per day: clinic-based provider with 0-1 hospital admission
  • Patients/day: in the clinic, they would see about 15- 17 patients a day in the clinic
  • Types of cases: a variety of Family Practice and OB types of cases
  • Number of deliveries: 94 a year C-sections: approx. 40/year
  • NICU level: no, it is 50 mins away a LVL 3
  • In house anesthesia? 15 min call response time
  • EMR: Cerner
  • Support staff: Supervisor, MA, clerks
  • Reason for need: Replacement
  • Locums will not be responsible for supervising healthcare providers
  • Patient Type- Female, all adult ages, pregnancies, well women, GYN problems
  • Volume of deliveries: 10-15 a month. May increase slightly as the hospital north of site just lost a couple of their docs.
  • Would they consider one regular Family Practice physician and one OBGYN who would handle the C-sections? No, we need someone who can do both. We are a small facility in a small community need someone qualified to do both.
  • Do you know the patient ratio of Family Practice cases vs OB cases? Family Practice: 95%
  • Is the OB 24-hour call week to be concurrent with one of the other weeks the physician would work in the clinic? Or is that separate for a total of 2-3 weeks per month? Concurrent
  • Would you consider FP with OB experience since there is no OB fellowship under the FM certification? They need to be able to do C-sections on their own.
  • How many hours of call and is there a post call day? 24hr shifts / 1 week
  • What’s the backup situation? General Surgeon on Call that can close C-section
  • Am I doing OR gyn days as well? No, would be Family Medicine Pt's in Clinic and OB Call only.

Job Responsibilities

ASAP - ongoing
Schedule: 1-2 weeks of Hospital OB Call each month and 4-8 days in the Clinic for General GYN patients (consecutive)
Shift type-  4 -10 hour shift in clinic a week and OB/pediatric on call. 1:4 hospital coverage.

Inpatient and outpatient coverage
If FP/OB, provider will take pediatric and OB call at the same time!
Must be qualified to handle c-sections. OB procedures and minor family practice procedures. OB cases. 
18-25 clinic patients
Admissions per day: clinic-based provider with 0-1 hospital admission

Patients/day: in the clinic, they would see about 15- 17 patients a day in the clinic 

Types of cases: a variety of Family Practice and OB types of cases

Number of deliveries: 94 a year C-sections: approx. 40/year

NICU level: no, it is 50 mins away a LVL 3

In house anesthesia? 15 min call response time

EMR: Cerner
Support staff: Supervisor, MA, clerks
Reason for need: Replacement
Locums will not be responsible for supervising healthcare providers
Patient Type- Female, all adult ages, pregnancies, well women, GYN problems 
Volume of deliveries: 10-15 a month. May increase slightly as the hospital north of site just lost a couple of their docs. 
Would they consider one regular Family Practice physician and one OBGYN who would handle the C-sections? No, we need someone who can do both. We are a small facility in a small community need someone qualified to do both. 
Do you know the patient ratio of Family Practice cases vs OB cases? Family Practice: 95% 
Is the OB 24-hour call week to be concurrent with one of the other weeks the physician would work in the clinic? Or is that separate for a total of 2-3 weeks per month? Concurrent
Would you consider FP with OB experience since there is no OB fellowship under the FM certification? They need to be able to do C-sections on their own. 
How many hours of call and is there a post call day? 24hr shifts / 1 week
What’s the backup situation? General Surgeon on Call that can close C-section 
Am I doing OR gyn days as well? No, would be Family Medicine Pt's in Clinic and OB Call only.

Qualifications

Board Certified Family Medicine or Board Eligible FM - Required
Active CA license - Required
OB Fellowship - Required
Active ACLS, DEA, PALS (for peds call) - Required
Must state availability (# of shifts per month) at time of name clear - REQUIRED
Must be qualified to handle c-sections - REQUIRED
Clean malpractice/Background - REQUIRED
Local, no flights - Highly Preferred
If Provider has worked at any other CHI/Dignity Facility - REQUIRED
COVID Vaccine - Required

Working Hours

Shift type- 4 -10 hour shift in clinic a week and OB/pediatric on call. 1:4 hospital coverage.