OBGYN

OB Hospitalist

Join our mission at Mercy Medical Center, where we are dedicated to providing consistent, unconditional, quality medical care to every expectant mother presenting to labor and delivery. As the largest and only dedicated OB/GYN hospitalist employer in the nation, we offer you the opportunity to do the work you love while maintaining a healthy balance between your professional and personal life.

Job Description

• Program Start Date: Expected August 27, 2024
• 24 Hour Shifts
• Hospitalists to provide GYN coverage for emergency GYN cases
• Hospitalists needed for first assist
• Backup available to the hospitalists for OB/GYN ED call
• Hospitalists to back up midwives
• Program goals include driving quality and safety for the OB service line, maintaining a consistent high-functioning OB hospitalist team, and supporting community practices to meet patient needs.

Hospital Details

• Total hospital deliveries (monthly avg.): 69
• Total hospital deliveries (annual avg.): 828
• Estimated deliveries for hospitalists (annual): 600
• Estimated number of patient encounters for hospitalists (annual): 900
• Total hospital/clinic GYN surgery volume (annual avg.): 650
• Residency program: No
• Number of LDRP rooms: 6
• Number of postpartum rooms: 10
• NICU level: III
• Anesthesia: On-call 24/7
• MFM: Tele-consults
• Fetal monitoring system: Transitioning from Philips OB TraceVue to OBIX
• EMR used in hospital: Transitioning from MEDITECH to Epic
• Midwives: In-house nights and weekends

Community Overview

Springfield is the largest city in western New England and serves as the urban, economic, and media capital of Massachusetts' section of the Connecticut River Valley, colloquially known as the Pioneer Valley. From the Basketball Hall of Fame to the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss and the Titanic Museum, Springfield has much to offer. Other notable attractions include The Springfield Armory National History Site, the site of General George Washington's biggest arsenal, and The Big E, a multi-state fair hosting the six states of New England. It's one of the largest fairs in the US and the biggest on the east coast. Springfield is about three hours from New York City, 90 minutes from Boston, and roughly 30 minutes from Hartford, Connecticut.

Mercy Medical Center is proud to offer state-of-the-art labor and delivery services. The labor and delivery team includes board-certified obstetricians, certified nurse midwives, obstetrical nurses, lactation consultants, in-house anesthesiologists, and neonatologists/pediatricians available 24/7. Mercy Medical Center also has a Level III NICU and currently performs approximately 860 annual deliveries.