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Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.

We are searching for a talented OB Laborist.

Hours:  Full-time

Shift:  Day/Evening 24-hour call weekend, holiday rotation

Location:  St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford, MA

A career at Southcoast Health offers you:

• A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
• Generous Earned Time Off Package**
• Employee Wellbeing Program
• 403B Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
• Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training

**Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours.

Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Coastal Southeastern Massachusetts – less than 30 minutes from Providence, Rhode Island and less than 1 hour from Boston, Massachusetts

Southcoast Health is focused on bringing together high-quality Physicians to deliver exceptional care and services.  Southcoast Health is one of the largest and fastest growing health systems in New England. Southcoast Health Obstetrics & Gynecology is part of Southcoast Physicians Group which has grown to 800+ providers and still growing. Since its inception in 1996, Southcoast has become a sought-after destination for health care professionals. As a thriving part of the New England medical community, Southcoast Health offers practice excellence in an environment you want to call home.      

Position Highlights

Exceptionally located on the southeastern coastline of Massachusetts – Southcoast Physicians Group is seeking an Obstetrician/Gynecologist to join its OB/GYN division as an OB Laborist. The OB Laborist will be an integral part of the team, which currently consists of 7 full-time OBGYN Physicians, 2 gynecologists, and 7 Certified Nurse Midwives.  We are growing our OB Laborist program to better position our department with a solid work/life balance and expand our providers to serve our community with our best practice commitment.   

Our OB Laborists and providers work together to offer patients and their families a seamless experience throughout their perinatal experience.

The OB Laborist will work at St. Luke’s Hospital, in New Bedford, MA with expansion with our practice in the near future to serve our patients in Fall River, MA at Charlton Memorial Hospital, providing inpatient obstetrical and gynecologic care.  Our hospitals are Level II Maternity Centers, with Level II level nursery care and the first in the New England area to have a special care nursery with combined mother/baby rooms.  Our OB Laborists are only responsible for triage and inpatient level of care without any outpatient care responsibilities.    The expectation is that the contracted OB Laborist will be responsible for a predetermined minimum number of 12-to-24-hour call shifts per month as detailed in the contract.  A part time OB Laborist typically provides 24 hours of coverage weekly and a full time Ob Laboriist provides 48 hours of call coverage weekly.

This career opportunity will provide patient care within a high-volume, quality and patient care focused team approach in a thriving practice.

• 9 physician practice supported by 7 Certified Nurse Midwives & Nurse Practitioners with reputation for quality and community commitment
• Family Centered Unit at St. Luke's Hospital is a state-of-the-art maternity unit that offers the latest in maternity care and nominated yearly as Best Maternity Care
• Approximately 1,800 deliveries per year
• Board certified / board eligible in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• State-of-the-art Level II Nursery staffed by Boston Children's Hospital physicians
• 24-7 Maternal Fetal Medicine consultative/support/transfer Services with Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
• On site Gynecologic Oncology Program led by Dr. Tina Robison, and affiliated with Tufts Medical Center with 24-7 consultative/support/transfer services
• Urogynecology consultative/support/transfer and co-management, outpatient and inpatient
• Opportunity to participate in scheduled OBGYN educational seminars and M&M conference held within the organization
• Competitive salary with base plus productivity design and quality incentives
• Sign-on Bonus / Relocation Assistance
• Comprehensive benefit package / 41 days PTO / 6% match on retirement after 2 years
• Malpractice coverage of $2M / $6M

Community Highlights

• Situated less than 30 minutes southeast of Providence, RI and Cape Cod and within 60 minutes of Boston with convenient access to major highways
• Four-season coastal living with sailing and boating in Buzzard’s Bay with opportunity to live on the water
• Conveniently located within 2-3 hours of multiple New England ski areas.
• Options to live in desirable suburbs within Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
• Multi-cultural communities with great family-oriented neighborhoods
• Excellent private and public schools