Physician- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalist - Chicago Suburb; Aurora)

• Balanced
  
  Schedule:
  
  Evenly distributed day and night shifts
• Day Shift: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Night Shift: 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
• Part-time Flexibility: 0.50 FTE option also available
• Predictable Scheduling:
  Consistent 12-hour shifts designed to support work-life balance

Rush Copley Medical Center, in Aurora, Illinois
, part of the Rush University System for Health network of hospitals, invites applications for the position of OB/GYN Hospitalist
.

• Full-time (1.0 FTE): 14 shifts per month
• Balanced
  
  Schedule:
  
  Evenly distributed day and night shifts
• Day Shift: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Night Shift: 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
• Part-time Flexibility: 0.50 FTE option also available
• Predictable Scheduling:
  Consistent 12-hour shifts designed to support work-life balance

• Clinical Coverage & Care Coordination:
  Provide timely evaluation, management, and continuity of care for obstetric patients throughout triage, Labor & Delivery, postpartum, and the inpatient setting.
• OB Emergency Department Consultation:
  Serve as the initial obstetric consultant for patients presenting to the OB Emergency Department at 20 weeks’ gestation or greater.
• Triage Management:
  Evaluate and manage patients presenting to obstetric triage, including unassigned patients and patients receiving care from community providers with hospital privileges.
• Care of Unassigned Patients:
  Assume responsibility for unassigned obstetric patients from admission through discharge, ensuring safe, coordinated, and comprehensive care.
• Labor & Delivery Support:
  Provide clinical support for urgent and emergent obstetric situations, including imminent deliveries, complications, and changes in patient status.
• Cesarean Delivery Support:
  Assist with urgent and unscheduled cesarean deliveries and provide first‑assist support for scheduled cesarean deliveries when another qualified first assist is unavailable.
• CNM
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Serve as physician backup to the Certified Nurse Midwife team for complications outside the CNM scope of practice or when cesarean delivery is indicated.
• Physician Backup:
  Provide backup support to RMG physicians for patients who are imminently delivering when the primary provider is occupied with another clinical responsibility.
• Inpatient Care:
  Collaborate with the Secondary OB Hospitalist to coordinate inpatient rounding and management of Labor & Delivery, postpartum, postoperative, and consult patients, with flexibility to facilitate timely discharges and changes in the plan of care.
• Continuity & Handoffs:
  Participate in structured physician-to-physician handoffs at the beginning and end of each shift to ensure clear communication regarding unit acuity, patient status, and ongoing care plans.
• Interdisciplinary
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with OB-GYN physicians, CNMs, nursing, Emergency Department providers, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team to promote safe, efficient, high-quality obstetric care.

• Over 2,500 deliveries annually
• Level III NICU with 27 Beds
• Top-notch Volu Son E10 machines that are fully integrated with Epic HER
• Program supported by APRNs, ARDMS certified sonographers, diabetic educators, nutritionists, genetic counselors, and a full team of neonatal and pediatric sub‑specialists.

• 3+ years experiences as an OB/GYN

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