OBGYN Hospitalist​/Clinical Assistant Professor

Academic Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalist (Clinical Assistant Professor) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Washington

Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalists

There are positions available for full-time or part-time 12-month (July 1 - June 30 service period), annual appointments.

Anticipated start date is February 1, 2027, or thereafter.

Position Description

We have exceptional full and part-time opportunities to join our growing Academic Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalist service, covering two campuses of University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) and a Special Delivery Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor. This unique opportunity offers rotations through UWMC-NW - the bustling, community-based campus of UWMC with a new, state of the art Labor and Delivery Unit and about 1,900 deliveries per year, UWMC-Montlake - a busy tertiary care center which offers an integrated approach to obstetrics, balancing high-risk and low-risk cases, with almost 2,500 deliveries per year, and a Special Perinatal Unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital, which provides highly special zed care before, during and after birth for patients whose babies may be critically ill due to birth defects.

This position would be part of the University of Washington, there are strong opportunities for surgical and clinical mentorship, and selected applicants would have the opportunity to engage in teaching, research and service in general Obstetrics and Gynecology.

A 1.0 FTE Academic OBGYN Hospitalist faculty member at UW-SCH provides ample time for both clinical and administrative responsibilities.

Clinical responsibilities add up to 73 shifts per year, or an average of six 24-hour shifts per month. This accounts for generous, paid four-week vacation and two-week CME benefits. 24-hour call is in-house with Generalist OBGYN partners at UWMC, and solo at SCH.

Primary clinical responsibilities at UWMC include:

Evaluation of patients in OB triage
Consultation and surgical coverage for family medicine and midwifery colleagues on labor and delivery
Direct inpatient care on the antepartum and postpartum services
Labor management, primary or assistant surgeon in cesarean sections, and operative and spontaneous vaginal deliveries
Consultation and surgical management for the Northwest Emergency Department

Primary clinical responsibilities at SCH include:

In-hospital coverage when there is a patient in house.
Fetal MFM and pediatric surgery on back-up home call (immediate availability within 30 minutes)
Hospitalists will monitor vital signs, manage obstetric complications in conjunction with input and guidance with the Fetal Team (MFM/pediatric surgeon) such as pain management post procedure, preterm contractions/labor, vaginal bleeding, preterm premature of the membranes, unplanned delivery (emergency cesarean delivery, vaginal delivery)

Administrative time is allotted for the following:

Attendance to monthly Division meetings
Attendance to departmental presentations, such as Grand Rounds and M&M Conference
Contributions to the training of residents and medical students
Participation in quality improvement initiatives for the labor and delivery unit. Examples include OB sepsis working group, NTSV committee, and substance use in pregnancy working group.

As a part-time (0.50 FTE) position, clinical responsibilities add up to 48 shifts per year, or an average of four 24-hour shifts per month without vacation, CME, or administrative time included.

Candidates will be expected to provide medical services at the University of Washington affiliated hospitals, train residents and medical students, and make academic contributions to the field. We seek applicants who demonstrate commitment…