OBGYN Hospitalist Faculty – #OBG097

The University of Chicago•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Chicago's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is searching for full-time OBGYN Hospitalist faculty members at the rank of Assistant Professor. Appointees will be members of the obstetrics and gynecology call group and will contribute to patient care, medical education, and scholarship, including teaching and supervision of trainees and medical students. Appointees will be mostly responsible for inpatient clinical care at our Hyde Park campus. They will belong to the Section of General Obstetrics & Gynecology and will collaborate with affiliated midwives, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Neonatology, Anesthesiology providers and physicians from Sections of Complex Gynecologic Surgery, Comprehensive Gynecology, and Gynecologic Oncology. Compensation is dependent upon qualifications and positions are benefits eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook. Appointees will join a vibrant and distinguished community of faculty colleagues and learners in UChicago Medicine, the Biological Sciences Division, the Pritzker School of Medicine, and the University of Chicago and its affiliates. The University of Chicago Family Birth Center is a high-complexity, high-acuity unit with a Level III NICU, and OB Emergency Department with an in-house OB hospitalist model (most of the time, 2 physicians in-house 24/7). We deliver over 2,800 babies annually. The OB shifts are either 12 or 24 hours. Additionally, the University of Chicago’s inpatient Gynecology Hospitalist Service covers weekdays in-house and night calls from home with the expectation of coming in for emergency Gynecology surgeries.

Requirements

Have a medical doctorate or equivalent
Hold or be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois
Be Board certified or eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nice To Haves

Training and experience in gynecologic surgery
Training and experience in inpatient obstetrics (vaginal delivery of twins, higher-order cesarean sections, and operative vaginal deliveries)
Experience in resident and/or medical student teaching
Candidates that prefer to focus on Obstetrics or Gynecology only will also be considered

Responsibilities

Contribute to patient care
Contribute to medical education
Contribute to scholarship
Teaching and supervision of trainees and medical students
Mostly responsible for inpatient clinical care at our Hyde Park campus
Collaborate with affiliated midwives, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Neonatology, Anesthesiology providers and physicians from Sections of Complex Gynecologic Surgery, Comprehensive Gynecology, and Gynecologic Oncology
Cover weekdays in-house and night calls from home with the expectation of coming in for emergency Gynecology surgeries for the inpatient Gynecology Hospitalist Service