Physician - OB/Gyn Laborist - Dearborn, MI BONUS AVAILABLE

Corewell Health • Dearborn, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The OB/GYN Laborist Role A is an in-house position providing safe, high-quality, evidence-based care to obstetric patients while ensuring hospital resources are managed in a clinically appropriate way. The laborist is the primary, first-line provider, expected to be immediately available and present throughout the entirety of the shift. In facilities with residents or medical students, the role may include supervision and education.

This assignment provides 24-hour in-house call coverage at high-volume labor and delivery units with more than 3,000 deliveries per year. The role includes caring for patients with limited or no prenatal-care access, coordinating appropriate transfers, assisting the obstetric care team, and supporting resident physicians where applicable.

Requirements

• Doctorate; graduate of an approved medical college.
• Michigan physician (MD) license required upon hire, or Michigan osteopathic physician (DO) license required upon hire.
• Michigan DEA registration required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Ensure inpatient obstetric care meets or exceeds current standards to help prevent maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
• Identify and address clinical concerns in collaboration with obstetric care team members, including students, nursing staff, physicians, fellows, and advanced practice providers.
• Work with the charge nurse to manage unit resources according to clinical need, including prioritizing labor inductions and cesarean deliveries.
• Provide on-site, restricted obstetric care to patients with no prenatal care, patients cared for by the staff service, patients whose prenatal provider lacks facility privileges, or patients whose provider cannot be present in an urgent situation.
• Facilitate transfers from outside hospitals by accepting medically appropriate transfers, notifying relevant obstetric and neonatal team members, and managing patients upon arrival.
• Lead scheduled safety huddles and post-event debriefing sessions.
• Provide clinical assistance to other obstetrician-gynecologists, advanced practice providers, and resident physicians, including second opinions on fetal heart rate interpretation, emergency management, surgical assistance, and multifetal deliveries.
• Supervise and support resident physicians in obstetric triage, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care where residents are present.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory offering deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other items.
• Optional identity theft protection.
• Optional home and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree