Locums | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Call Only | Hickory, NC

**Locums | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Call Only | Hickory, NC**

**Why This Role?**
- 24-hour call-only OBGYN role with no clinic duties
- Consistent call volume in a well-equipped 8-bed OB department
- Temporary privileges available with 30 to 90-day credentialing
- Ongoing scheduling needs with flexible 2025 and 2026 dates

**Duration**: 9/1/2025 - Ongoing
**Coverage Type**: Call Only
**Schedule**: 24-hour beeper call (7a to 7a); 1 in 3 rotation with 30-minute response time

**Clinical Details:**
- Inpatient call for assigned OB patients
- 3 patients per shift with 1 admission
- 8-bed OB unit
- 4 phone consults per shift
- Call back volume approximately 10 percent
- EMR: Cerner
- Support staff: 2 RNs

**Requirements:**
- Board certified or eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Active NC license
- ACLS and BLS certifications
- Clean history for emergency privileges

**Skills Needed:**
- Management of low and high-risk pregnancies
- Fetal heart rate interpretation (NST, CST, FSE)
- OB ultrasound (Level I and Level II)
- Vaginal delivery and decision-making for C-section
- Complicated deliveries including breech, multiple births, abruptions, VBACs
- Repair of 3rd and 4th degree lacerations
- Surgical gynecology (open, laparoscopic, and major operative procedures)