ATC West Healthcare is seeking a full-time locum OB/GYN physician to provide coverage within its hospital-owned Four Seasons OB/GYN practice due to a staffing shortage. This opportunity offers a mix of outpatient clinic responsibilities and call coverage in a collaborative, community-based setting that provides full-spectrum women's healthcare. The practice emphasizes physician autonomy, team-based support, flexible scheduling, and a balanced quality of life in southern Vermont.
Dates & Schedule
Coverage Start: August 15, 2026 (ongoing, varying dates)
Practice Setting: Clinic and Call
Shift Options:
- 8:00 AM 8:00 PM
- 8:00 PM 8:00 AM
Call Schedule: Varies
Credentialing Timeframe: Approximately 90 days
Job Details & Responsibilities Clinical Environment
- Hospital-owned Four Seasons OB/GYN practice
- Provide comprehensive OB/GYN care, including clinic visits, labor and delivery, gynecologic procedures, and call coverage
- Average 14-16 clinic patients per day
- 7-bed birth center
- 10 clinic exam rooms
- Cerner Community Works EMR
Practice Composition
- 1 full-time OB/GYN physician
- 1 gynecology physician (does not take call)
- 1 PRN physician
- 4 Certified Nurse Midwives who frequently take primary call
Patient Mix
- 50% low-risk obstetrics
- 50% high-risk obstetrics
- 60% gynecology patients
- Approximately 25% C-section rate
- 3-5 gynecologic surgeries per week
- Average 1 nursery admission per day
- Level I nursery
Available Resources & Support
- Dedicated medical assistant assigned during clinic sessions
- Triage nurse support
- Birth center nursing staff adjusted based on patient census
- Onsite laboratory services
- Ultrasound available in clinic and hospital (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM)
- Access to colposcopy, LEEP, D&C, and standard gynecologic equipment
Required Skills & Qualifications Required Certifications & Licensure
- Board Certified in OB/GYN
- Active Vermont medical license, IMLC eligibility, or willingness to obtain Vermont licensure
- BLS (AHA)
- NRP certification
- Completion of an accredited U.S. or Canadian OB/GYN residency program
- Most recent NPDB Self-Query report (completed within 30 days and required at presentation)
Preferred Qualifications
- Clean malpractice history
Required Obstetric Skills
- Management of low-risk and complex obstetric patients
- Fetal heart rate interpretation (NST, CST, FSE)
- Performance and interpretation of OB ultrasounds
- Level I/viability obstetric ultrasounds
Required Labor & Delivery Skills
- Routine vaginal deliveries
- Forceps-assisted deliveries
- C-section decision-making and performance
- Management of complicated deliveries (breech presentations, multiples, abruptions)
- VBAC management
- Repair of third- and fourth-degree lacerations
Required Gynecologic Skills
- Office procedures including IUD placement, cystoscopy, colposcopy, cryosurgery, and LEEP
- Open gynecologic surgery
- Diagnostic and minor laparoscopic procedures
- Major operative procedures including ectopic pregnancy management, oophorectomy, cystectomy, and extensive lysis of adhesions
