Job Description
University Health Physicians, is a multi-specialty academic group practice affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (UMKC SOM) in conjunction with its major teaching facility University Health (UH).
UHP is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. We are an equal opportunity employer and proud of our diverse workforce.
Many UHP physicians have teaching responsibilities for residents, fellows, and medical students. The UMKC SOM accepts students directly out of high school for a six-year combined baccalaureate/Doctor of Medicine program. The UMKC SOM Graduate Medical Education program supports over 30 residencies and fellowships.
UH is known as “Kansas City’s Essential Hospital” and is the safety net healthcare system for Jackson County/Kansas City, MO. UH is an academic medical center, serving as the primary teaching institution for the UMKC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. A 547-bed, not-for-profit health system, UH delivers the highest-quality medical care for our patients, with compassion, empathy, and unparalleled dedication to service. During the 2020 pandemic, UH has been recognized as a regional leader in COVID care and testing.
Job Description
Full-time BC/BE OB/GYN Hospitalist
UHP and the Department of OB/GYN seek a full time Hospitalist to join our University Health Women’s Care (UHWC) group located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and practicing at nearby University Health - Lakewood Medical Center. UHWC provides the expertise of academic medicine in a primarily non-teaching setting. The ideal candidate is a BC/BE Ob/Gyn physician who provides excellent obstetric and gynecologic care in the hospital.
The UHWC practice includes 5 certified Nurse Midwives as well as maternal fetal medicine physicians, a female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon, and a gynecologist oncologist.
The OB/GYN Hospitalist will provide full-spectrum inpatient and emergency OB & GYN care at our University Health - Lakewood Medical Center campus.
Responsibilities include:
- Patient management
- Care of Antepartum & Postpartum patients.
- Provide coverage for GYN inpatients as well as emergency surgical care for gynecologic patients presenting through the ED.
- Serve as an expert clinical resource for L&D staff along with routine patient assessment and triage.
- Provide consultation services to Community and Family Medicine.
Academic appointment and salary will be commensurate with background.
The Department of OB/GYN
- The Department of OB/GYN consists of a strong core of specialist faculty with a dedication to evidence-based care and strong resident education.
- Comprehensive sub-specialist support is available from maternal-fetal medicine physicians as well as urogynecologists and gynecological oncologists.
- Our physicians provide back up to the midwifery practice and consultation services to the Community and Family Medicine Department.
- Our physicians provide instruction and supervision to Family Medicine Advance Obstetrical Fellows for Cesarean Section training.