OBGYN Physician

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Facility Name: St. Joseph Hospital
Schedule: Full-Time
Up to $80,000 Sign-on Bonus; $10,000 relocation assistance
$4,000 CME Allowance
Malpractice coverage with tail

This job location is currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

• Join an established team of 8 OB/GYN Physicians.
• Call schedule is 24 hours in-house at St. Joseph Hospital, 1:8 days with a post-call day off.
• Practice covers St. Joseph Hospital, which includes an OBGYN Resident Program.
• Consults available from 4 Board Certified Maternal Fetal Medicine Physicians for High-Risk Mothers and Babies, along with Gyn/Onc, Uro/Gyn, and Breast Surgeon consults
• Ultrasounds are performed by Sonographers at the clinic location.
• Access to the daVinci Surgical System for robotic-assisted surgical procedures.
• The office includes 10 exam rooms, 1 procedure room, 1 ultrasound room, and 2 rooms for non-stress testing.
• Evaluate and treat patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinate discharge planning with case management.
• Recommend, participate in, and work to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accept patient referrals from other physicians. Act as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participate in academic programs (e.g., medical education and research) as requested.
• Provide appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participate in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

About Ascension St. Joseph Hospital

• 24/7 in-house coverage for OB/GYN, OBHG, and Anesthesia.
• Family-centered maternity and neonatal care.
• Includes a 16 Bed Labor & Delivery unit (with 11 Labor rooms and 5 High Risk women's care rooms), 5 OB ED Triage Rooms, 3 Operating Rooms, and 2 Recovery Rooms.
• Family Birth Center with 23 Beds.
• On-site social workers and Lactation specialists.
• Level III Nursery and a NICU-Level III with 54 Beds, staffed by Board Certified Neonatologists available 24/7.

Why Physicians Choose Ascension

• Physician-led, collaborative culture
• Long-term practice stability
• National network with local autonomy
• Mission-centered care rooted in service

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

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