Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician at DOCTORS CHOICE PLACEMENT SERVICES, INC. summary:
We are seeking two OB-GYN Physicians to join our single-specialty group in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley due to recent partial retirement. The practice offers a full-scope OB-GYN experience with an even mix of inpatient and outpatient care, alongside teaching opportunities for PAs and NPs. Our team consists of experienced physicians and CNMs, providing supportive services and competitive compensation in a diverse community.
Immediate Openings for OB-GYN Physicians - Virginia s Shenandoah Valley
Position Description: OB-GYN
Number of Openings: 2 needed (one urgently, and 2nd within 1 year)
Desired Start Date: ASAP
Reason for Opening: Recent partial retirement of founding partner
Practice Structure:
• Single Specialty physician owned
• Currently 4 full-time physicians
• Founding physician just went to 2-days/week in office doing office gyn (no call/no
hospital)
• CNM s 5 full-time CNM s performing deliveries, office gyn
o CNM s have their own patients Physicians provide backup and perform c-sections.
o CNM s provide postop care for their patients
Scope of Practice: Inpatient/Outpatient Mix. Approximately 50% OB/50% GYN
Job Schedule:
• Full-scope OB-GYN practice
• Current physicians work 3-days/week in office, 1-day/week off (if desired),
1-weekday/week and 1-weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun)/every 4th week call coverage at hospital
• Call coverage will depend on number of physicians in practice (currently 4 taking call)
• Call usually in-house, but may take call from home if quiet and Physician lives within 30
minutes
Call Ratio: Currently 1:4
Call Type: In-hospital coverage for group OB/GYN patients backup call for CNM s
Employment Status: Employed by Group
Partnership Option:
• If mutually agreeable, partnership is offered after 2 years as employee physician.
• Partner would have equal voting share on Board
• Buy-in to include percentage of hard assets and group AR
• Buy-in terms flexible and usually include a salary reduction rather than lump sum
Teaching Opportunities:
• No residents or medical students
• Some rotation of PA s and NP s through office participation in teaching is optional
• No academic appointment
Visa Sponsorship: Can be considered
Group Information:
• Single specialty-full scope OB-GYN group
• 5 physicians (1 part-time office gyn only. 4 full-time)
• 5 CNM s
• 1 Family Practice NP
• In-house high-resolution USD (4 RDM s 3 GE Voluson machines working daily)
• 2-3 medical assistants per Physician
• 4 RN s performing NST s, IV infusions, management of HCG s, triage phone calls, wound
care, NOB visits, and some routine OB visits
• Full in-house billing/collection services
• In-house surgery with board-certified anesthesiologist providing conscious sedation.
Procedures include: Novasure, Myosures, IUD retrievals, D&C s, D&E s ( Hysteroscopies, Bartholin s gland marsupialization
• Botox and in-office laser liposuction available
• Full scope IUD insertion/removal, Nexplanon insertion/removal
• Office Endosee, LEEP s and SIS procedures available
• Basic infertility work-up and treatment including IUI and Ory protocol
• OB care both low and high-risk care. Group performs about 100 deliveries/month
• MFM s available via telephone for consultations and referrals
• On-Site 3D mammograms performed in office
• EMR: Allscripts Pro EHR
Hospital:
• Deliveries and GYN care at Medical Center
• Part of the HealthCare System (not-for-profit) 12 hospitals in Virginia and NE
North Carolina
• 238 acute care beds
• Family Birth Place:
o 1800 deliveries per year
o Large labor rooms
o Low intervention birthing suites
o Whirlpool tubs
o Nitrous oxide, epidurals
o Skin-to-skin and delayed cord clamping
o In-house lactation consultants
o 24/7 rooming in
o 10 labor beds
o 2 OR s for c-sections
o Anesthesia available 24/7
• Deliveries after 34-wks in hospital before that transfer to one of several hospitals.
• In-house neonatology
• Full capabilities in OR DaVinci robot available
• Women s Center
• Breast Center
• Heart and Cardiovascular Center
• EHR: Epic
Patient Mix:
• 16 % Medicaid. 7 % Medicare. 65 % Private insurance. 12 % Self-pay
• Large Hispanic and multi-ethnic community (it is a Federal Refugee
Relocation City).
• In-house Spanish interpreter.
• Language line available.
Compensation: Fully-negotiable
• Model: Salary plus Production Bonus
• Salary: Competitive and negotiable
• Sign On Bonus: Yes
• 1st Year Productivity Bonus: Yes
• Long Term Earnings: Based on productivity.
• Current Physician Average Yearly Earnings (full-time): $407,000.
• Ancillary Income: Portion of CNM production and Mammography income (as partner)
Benefits:
• Relocation Expenses: Negotiable depending on need
• Loan Forgiveness: Negotiable. Possible additional hospital assistance with commitment
• CME: Starting 7-days/year with $2,000 allotment
• Flexible Spending Account: Yes, if HSA account is not used
• Cell phone, laptop computer
• Malpractice Insurance:
o The Doctors Company VA limits
o Claims made policy
o Coverage by employer
o Tail cover by employer/employee depending on length of service
• Vacation:
o 14 days 1st year
o 21 days 2nd year
o Call coverage must be equal and made up
• PTO:
o MD can take 1-day/week as PTO
o Additional time, including maternity/paternity leave available
• Retirement Plan:
o Eligible for 401(K) upon starting practice
o Participation in Profit-Sharing plan after 1 year
• Short-term Disability: Available paid by employee
• Long-term Disability: Available paid by employee
• Health Insurance: Family coverage provided by employer, if needed
• Dental/Vision: Available, paid by employee
Community:
• We serve patients from Harrisonburg City, Rockingham County, and five other
surrounding counties
• City/county population of about 135,000 in 2021
• Higher Education:
o James Madison University
o Eastern Mennonite University
o Bridgewater College
• Bastion of ethnic and linguistic diversity with over 1,900 refugees settled since 2002
• Hispanics make up 19% - 1/3 of school students are ESL
• Rosetta Stone was founded in town in 2016
• Area rich in culture and history numerous historical sites
• Large cycling community with hundreds of miles of trails, international downhill
mountain bike racing, and other activities
• Favorite Town in America by Travel + Leisure Magazine in 2016
• Numerous highly rated culinary opportunities
• Ski resort, Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, and other outdoor activities within
30-minute drive
• Highly rated school systems
• Excellent place to raise a family
Keywords:
OB-GYN, Physician, Maternity Care, Women's Health, Gynecological Services, Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, Health Care, Full-Scope Practice, Competitive Compensation