Family Medicine Physician with Obstetrics (FM-OB)
Position Summary
The Family Medicine Physician with Obstetrics provides comprehensive primary care to patients across the lifespan while also delivering obstetric services, including prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum management. This role emphasizes continuity of care, preventive medicine, and collaborative obstetric practice within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide full-scope outpatient primary care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
- Deliver prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care for obstetric patients
- Manage low- to moderate-risk pregnancies within scope of training and privileges
- Perform vaginal deliveries and assist with obstetric procedures as credentialed
- Conduct well-woman exams, gynecologic care, and family planning services
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic medical conditions
- Order, interpret, and document diagnostic tests and imaging
- Coordinate care with obstetrics, nursing, pediatrics, anesthesia, and specialty services
- Provide patient education on pregnancy, childbirth, preventive care, and wellness
- Participate in call coverage for obstetric services as required
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant medical documentation
- Support quality improvement, patient safety, and evidence-based practice initiatives
Practice Setting
- Outpatient family medicine clinic with obstetric services
- Hospital-based labor and delivery coverage as part of OB responsibilities
- Schedule may include clinic sessions, call shifts, and delivery coverage
Patient Population
- Patients of all ages across the lifespan
- Obstetric patients with low-risk pregnancies
Qualifications
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- Completion of an accredited Family Medicine residency with obstetric training
- Board certified or board eligible in Family Medicine
- Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in the practicing state
- DEA registration or eligibility
- Current obstetric privileges or ability to obtain privileges
Skills & Competencies
- Broad clinical expertise in family medicine and obstetrics
- Strong obstetric assessment and delivery skills
- Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration abilities
- Commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based care
- Ability to manage clinic-based and obstetric responsibilities effectively
Work Environment
- Primary care and labor and delivery settings
- Team-based, collaborative care model
- Emphasis on continuity, maternal health, and comprehensive family care