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Summit Recruiting Group lists this Physician Obstetrics & Gynecology - Competitive Salary opportunity in paducah, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description### Locums | OB/GYN | Paducah, KY (KY License or IMLC) ### Why This Role
Low-volume inpatient call coverage
Ongoing need for approximately 6–7 days per month
Daily midwife coverage
Temporary privileges available
Travel and lodging covered
### Assignment Details Location: Paducah, Kentucky
Initial Required Dates: November 25–29, 2026
Ongoing Need: Approximately 6–7 days per month, with potential for additional coverage
Shift: 24-hour coverage, 7:00 AM–7:00 AM
Coverage Type: In-house and beeper/phone call
Setting: 100% inpatient/hospital-based
Patient Volume: Approximately 1–6 patients daily
Credentialing: Approximately 90 days; expedited processing may be available
Temporary Privileges: Available
EMR: Epic
### Requirements Board certified or board eligible through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Active Kentucky medical license or IMLC eligibility
Active BLS certification
Active DEA registration
Full availability for November 25–29, 2026
OB and GYN call coverage
Prior work history within the health system must be disclosed at submission
### Clinical Details Routine vaginal and low-forceps deliveries
Cesarean-section decision-making and performance
Complicated deliveries, including:
- Breech presentation - Multiple births - Placental abruption - VBAC Repair of third- and fourth-degree lacerations
GYN call coverage required
Level II nursery
Approximately 700–800 deliveries annually
Approximately 140–190 labor-and-delivery triage visits monthly
Midwives take call and deliver their own patients
Onsite laboratory and ultrasound services
Low cesarean-section volume
### Travel Economy airfare
Lodging within policy
Economy rental car
Mileage reimbursed at the standard rate
Worksite address
paducah, KY, 42001, US
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