Position Overview

Understanding the Role

As you step into this newly created OBGYN position at Kaweah Health Medical Center, you'll experience the rare combination of clinical excellence, professional autonomy, and genuine work-life balance that many physicians seek but seldom find.

Serving a diverse patient population of 600,000 in California's vibrant Central Valley, you'll join a forward-thinking practice designed with physician wellbeing at its core. Unlike the exhausting schedules common at many facilities, your practice at Kaweah Health eliminates the pain of overnight call, weekend obligations, and laborist responsibilities, allowing you to build a thriving career without sacrificing your personal life.

The clinical environment at Kaweah Health Medical Center offers the perfect balance of challenge and support. With 5,000+ annual deliveries and a Level III NICU, you'll maintain and expand your skills with complex cases while knowing you have excellent backup from specialists and support staff. This practice structure respects your autonomy, allowing you to shape your schedule and patient volume according to your preferences, creating a sustainable practice that can evolve with your career goals.

  • New position in response to the growing community need for quality women's healthcare
  • Board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology required, with comfort handling high-risk deliveries (23 weeks+)
  • Flexible 4–5 day work week with patient volumes tailored to your preferences (20–32 patients per day)
  • Revolutionary call schedule (1:4 weekday call, 7am–7pm only) with NO overnight, weekend, or laborist responsibilities
  • State-of-the-art facilities including DaVinci Xi robotics and a Level III NICU
  • Clinic conveniently located on hospital campus for efficient workflow and patient continuity

Thriving Practice Environment

You'll step into a turnkey practice where the foundations for success are already established. There is a significant need, the facilities are exceptional, and the structural barriers to work-life balance have been systematically removed.

The 613-bed Kaweah Health Medical Center provides the ideal backdrop for your practice, offering the resources of a major medical center while maintaining a collaborative, collegial atmosphere. You'll have access to comprehensive services including maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology, and pediatric specialists.

  • Robust referral network already in place with significant patient demand
  • Collaborative relationship with OB hospitalist group handling unassigned, overnight, and weekend cases
  • Comprehensive support services including 24/7 access to maternal-fetal medicine specialists
  • Modern electronic medical record system for streamlined documentation and care coordination
  • Autonomy to shape your practice with the security of a well-established healthcare system

Why This Position Stands Apart

In a specialty often characterized by unpredictable hours and work-life imbalance, this position at Kaweah Health represents a breakthrough opportunity. The innovative approach to call coverage—eliminating overnight, weekend, and laborist responsibilities—addresses the fundamental challenge that drives burnout among OBGYNs nationwide.

Here, you'll practice high-quality medicine across the full spectrum of your specialty, maintain surgical skills with robotic technology, and handle complex obstetrical cases—all while enjoying predictable hours that allow you to be fully present for your own life outside of medicine.

This position isn't just a job; it's a carefully designed career path that acknowledges your worth as both a physician and a person. The exceptional compensation package, reaching potential earnings over $1 million annually, reflects the value placed on your expertise.

At Kaweah Health, you'll find what many physicians consider impossible: the opportunity to build a financially rewarding, clinically stimulating career while maintaining the personal time needed to enjoy the California lifestyle that awaits just outside your door.

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