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*OB Laborist Medical Director - IU Health North, West & Fishers Hospitals (Full

Indiana University Health, Carmel, IN, United States


*OB Laborist Medical Director - IU Health North, West & Fishers Hospitals (Full Time) For more information or to submit your CV directly:

Join a highly collaborative, mission-driven OB Hospitalist team serving

IU Health North, West, and Fishers Hospitals

- modern, patient-centered facilities known for exceptional maternal-child outcomes and recognized for excellence in maternity care. The Laborist team supports rapidly growing suburban communities and prioritizes safety, teamwork, and a supportive culture that promotes work-life balance.

IU Health is seeking a Board Eligible

OB Hospitalist

to join our established Labor & Delivery team, providing comprehensive inpatient obstetric care, managing antepartum and postpartum patients, supporting midwives, and responding to obstetric emergencies within a well-equipped and collegial environment. This full-time position also includes leadership responsibilities as Laborist Medical Director, providing clinical oversight and contributing to strategic program development across all three campuses.

Position Highlights

Provide continuous inpatient obstetric care on Labor & Delivery, Antepartum, and Postpartum units

Evaluate and manage OB/GYN consultations from the ED and inpatient units

Support the OBED during high-volume or high-acuity periods

Serve as operative backup for CNMs, including operative vaginal delivery, advanced laceration repair, and cesarean sections

Perform SVDs, operative vaginal deliveries, VBAC management, and C-sections

Participate in urgent nighttime GYN surgeries as needed, with GYN backup available

Collaborate closely with nursing, anesthesiology, MFM, neonatology, and hospital leadership

Lead quality, safety, and performance initiatives across the Laborist program

Support scheduling, staffing, communication initiatives, and protocol development

Participate in physician recruitment, onboarding, and provider engagement

Represent the Laborist team in departmental and hospital committees

Optional teaching opportunities with rotating medical students

Competitive, market-based compensation aligned with OB Laborist practice

Additional stipend for Medical Director administrative responsibilities

Shift-based model supporting strong work-life balance

Quality and performance incentives

Relocation assistance available

Forgivable loan program for eligible physicians

Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement with employer match

Occurrence-based malpractice coverage beginning day one

Qualifications

MD/DO from an accredited institution

Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Eligible for Indiana medical licensure

Leadership experience preferred but not required

Comprised of hospitals, physicians and allied services dedicated to providing preeminent care throughout Indiana and beyond, IU Health is honored to be recognized in such high distinctions.

IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report

Riley Hospital for Children is nationally ranked in ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report.

Indiana University Health is one of the largest employers in Indiana

A private, nonprofit organization,

Indiana University Health

owns, or is affiliated with, more than 200 hospitals and health centers throughout Indiana. More than half of the physicians affiliated with the IU School of Medicine practice, supervise, and teach residents and fellows at one of Indiana University Health's hospitals.

No organization in Indiana is ranked higher or offers more highly ranked physicians than Indiana University Health. With exceptional care, unmatched expertise and continued excellence, our patients and families know that they're making an excellent choice in selecting Indiana University Health as their premier healthcare system of choice.

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