OB Hospitalist – Palo Alto, CA

Location  Stanford Hospital and San Mateo Medical Center
Employment Type: Full-time (flexible schedules possible)

Compensation: 252,000 – 420,000 annually.  6 shifts a month will guarantee 252,000.

About Us

We are a leading women’s health care provider in the San Francisco Bay Area, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered obstetrics and gynecology services to a diverse population. At Stanford Children’s Hospital, we are a community teaching service for the Stanford residents, and serve as adjunct clinical faculty. In this focused hospitalist role, you will exclusively care for our patients, averaging 3 to 4 deliveries per day.  Teaching is central to our mission – residents are actively involved in all aspects of our obstetric service, providing rich opportunities for mentorship and education.

We maintain strong collaboration with subspecialty services (maternal-fetal medicine, gynecologic oncology, urogynecology) and support trainees, research, and quality improvement initiatives.

Our outpatient services are based at well supported county facilities and provide prenatal care for our OB service, as well as full service gynecology services.

What makes us different from other hospitalist jobs?  Our residents are the first point of contact with the patients and nursing.  We are responsible for our service only, not every laboring patient, and while we are busy enough that you will be in house for most of your time, it is only a requirement for patients in active labor.

Why we are hiring

At our core, we are a stable, collegial group who have been taking care of the underserved of San Mateo for more than 50 years. While we maintain a fully staffed, stable team, our growing delivery volume has created an opportunity to add a hospitalist to ensure we continue providing the exceptional, personalized care our patients deserve. You will be the only hospitalist we have hired, and so there is considerable flexibility in defining the role.

Position Overview & Responsibilities

As an OB physician on our team, you will:

• Provide antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum management as an OB hospitalist for six to eight 24 hour shifts per month.
• Outpatient clinic and gyn surgery opportunities available if interested
• Supervise and mentor residents
• Join the Adjunct Faculty at Stanford

Qualifications & Requirements

• MD or DO degree
• Board certification or board eligible in general Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Eligible for medical licensure in California
• Experience in full-spectrum obstetrics and gynecology
• Strong clinical commitment to care for the underserved
• Desire for academic or teaching setting is a plus

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible construction of the job description, and ability to adjust to your needs
• Malpractice insurance (with tail coverage)
• Professional development and leadership opportunities

Application Timeline

• The target start date is January 1,2025

Application Instructions

Please submit:

1. Cover letter explaining your interest in this position
2. Curriculum vitae (CV)
3. Names and contact information of three professional references
4. A summary of clinical and surgical volume metrics (if available)

Send your materials to: soesterling@smcgov.org
Application review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

This ad expires on Tuesday December 30th, 2025