Description

This exceptional teaching opportunity offers an immersive academic environment within the Ascension St. Vincent OB/GYN Residency Program. Based at the Primary Care Center, you will join a mission-driven team providing flexible, highly rewarding outpatient care to diverse and vulnerable populations. Primary responsibilities focus on precepting and shaping OB/GYN residents across all training levels, while also collaborating with and mentoring learners across multiple disciplines, including Family Medicine residents, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), and medical students.

Your future role at a glance

• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Facility Name: Ascension St. Vincent Hospital – Primary Care Center
• Schedule: Full-Time 1.0, including 0.8 FTE Outpatient/Gyn Hospital Service + 0.2 FTE OB Hospitalist
• Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance: Available
• CME allowance: Dedicated CME allowance + dedicated CME days
• Malpractice coverage: Covered with tail

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

How you’ll make an impact in this role

• Drive resident education and clinical mentorship by supervising OB/GYN residents across various clinical settings, guiding their practice management skills, outpatient staffing techniques, and professional formation.
• Cultivate a rich academic environment through active teaching, clinical precepting, and rotational mentorship of medical students, Family Medicine residents, and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs).
• Provide mission-driven clinical care within the Primary Care Center (PCC) outpatient setting, delivering compassionate healthcare to diverse, underserved, and vulnerable populations, including refugees and immigrants.
• Deliver comprehensive inpatient OB/GYN care by managing hospital service coverage and performing OB Hospitalist duties (0.2 FTE) within the residency network.
• Practice setting: Hybrid practice model combining ambulatory care supervision, inpatient GYN service coverage, and OB Hospitalist shifts.
• Employed position within a top-tier, non-profit academic health system network.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Eligible for state medical licensure and DEA registration in Indiana.

About the Facility

• As a member of the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis serves the greater Indianapolis metropolitan area with hospital care, a 24/7 ER, Level I Trauma and Transplant Center
• The brand new (2024) Women and Infants Hospital is a Level IV Perinatal Center and Level IV NICU
• Access to 24/7 Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) support and 24-hour dedicated anesthesia coverage.
• Seamless access to an integrated regional referral network across central Indiana as part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system.

Why Physicians Choose Ascension

• Physician-Led & Collaborative: Step into a culture designed by physicians, for physicians, where your clinical expertise is respected from hour one.
• Streamlined Impact: Join a mission-centered team where the focus remains on service and patient care, supported by the robust resources of a premier health system.
• The Best of Both Worlds: Experience the professional clout of a national leader with the nimble, friendly feel of a local community hospital.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Indiana Medical Licensing Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
   

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

What additional preferences we’re seeking

• Teaching & Academic Commitment: Strong passion for resident education, academic scholarship, and clinical mentorship across learner levels.
• Mission Alignment: Commitment to caring for vulnerable, underserved, and diverse patient populations in an outpatient teaching clinic setting.
• Flexible Practice Aptitude: Demonstrated ability to transition seamlessly between outpatient teaching clinic staffing, inpatient GYN coverage, and OB Hospitalist responsibilities.