OB Laborist Opportunity - New Bedford & Fall River, MA

Company: Southcoast Health
Location: New Bedford
Posted on: November 1, 2025

Job Description:

Coastal Southeastern Massachusetts – less than 30 minutes from Providence, Rhode Island and less than 1 hour from Boston, Massachusetts Southcoast Health is focused on bringing together high-quality Physicians to deliver exceptional care and services. Southcoast Health is one of the largest and fastest growing health systems in New England. Southcoast Health Obstetrics & Gynecology is part of Southcoast Physicians Group which has grown to 800 providers and still growing. Since its inception in 1996, Southcoast has become a sought-after destination for health care professionals. As a thriving part of the New England medical community, Southcoast Health offers practice excellence in an environment you want to call home. Position Highlights Exceptionally located on the southeastern coastline of Massachusetts – Southcoast Physicians Group is seeking an Obstetrician/Gynecologist to join its OB/GYN division as an OB Laborist. The OB Laborist will be an integral part of the team, which currently consists of 7 full-time OBGYN Physicians, 2 gynecologists, and 7 Certified Nurse Midwives. We are growing our OB Laborist program to better position our department with a solid work/life balance and expand our providers to serve our community with our best practice commitment. Our OB Laborists and providers work together to offer patients and their families a seamless experience throughout their perinatal experience. The OB Laborists will work at St. Luke’s Hospital, in New Bedford, MA with expansion with our practice in the near future to serve our patients in Fall River, MA at Charlton Memorial Hospital, providing inpatient obstetrical and gynecologic care. Our hospitals are Level II Maternity Centers, with Level II level nursery care and the first in the New England area to have a special care nursery with combined mother/baby rooms. Our Ob Laborists are only responsible for triage and inpatient level of care without any outpatient care responsibilities. The expectation is that the contracted Ob Laborist will be responsible for a predetermined minimum number of 12-to-24-hour call shifts per month as detailed in the contract. A part time Ob Laborist typically provides 24 hours of coverage weekly and a full time Ob Laborist provides 48 hours of call coverage weekly. This career opportunity will provide patient care within a high-volume, quality and patient care focused team approach in a thriving practice. 9 physician practice supported by 7 Certified Nurse Midwives & Nurse Practitioners with reputation for quality and community commitment Family Centered Unit at St. Luke's Hospital is a state-of-the-art maternity unit that offers the latest in maternity care and nominated yearly as Best Maternity Care Approximately 1,800 deliveries per year Board certified / board eligible in Obstetrics & Gynecology State-of-the-art Level II Nursery staffed by Boston Children's Hospital physicians 24-7 Maternal Fetal Medicine consultative/support/transfer Services with Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island On site Gynecologic Oncology Program led by Dr. Tina Robison, and affiliated with Tufts Medical Center with 24-7 consultative/support/transfer services Urogynecology consultative/support/transfer and co-management, outpatient and inpatient Opportunity to participate in scheduled OBGYN educational seminars and M&M conference held within the organization Competitive salary with base plus productivity design and quality incentives Sign-on Bonus / Relocation Assistance Comprehensive benefit package / 41 days PTO / 6% match on retirement after 2 years Malpractice coverage of $2M / $6M Community Highlights Situated less than 30 minutes southeast of Providence, RI and Cape Cod and within 60 minutes of Boston with convenient access to major highways Four-season coastal living with sailing and boating in Buzzard’s Bay with opportunity to live on the water Conveniently located within 2-3 hours of multiple New England ski areas. Options to live in desirable suburbs within Massachusetts or Rhode Island. Multi-cultural communities with great family-oriented neighborhoods Excellent private and public schools About Southcoast Health Southcoast Health has outstanding specialty services, one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care, with advanced heart programs, a Level II Trauma Center, and highly recognized perinatal and bariatric services. It has an IDSA Antimicrobial Center of Excellence. It has been recognized by Newsweek in the World’s Best Hospitals, by US News as a top regional hospital and for its Maternity Care 2022-2023, by ChiME for Most Wired, with the EPIC Honor Roll (9 in the country), and by SouthCoast Today as a best place to work in the region for multiple years in a row. Within the medical staff of ambulatory and inpatient providers, there are over 1000 members, serving over 135,000 patients in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Southcoast is a desirable place for medical student and advanced practitioner rotations, with collaborative agreements with nearby prestigious schools. Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit charitable organization that depends on the support of the community to provide services. More information is available online at Connect to Southcoast through social media at For confidential consideration: Email CV to Holly Lestage @ lestageh@southcoast.org or call 508-525-3585

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