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OB Hospitalist - Physician - Des Moines - $150,000 Recruitment Incentive

Trinity HealthIowaPosted 4d ago·attending physician
Pay listed on source · unverified
Internal Medicine·Full-time·7 shifts per month, each 24 hours · No call·FPay transparency
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Overview

The package

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MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is seeking a BC/BE OB/GYN to join its OB Hospitalist service, covering 7 twenty-four-hour shifts per month with no call, caring for OBED and unassigned emergent patients including vaginal deliveries and C-sections. The role offers a $400,000 annual base salary, a $150,000 recruitment incentive, and is based at a 622-bed Level II Trauma Center averaging 3,000 deliveries per year.

  • $400k/yr employer-posted compensation with salary structure
  • $150,000 signing bonus disclosed
  • 7 shifts per month, each 24 hours · No call
  • Hospital - OB Hospitalist · Not-for-profit Catholic Medical Center · Inpatient only — OBED patients and unassigned emergent patients (vaginal deliveries and C-sections)
  • Teaching responsibilities or academic setting indicated
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Posted pay
$345k/$355k/$358k
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Compensation

Type
Pay not verified
Structure
salary
Signing bonus
$150,000
Loan repayment
$0
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Employer

Trinity Health

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Facility & Community

Iowa
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Facility
Not-for-profit Catholic Medical Center
Market
Iowa
Facility details
Practice setting
Hospital - OB Hospitalist
Facility type
Not-for-profit Catholic Medical Center
Beds
622
Trauma level
Level II
Patient population
OB/GYN emergency and unassigned patients; obstetric and infant care population
Community snapshot
Peer median
$355k
7 reports · Iowa
Active supply
6
Full-time
Transparent pay
0/6
state roles with reviewed pay
Work-life
Hospital - OB Hospitalist
Cost of living
89
below U.S. avg (100) · BEA Regional Price Parities
Schools
+0.2
grade levels vs U.S. avg · NAEP 2024
7 SalaryDr Internal Medicine reports in Iowa show a $355,000 median.
6 active Internal Medicine roles in Iowa; 0 include reviewed transparent pay.
Physicians in this comparison cohort report 3.6/5 average job satisfaction.

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  • Is $400,000 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
  • Is the $150,000 signing bonus subject to repayment or clawback, and over what commitment period?
  • How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?

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Work Design

Schedule
7 shifts per month, each 24 hours
Call burden
No call
Shift type
24-hour shifts
Patient volume
1,400 annual OBED visits; ~467 result in delivery; facility averages 3,000 deliveries per year
Inpatient / outpatient
Inpatient only — OBED patients and unassigned emergent patients (vaginal deliveries and C-sections)
Coverage model
OB Hospitalist service with access to MFM subspecialists and Iowa's only maternal transport team
Admin burden
Not mentioned; hospitalist model implies minimal administrative burden
Teaching
Yes
Research
No
Supervises APPs
No

Visa & Eligibility

Remote
No
Visa sponsorship
yes
J-1 waiver
Yes
H-1B
Yes

Source & Verification

Source
Aggregated (ym_careers)
Salary label
Pay not verified
First seen
today
Last verified
today
Extraction confidence
88%
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Full description

MercyOne is seeking a BC/BE OBGYN to join its OB Hospitalist service in Des Moines, IA. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is committed to offering advanced health care services with a patient-focused approach. If youre driven to make a key difference as part of a leading team in obstetric and infant care in Des Moines, we welcome the opportunity to speak with you.

Opportunity Details
  • 7 shifts per month (24-hours)
  • Flexible schedule
  • No call
  • Care for: OBED Patients & unassigned emergent patients (vaginal deliveries and C-sections)
  • 1400 annual OBED visits; 1/3rd result in Delivery
  • Access to subspecialists including MFM
  • Iowas only maternal transport team
  • Adjunct Faculty Family Medicine Residency

Opportunity Highlights
  • Annual base salary of $400,000
  • $150,000 recruitment incentive
  • Moving allowance up to $15,000
  • Paid malpractice with tail coverage
  • 403B with match and 457B savings plans
  • Annual CME allowance up to $6,000
  • Comprehensive day-one benefits
  • PSLF eligible
  • J-1 and H1-B candidates encouraged to apply

Mercy One Des Moines Medical Center is a 622-bed Level II Trauma center that has been faithfully serving the community since 1893. Averaging 3,000 deliveries per year, MercyOne Des Moines is equipped with a 44-bed Level III NICU, an 8-bed OB ED, 15 labor suites, and 40 postpartum recovery rooms.

Greater Des Moines is consistently ranked nationally among the best places to live with low cost of living and strong job market. Spend Saturdays at the nationally-renowned Downtown Farmers' Market and afternoons strolling in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Bike to the job you love and come home to the community of friends and family. Enjoy abundant trails for walking, running and biking. Surrounding suburbs are known for top-notch schools, clean and safe neighborhoods. Cultural events, music and art festivals, the Iowa State Fair and Iowa Cubs games at Principal Park are just a few attractions Des Moines has to offer. This is a place where culture flourishes and opportunities can grow, where a work/life balance can be achieved, where education is unmatched and award-winning arts and entertainment is always just around the corner. Live life without compromise. For more of what Des Moines has to offer check out www.catchdesmoines.com and www.dsmpartnership.com

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is a Level II Trauma center that has been faithfully serving the community since 1893. We operate 4 not for profit Catholic Medical Centers and two specialty Hospitals with a total of 875 beds. And we are ONE of many here in Iowa. Our parent organization, MercyOne Iowa has 420 care locations including 18 owned Hospitals and 25 affiliated Medical Centers meeting the needs of Iowans across the state. For the second consecutive year MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has been named to the Beckers Healthcare list of 100 great hospitals in America. Once again MercyOne is one of only two hospitals in Iowa to make this prestigious list.

Greater Des Moines is consistently ranked nationally among the best places to live with low cost of living and strong job market. Spend Saturdays at the nationally renowned Downtown Farmers' Market and afternoons strolling in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Bike to the job you love and come home to the community of friends and family. Enjoy abundant trails for walking, running and biking. Surrounding suburbs are known for top-notch schools, clean and safe neighborhoods. Cultural events, music and art festivals, the Iowa State Fair and Iowa Cubs games at Principal Park are just a few attractions Des Moines has to offer. This is a place where culture flourishes and opportunities can grow, where a work/life balance can be achieved, where education is unmatched and award-winning arts and entertainment is always just around the corner. Live life without compromise.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 133,000 colleagues and more than 38,900 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 92 hospitals, 101 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country as well as many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2025, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $2.9 billion in its communities in the form of charity care, community benefit and other programs and services.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore more at www.trinity-health.org .

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