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Permanent OBGYN Jobs

Permanent OBGYN Jobs With VISTA

More than a third of U.S. counties (34.6%) are maternity care deserts, and nearly 58% of rural counties have no obstetric clinician, compared with about 19% of urban counties, according to March of Dimes’ 2026 report. Workforce projections point the same way, with all but six states expected to have too few OBGYNs by 2035. For OBGYNs weighing a permanent move, that means real opportunity, along with real differences in what each role asks of you.

With more than 30 years of placement experience, VISTA helps OBGYNs find permanent roles that fit how they want to practice and how they want to live.

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What Permanent OBGYN Roles Look Like Right Now

The kind of role you take shapes your week more than almost anything else. VISTA primarily places OBGYNs in a few types of permanent roles:

OB hospitalist and laborist. These are shift-based, in-house roles covering labor and delivery, triage, and obstetric emergencies. Schedules are often more predictable than traditional call, and many come without an outpatient practice to manage.

Full-scope OBGYN. These roles combine obstetrics and deliveries with gynecologic care and surgery, usually with a clinic and a patient panel that grows over time. Call is part of the job, so it’s worth asking how it’s shared.

Medical director. These leadership roles oversee an OB service line or department, often alongside some clinical work.

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Practice Settings for Permanent OBGYNs

Through VISTA, OBGYNs can find permanent opportunities in a range of settings, including:

  • Hospitals of every size, from urban medical centers to rural community hospitals
  • Outpatient clinics
  • Private practices
  • Multispecialty clinics

Some OBGYNs want the volume and resources of a large urban hospital. Others are drawn to a smaller community or a rural hospital, where they may be one of very few obstetric clinicians for the area and have more say in how the service runs. Both can be the right move, and each one changes what a typical week looks like.

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What Permanent OBGYN Offers Often Include

A permanent offer usually comes with more than a salary. Depending on the employer, packages commonly include:

  • Sign-on bonuses
  • Relocation assistance
  • CME reimbursement
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) and other retirement plans

Terms vary by employer, so it helps to compare the full package rather than base pay alone. Some roles also accept candidates on H1B visas. If that applies to you, mention it in your first conversation with a recruiter.

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Why OBGYNs Partner With VISTA for Permanent Placements

We Know What OBGYN Roles Involve

Call structure, delivery volume, and whether a role is hospital-based or clinic-based all change what a typical week looks like. We help you compare roles on those terms.

We Start With Your Priorities

We ask what you want your week to look like, and where you want to live, before we bring you any role.

You Get the Specifics Before You Interview

For each role, we cover shift or call structure, delivery volume, support staffing, and the full compensation package, so you can compare real offers.

We Stay Involved After You Sign

We stay available through contract review and your first months on the job, including any relocation questions that come up.

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What to Expect When You Work With VISTA

Step 1: Share What You’re Looking For We start with your training, the type of role you want, from OB hospitalist to full-scope practice, and where you want to live.

Step 2: Review Matching Roles We send permanent OBGYN roles that fit, with the setting, call structure, and compensation details for each.

Step 3: Prepare for Interviews We help you plan questions about call and shift coverage, delivery volume, anesthesia and NICU support, and leadership.

Step 4: Review the Offer We help you review the full package, including base pay, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, CME reimbursement, and malpractice coverage.

Step 5: Get Settled We check in after you start and help address anything that doesn’t match what you were told.

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Is a Permanent OBGYN Role Right for You?

Many OBGYNs try locum tenens along the way, whether to step back from heavy call, test a community, or take a break between jobs. A permanent role tends to fit OBGYNs who want:

  • A stable team and a consistent patient base
  • Benefits and retirement contributions that come with employment
  • Sign-on and relocation support for a move
  • The chance to build a practice or lead a service line

If you’re weighing permanent against locum tenens, that’s worth talking through directly. VISTA works across both, and we’d rather help you land in the right one than push you toward whichever role we happen to be filling.

How to Get Started

Finding the right permanent OBGYN position takes more than scanning job boards. It starts with a conversation, where you tell a VISTA recruiter about your background, your priorities, and what you want from your next role. From there, we bring you openings that fit, with the details behind each one, including the setting, call structure, and full package. Once you find the right fit, we stay with you through interviews, contract review, and your first months on the job.

Contact us to talk with a recruiter, or view current OBGYN openings to see what’s available now.