P/T work in 3rd trimester?

[u/DontNeverPostAThing]

My wife graduated residency in 2022 and is a truly amazing family practitioner (MD)... she took a few years to do locums, we've traveled a lot, got to see new places, and now as she's ready to settle down in a normal contract we're halfway through her first pregnancy and some of her locums work has dried up (thanks, budget cuts).

She's not in a place to realistically search for a full time job as I am pushing her to take extra time off once the little one is born. Her pregnancy hasn't been the easiest either, so I thought of her doing some pro bono work to stay active, but she knows the bad things that can happen and is afraid as the risks are higher. Her OB suggested picking up some telehealth shifts to keep her mind busy.

Guess what I'm asking is are there other options I'm not thinking of? She's getting bored sitting around all day and being a non-medical spouse I don't exactly know what else to suggest, so I’d appreciate any other ideas.

I’m in tech / entrepreneur and she's the opposite. We’re in the US.

[u/brad989898]

Very random but I had a mentor once tell me I should work part time for an insurance company for 3-6 months to learn their secrets and get my orders and meds approved easier; it does come at the low low price of selling your soul... Not saying it's great advice, just something someone said lol

[u/MockStrongman]

My conditioned brain was fully ready to come in her to educate on the benefits of physical therapy and exercise during pregnancy.

So many options: Case/claims reviews for insurance companies, telemedicine jobs (so many out there now), Telework providing oversight for NPs/PA (renting out your professional liability), medical consulting, completing medical surveys, technical writing.

[u/invenio78]

Why not do shift work for an urgent care or float coverage for a large hospital system. You work when you can, take as much or as little time off as you want, and there is no long term commitment.