Obstetrician-Gynecologist

Description

At CCHS, our goal is to grant equal access to healthcare no matter the economic, social or employment status of our patients. We aim to provide superior patient care! If you have a passion for helping people and would like to combine that passion with your faith and clinical skills, this may be the position for you. We offer competitive pay, great benefits with a culture to match.

POSITION SUMMARY

1. Works within a multi-disciplinary care team to provide patient-centered obstetric and gynecologic care. Provides patient care to approximately 20 patients per full day of clinic. Provides clinical leadership within the team.

2. Works within our call team of FM-OB and OB-Gyn physicians. Monitors and treats patients during pregnancy and childbirth, including delivery and postnatal care.

3. Expected patient care includes

• Outpatient clinic

• Inpatient Labor call

• GYN surgery and surgical follow-up

• OB Backup

4. Participates in organizational mission to provide distinctively Christian healthcare

5. Participates in continuing medical education, including Life Support Training, to maintain the skills necessary to perform physician duties and as required by applicable medical boards and the State.

6. Documents all patient encounters in a timely manner in hospital and/or clinic health record.

7. Communicates across departments including behavioral and spiritual health. 10. Attends staff meetings and medical provider meetings and maintain a level of involvement with the health center committees as needed to ensure quality of care for patients.

8. Physicians are to participate in peer review, performance evaluations/improvement data, and other activities to evaluate and advance quality improvement measures.

9. Collaborate with and supervises nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) as appropriate, and may assist in the educational training of Medical Students and Residents.

10. Other duties as assigned by the Chair of Medicine

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education: Doctor of medicine or osteopathy degree from an accredited institution of medicine or osteopathy

Experience: Completion of residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Licenses or Certifications: Board Certification (or eligible) in obstetrics and gynecology; State licensure to practice medicine in the state of Tennessee.

Mental Requirements

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Requires a high level of concentration and high level of attention intermittently. Generally, the approach to tasks may be consistent, but the number of steps required and/or the number of variables involved creates the possibility of errors unless the incumbent pays close attention.

Approximate percentage of time incumbent spends in “on-the-job” travel, excluding commuting to regular work location: 5%

Working Conditions

Involves exposure to patients of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds including patients with mental illness, infectious diseases, blood and body fluids, and body tissues.

Expected patient care hours include:

• Outpatient clinic: average 4-5 half-day shifts per week

• Inpatient Labor call: average 24 hours per week plus shared weekend coverage

• Additional call is compensated