Medical Director OB-GYN Hospitalist
Medical Director OB-GYN Hospitalist
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Job Description
Overview
Provides medical leadership oversight direction and support for OB GYN Hospitalist programs at Salmon Creek Hospital. Provides clinical consultation support for high risk patients in the Legacy Midwifery clinic at Emanuel.
Provides continuous inhospital coverage for MaternalFetal Medicine (MFM) service and for additional hospitalbased OBGYN services. Physician serves as an extender for the MFM physicians who are on campus during the day and on call at night and on weekends.
Education:
Graduate of a fouryear U.S. Medical School or equivalent. Residency completed in OBGYN.
Experience:
Clinical Experience in OGBYN including highrisk pregnancy management.
Certification/Licensure:
Board Certified or Board Eligible in OBGYN.
Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state(s) of practice.
Active member in good standing of Hospital Medical Staff.
LEADING AT LEGACY:
Demonstrates the ability to act consistently with Legacys Values in Action exemplifies our core organizational values and exhibits the leadership competencies outlined in Leading at Legacy.
LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Works toward the success of Legacy system as a whole while upholding Legacys core values strategic pathways mission and vision.
- Regularly communicates and demonstrates through actions the norms values and vision of the organization to colleagues and staff. Works collaboratively to ensure continued success in programs that contribute to LHS goals.
- Functions effectively in partnership with others
- Ensures that customer expectations are met or exceeded through practices that use CQI principles tools and processes.
- Demonstrates personal commitment to quality improvement. Clearly understands and meets customer expectations.
- Resolves customer complaints in a timely manner.
- Takes responsibility for development of self and others. Continues own education to strengthen knowledge to attain current and future goals. Assists staff in developing their skills and abilities.
- Builds and maintains a work environment that reflects a positive atmosphere high employee satisfaction and competence and strong evidence of teamwork.
- Makes high quality staffing decisions and effectively delegates work appropriate to staff capabilities.
- Encourages successful team development by actively involving staff in planning decision making and solving team conflicts. Creates an environment in which diversity is encouraged and honored. Understands interprets and consistently applies LHS policies and procedures.
Communicates effectively.
- Establishes and communicates clear expectations.
- Models open clear consistent communication.
- Demonstrates effective listening.
Plans strategically and manages resources to produce desired results.
- Develops and manages an effective plan for the future direction of areas of responsibility.
- Achieves results within budgetary parameters.
- Complies with all laws and regulations and Legacy policies in performing job responsibilities.
GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Clinical Patient Care: Provides prompt and efficient medical care to patients assigned to the inpatient MFM service as scheduled. Performs duties at the professional level of quality and efficiency established by Hospital.
- Provides emergency backup support for community OBGYN physicians including Csection assistance.
- Provides backup coverage for Family Practice physicians doing obstetrics in the Hospital.
- Management of unassigned patients.
- Management as needed for patients presenting to the emergency department with OB or GYN complaints.
- Back up support for NurseMidwives (if NurseMidwifery program develops in hospital).
- Participates as team member in patientcare conferences.
- Collaborates with physicians nursing and administrative staff to maximize costeffective use of clinical resources.
- Provides prompt and clear communication about patients status and changes in condition to other clinicians responsible for care.
- Provides prompt and clear communication about patients status and changes in condition to the referring or transferring provider or facility.
- Prepares accurate and timely documentation of patient care to maximize accurate billing and collection for services.
- Works directly with OB/GYN Residents and Medical Students providing direction and evaluation.
- Participates and provides leadership on appropriate clinical committees as requested.
- Provides physician input into improvement of quality patient safety and patient and family satisfaction.
LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Lead and Supervise
- Plans and facilitates provider meetings.
- Clearly communicates performance and behavior expectations to physicians.
- Prepares and conducts OB GYN hospitalist performance evaluations in collaboration with the Program Manager and Clinical Vice President.
- Assists with the resolution of complex issues and problems amongst physicians and between physicians and hospital staff.
- Models monitors and encourages wellbeing for Physician colleagues.
Program Growth
- Participates in the administration of the programs compensation plan.
- Assists Clinical Vice President of Surgical Specialty Services in efficiently expanding the inpatient service.
- Participates in marketing and community relations to help promote the program.
Operationsical and administrative issues occurring in daily operations
- Manages OB GYN Hospitalist program schedule.
- Leads systems development for the program including informati
- Addresses clinon systems patient care protocols and communication systems between inpatient and other care sites.
Quality
- Addresses quality access productivity concerns.
- Provides clinical consultation support in the ambulatory setting for the Legacy Midwifery program including: Patient consultation/exams medical record reviews and policy/procedure development and assessment.
Outreach Interdepartmental Relations
- Participates in administrative and physician leadership and hospital committee meetings.
- Encourages participation in Legacy Research projects.
- Collaborates with hospital administration and nursing to improve patient care.
- Manages relationships with referring physicians and the medical staff.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled. Sorry no J1 or H1B visa opportunities.
For additional information please formally apply or contact Erin Pendergraft at
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Part-Time
