ObGyn Physician

Description

MAJOR FUNCTION:

Provides medical care within the scope of NJ licensed Physician

• Assess the bio/psycho/social/spiritual health status of individual clients and families through history taking, data collection, and physical exam
• Assists staff nurses to facilitate care for walk-in patients
• Completes accurate documentation according to site specific standards
• Works in collaboration with staff, physicians, allied health professionals, and others to implement the patients plan of care

Provides pharmacological care within the scope of a NJ licensed Physician

• Participates in annual update of joint practice protocols as per NJ Board of Medical Examiners guidelines
• Prescribes or make judgments regarding pharmacologic agents and therapeutic devices
• Dispenses/Administers/Prescribes medications according to policy & protocol

Provides medical care within the scope of a NJ licensed Physician

• Recognizes and manages deviations from health
• Recognizes patients whose problem is out of scope of practice and obtain appropriate care
• Orders appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests ordered
• Follows up on laboratory and diagnostic tests ordered
• Communicates with patient to arrive at mutually agreed upon plan of care to include actual and potential health problems
• Evaluation and revision of patient plan of care is ongoing

Provides health education

• Informs, teaches and guides clients/families to assume responsibility for management of their own health
• Individualizes education to facilitate patient independence and optimize patient self care
• Educates patients on pharmacological agents, therapeutic devices, laboratory or diagnostic testing
• Promotes health education for groups of patients, families, staff, agencies, communities, and organizations pertinent to area of specialty as appropriate to program

Provides referral and case management

• Refers patients to internal resources according to program standards, protocol, or physician consultation
• Refers patients for specialty care as per program standards, protocol, or physician consultation
• Refers patients to primary care as appropriate
• Follows up on referrals according to site specific standards
• Case manages client care according to program standards and patients plan of care

Employee responsibilities for OB/GYN services include: Reporting responsibilities to the Chief Medical Officer; consultation to the CCHN President and CEO, coordination of OB/GYN services, scheduling and performance with colleagues employed in provision of OB/GYN services by CCHN, direct clinical supervision and periodic performance evaluation of Certified Nurse Midwives and Nurse Practitioners and liaison with the staff of Inspira Health Network, Vineland OB/GYN, and with other assigned women’s health agencies or organizations.

On Call Services: Agrees to at least 1 call per week in hospital and 4-5 outpatient only on-call days per month.  Additional coverage may be necessary from time to time due to extraordinary circumstances.

Employee Patient Care and Schedule:  Outpatient Obstetrical and Gynecologic Services to CCHN patients  in accord with a schedule to be mutually agreed upon by Employee and CCHN and inpatient Obstetrical and Gynecologic services to CCHN patients at Inspira Health Network in Vineland NJ, in accord with a schedule of coverage for obstetrical deliveries coordinated with the Medical Director / Director for Women’s services, and other qualified, contracted and collaborating providers to ensure 24 hour per day – seven days per week inpatient obstetrical coverage.

Loan Repayment: CCHN offers loan repayment to OB/GYN providers for certain outstanding educational loans incurred while in medical or professional graduate school for up to a total of $120,000. Qualifying educational loans are government and commercial loans for actual costs paid for tuition and eligible expenses towards a graduate health profession program. Undergraduate education loans are not eligible for loan redemption. 

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician from the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
• Employee shall maintain registration including prescriptive authority
• Maintain Board Certification
• Maintain Active CPR
• Ability to stand, swift waling, lifting, moving patients as needed

Salary : $120,000