Medical Director - Certified Nurse Midwife

Uptown Community Health Center • Denver, CO

8d • $65 - $92

About The Position

Medical Director - Certified Nurse Midwife Location: Denver Colorado Pay rate: $65.38 - $92.45 Shift: Varies, any day of the week Hours: Varies, days and nights Love working in a healthcare learning environment and doing your part to ensure the best possible healthcare experience for patients, this is the job for you! At Uptown Community Health Center we improve the health of our community and provide care that respects the dignity of each person, especially those that are underserved. We teach tomorrow's physicians and healthcare professionals to provide excellent medical care with compassion and kindness. As a part of Uptown Community Health Center, Uptown Midwifery Center sees patients of all backgrounds for Obstetrics and Gynecological care. Job Summary The Medical Director is an administrative and partnered leadership with the Practice Administrator of their department within the Uptown Community Health Center. The Medical Director is directly accountable to the Chief Medical Officer, and through that guidance and in conjunction with the Practice Administrator, includes the responsibility to oversee all aspects of healthcare delivery, including planning, resource allocation, growth and development, regulatory compliance, quality, and efficiency. This full-time position has a flexible balance of clinical and administrative duties, targeting an approximate time ratio of 50% administrative and 50% clinical. Clinical duties include inpatient and outpatient services as a primary care provider or specialty provider. The Medical Director must be supportive of all Human Resources guidelines by example as well as coaching and mentoring staff. This includes being a role model of Uptown Community Health Center Service Behaviors and Patient-Centered Medical Home philosophy to ensure the medical staff consistently follow and display these concepts.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in Colorado
• BLS certification
• Valid DEA if applicable in Colorado
• Master's degree in Nurse Midwifery from an accredited program
• Certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
• Five years experience in a healthcare organization

Nice To Haves

• Seven years experience in a healthcare organization
• Previous work experience in specialty area is preferred
• Experience with Epic application and health record
• Experience working with and sensitivity toward special populations, including those with limited income, limited education, and non-English speaking individuals
• Bilingual English / Spanish, complete comprehension, literacy and fluency in both languages
• Experience as a medical educator

Responsibilities

• Maintains consistent interaction with the providers, staff, and community, demonstrating exemplary behavior.
• Represent the providers at administrative meetings, communicate information, and seek input on decisions from all providers.
• Assists in leading the clinical component of the Health Center in adapting to changes in the healthcare environment and marketplace.
• Oversees and is accountable for problem-solving to address service, quality, finance, network integrity, and turnover performance.
• Translates senior leadership objectives into actionable programs for their front-line teams.
• Ensures and maintains an environment to comply with regulatory, licensure, compliance, and accreditation requirements.
• Ensures compliance with departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Identifies and drives quality and performance improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations in dealing with residents, fellow employees, and supervisors so that departmental productivity and positive employee relations are maximized.
• Provide education to the department on company principles, mission, vision, and values.
• Prenatal Care: Performing regular checkups during pregnancy, monitoring fetal development, addressing concerns, providing nutritional counseling, and ordering necessary diagnostic tests.
• Labor and Delivery Support: Actively assisting women during labor, monitoring fetal heart rate, performing vaginal exams, providing emotional support, and managing spontaneous vaginal deliveries.
• Providing patient assessments and offering management of routine obstetrical triage concerns .
• Postpartum Care: Conducting postpartum checkups, monitoring healing process, providing breastfeeding support, and addressing any physical or emotional concerns.
• Gynecological Care: Performing pelvic exams, providing contraception counseling, managing menstrual irregularities, and addressing other gynecological concerns.
• Patient Education: Educating patients on pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, infant feeding, and family planning options.
• Collaboration with other healthcare providers: Consulting with obstetrician/gynecologists and other members of the healthcare team when necessary to ensure optimal patient care.
• Education: Working with medical students and obstetrics and gynecology and family medicine residents as an educator in clinic, triage and on labor and delivery
• Functions Function independently to provide high quality patient care in a way that is collaborative and patient centric.
• Care may occur in a variety of settings and by different modalities, including direct interaction with patients in the hospital and/or clinic, but also via telephone, video, or secure e mail when appropriate.
• Care will include where appropriate gathering of history from the patient and others, physical exam, review of prior records, and review of ancillary data, using sound judgement, critical problem-solving skills, and up to date medical information.
• Develops and monitors appropriate treatment plans, communicates effectively with the patient, family when appropriate, and care Provides efficient and compassionate care for both the patient and their family utilizing multi- disciplinary approach through communication, continuity, coordination and Provides relevant education and counseling to patients and families to support care plan, treatment, and discharge.
• Collaborates with other healthcare team members, leadership, and clinical staff to provide safe patient care.
• Communicates pertinent findings and information to physician and team.
• Assists collaborating physicians with management of patients in the hospital consistent with policies, regulations, and approved Scope of Practice.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director