OB/Gyn Physician

Contentnea Health•Snow Hill, NC

About The Position

Contentnea Health is a Community Health Center providing comprehensive medical, dental, and behavioral health services in Greene, Pitt, and Pamlico counties in eastern North Carolina. The OB/Gyn Physician practices outpatient maternity care, gynecology, and women's health. The role includes direct patient care, documentation and follow-up, participation in quality improvement activities and on-call coverage, and supervision of Advanced Practice Practitioners (APPs).

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Medicine.
Completion of an ACGME-accredited Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program.
Current licensure as an OB/Gyn Physician in good standing with the North Carolina Medical Board.
Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) licensure.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

Practice maternity care, gynecology, and/or women's health for each patient visit.
Complete pertinent histories and physical examinations.
Document the chief complaint, history of present illness, pertinent review of systems, and physical examination in the electronic health record (EHR).
Review and update past medical, family, and social histories, medications, and allergies in the EHR.
Review vital signs and results and reports from prior orders.
Place new orders.
Perform and document procedures.
Administer medications and immunizations.
Determine and document assessments and plans.
Prescribe medications.
Provide patient education, guidance, and counseling.
Arrange follow-up plans, including referral coordination with area labor and delivery postpartum divisions.
Sign EHR encounters within timelines established by policies and procedures.
Respond to related patient questions or needs that arise after an encounter.
Adhere to established scheduling templates in providing patient care.
Participate in quality metrics directives and departmental quality improvement (QI) projects.
Attend practitioners’ meetings, clinical site meetings, and practice-wide meetings regularly.
Read organizational emails and other communication platforms.
Complete peer review and comply with Clinical Quality Measures expectations.
Use resources to verify standards of care.
Modify workflows as determined by the department to attain QI objectives.
Consistently document activities related to QI projects.
Participate in the on-call patient care rotation and remain available for calls throughout on-call service dates.
Respond to on-call contacts within timelines established by policies and procedures.
Document on-call patient care in the EHR and notify the patient's primary care physician.
Supervise Advanced Practice Practitioners (APPs) and maintain a supervisory agreement with each APP under supervision.
Remain available to respond to clinical questions from APPs.
Regularly review APP charts and provide feedback when indicated.
Participate in QI meetings with supervisees as required by licensing board requirements for APPs.
Communicate planned scheduling changes, such as PTO, with APPs and Back-Up Supervising Physicians to ensure APP coverage at all times.