FM/OB Physician – Family Medicine Residency Faculty in Birmingham

Christ Health Center is seeking a

FM/OB Physician – Family Medicine Residency Faculty to join our mission-driven team.

The FMOB provides professional comprehensive primary medical care, both ambulatory and inpatient, and obstetric care to Christ Health Center patients.

The FMOB works with the other providers to provide quality patient-centered care.

The FMOB is responsible for providing specialized medical care to women relating to pregnancy, childbirth and women’s health as well as being responsible for treating, testing, diagnosing, and monitoring diseases and providing general care to other patients within the scope of family medicine.

As a faculty member, FMOB provides direct supervision for residents performing prenatal care including ultrasounds, antepartum testing, and postpartum care.

FMOB will also assist with didactics education sessions in the areas of obstetrics and women’s health, at a minimum.

• Supervisory Responsibilities
• St. Vincent’s East Family Medicine Residents
• (across assigned clinics and when on inpatient OB)
• Medical Students
• Other learners as delegated

Requirements

• Major Duties & Responsibilities: Job Skills
• Confirm patient identity according to current procedure before rendering any service.
• Thoroughly, accurately, and promptly documents all service rendered in the electronic medical record for every patient.
• Performs all tests, procedures, and other services according to the policy and procedure of Christ Health and notify the appropriate supervisor in a timely manner of instrument or procedural problems.
• Knows and complies with CLIA, OSHA, and JCAHO regulations for safety, infection control, equipment operation, and other applicable areas.
• Provides comprehensive medical care to patients, including without limitation, monitoring and treating women patients through prenatal, labor and birth and postpartum terms.

If directed by Christ Health, “patients” shall include not only Christ Health patients, but unattached patients at hospitals for which Christ Health requires maintaining active medical staff membership, including OB and non-OB patients.

• Diagnose and treat conditions related to the female reproductive system and offer preventive care and family planning guidance.
• Manages complex and high-risk pregnancies and births or refers to a specialist as indicated.
• Performs vaginal and c-section childbirth services for pregnant patients.
• Participates in proficiency testing as required by Christ Health or departmental policy to ensure that proper standards of care are being maintained.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient health information in accordance with HIPAA and other applicable regulations.
• Assists with recognizing the needs and concerns of people within their cultural framework, and maintains constructive relationships in dealing with them.
• Understands Christ Health’s relationship with the community and maintains a positive image and relationships.
• Maintains open communication with the Medical Assistants, Nurses, Supervisors, Advanced Practice Providers, Physicians and other staff, reporting patient progress, abnormal diagnostic/assessment data, and notable health changes.
• Collaborates, formally and informally, with Advanced Practice Providers as needed.
• Communicates Christ Health’s services and policiesto patients and families.
• Deals with the public and staff, both in person and over the telephone, in a tactful and professional manner.
• Attends staff meetings and provider meetings, and maintains involvement with Christ Health committees to ensure quality of care for patients
• Participates in peer/chart review, performance evaluations, and quality improvement efforts.
• May perform other duties as assigned by the CMO, or delegate.
• Participates in continuing medical education to maintain the skills necessary to perform physician duties and as required by applicable medical boards and the State.
• Maintains own physical health required to perform physician duties; maintains current immunizations and required up-to-date health screenings.
• Maintains credentialing and privileging as required by Christ Health policy
• Maintains communication with Administration regarding personal issues related to drugs, felonies, discipline, loss of license or privileges, litigation where the provider or clinic is harmed or at risk, or other serious issues.
• Agrees to abide by Christ Health’s mission statement, statement of purpose, and guiding principles to provide leadership by example for staff.
• Attends monthly all staff meetings, monthly department meetings and annual retreats.
• Attends and participates in in-service education for staff, quality assurance program, and risk-management programs.
• Christ Health Center has an identifiable team structure and an organized staff to sustain team-based care.

Each clinical Core Care Team providing care to patients will be comprised of at least one provider and at least one medical assistant.

The Core Care Team members are expected to meet each morning prior to seeing the first patient and review the Huddle Task List for that day.

Qualifications, Education, Experience

• Ability to consult and work collaboratively with other health care providers to develop effective treatment plans.
• Ability to obtain health history and perform a physical exam to determine and execute a diagnosis and treatment plan in accordance with established standards, procedures, and practices.

Requisitions lab tests and x-rays, writes prescriptions, and makes referrals, as appropriate.

Follows Christ Health clinical practice guidelines.

• Delegates patient care responsibilities that fall under the scope of practice of other Care Team members to those individuals (e. g., medical assistant, nurse, social worker).
• Ability to perform vaginal and c-section childbirth deliveries.
• Self-motivated and flexible to daily patient schedule and/or clinic needs
• Graduate of an accredited medical school.
• Current physician license.
• Current CPR certification.
• May require ACLS/PALS/other certification as indicated by work environment.
• Completion of family medicine residency and OB fellowship (or equivalent).
• Obtains and maintains hospital admitting privileges at Ascension St.

Vincent’s East Hospital and Ascension St.

Vincent’s Birmingham Hospital or other local hospitals as required by Christ Health.

• Strong assessment skills required and ability to work independently and make clinical assessments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skillsrequired and leadership and organizational skills essential.
• Ability to supervise, collaborate, and/or cover mid-level providers.
• Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft word and ability to work within an electronic health record.
• Must be a United States Citizen or legally authorized to working in the United States.

• Ability to provide follow-up care for patients

•Ensure continuity of patient and family care by exchanging information and cooperating with other community health/social service agencies, hospitals, and health care providers.

•Counsel patients and/or significant others concerning physical and developmental well-being, defining each individual’s needs and problems.

•Identify community health resources, and guides patients and/or significant others in their use.

• Attendance Standards
• Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence and reports; Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to patients, visitors, residents, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Reasoning Ability Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

• Physical/Mental Demands
• Work requires the ability to move and transport objects weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Work requires the ability to remain in a stationary position +/- 90% of the time.
• Work requires the ability to position self to move and good manual dexterity.
• Work requires the ability to communicate, converse with (in-person and over the phone), and exchange information effectively with others.
• Work requires visualizing, identifying, inspecting, and operating a computer and other office machinery, including a computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, and printer.
• Work requires the ability to inspect documents for accuracy.
• Work requires the ability to review, grade, communicate, converse with, and exchange information with students concerning tests, quizzes, and assignments.
• OSHA personal exposure risk category I & II
• Airborne personal exposure risk category I (Potential exposure of the healthcare worker to patients capable of transmitting M. tuberculosis).

Universal precautions will always be adhered to.

Environmental/Working Conditions

Normal medical office/hospital environment.

Full-time position.

Position requires some local travel and occasional out of town travel through the year to attend various regional and national conferences and trainings.

• Cultural Expectations
• Understands Christ Health Center Mission Statement and Values
• Consistently displays Christ Health Center’s Mission on a daily basis
• Treats patients, students, visitors and co-workers with love and respect