MD-Director of OB-GYN Graduate Medical Education

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Job description

Overview:
OBJECTIVE:

The MD- Director of OB-GYN Graduate Medical Education delivers care appropriate for an outpatient, primary care community health center with multicultural, multilingual patient population. This position is responsible for coordinating precepting, teaching and training opportunities for OB-GYN residents from the affiliated Graduate Medical Education program(s) in the LSCC clinics. This position also participates as part of the integrated health care delivery team and may be required to travel to LSCC facilities as needed. The MD- Director of OB-GYN Graduate Medical Education will collaborate with employees at all levels within the organization, as well as with OB-GYN residents and external organizations, and must be able to maintain professional working relationships, and provide excellent customer service.

Responsibilities:
RESPONSIBILITIES:

Daily Duties (including Administrative, Leadership, and Training):

Examine, diagnose, and treat female patients of all ages

Assure provision of routine and urgent OB-Gyn services, including maintaining outpatient clinical practice (participation in LSCC call coverage is not required)

Provide leadership for achieving programmatic clinical quality objectives

Assure high quality educational experience for OB-GYN residents and other individuals in a training role working in LSCC OB/Gyn services

Obtain and maintain faculty appointment to the graduate medical education programs of teaching hospitals as recommended/required by LSCC

Obtain and maintain membership and good standing on the medical staff of teaching hospitals as recommended/required by LSCC

Obtain and maintain privileges at surgery centers and teaching hospitals required to provide services consistent with the Daily Duties and Operations described herein

Collaborate with Human Resources and Operations Team to recruit, hire and train appropriate OB/Gyn provider staff

Provide supervision to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants as may be required or otherwise directed by LSCC, in its sole discretion, and in accordance with the LSCC Delegation Protocol/Collaborative Practice Agreement and related procedures

Supervise LSCC OB-Gyn precepting practitioners; provide feedback to CMO for periodic performance reviews for residents and precepting providers

Meet regularly with precepting providers, Operations team and the CMO to monitor status and report developments

When requested by LSCC patients, and with appropriate surgery center credentialing and privileging, provide medical care for LSCC patients in surgery center settings

All other duties as assigned

Operations:

Collaborate with other LSCC medical directors and providers to optimally integrate OB-Gyn care with Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Mental Health, and specialty service lines

Develop and implement adherence to clinical protocols, accepted standards of clinical care and LSCC quality initiatives related to training and precepting of OB-GYN residents

Establish and implement departmental policies and procedures, consistent with LSCC policies and Professional Staff Bylaws related to training and precepting of OB-GYN residents

Collaborate with community partners to enhance and expand OB-Gyn services including, but not limited to, OB-GYN residency program and Graduate Medical Education office, hospital, and hospital clinic partners in the LSCC market

Communicates and works closely with senior leadership on the status of current OB-Gyn Graduate Medical Education and perceived opportunities and challenges

Fulfills established guidelines set in place for provider encounter levels

Work closely with Clinic leadership to optimize clinical flow and patient care

Annually present a list of programmatic objectives to the CEO and Operations team

Supervise care provided by residents in the OB-GYN clinics, including obstetrics and gynecological care in compliance with CMS regulations, organizational policies and procedures, and hospital rules, regulations, and medical staff bylaws. Resident supervision may be direct (supervising physician is physically present with the patient) or indirect.

Qualifications:
Compliance:

Achieves and maintains LSCC Core Clinical Competencies

Comply with established risk management and safety procedures

Annually prepare clinical quality targets in line with the LSCC Clinical Plan, to measure LSCC and individual provider performance against that target

Regularly report clinical quality results to the CMO to be reported to the LSCC Quality Council, Board Quality Assurance (QA) Committee, per QA Committee requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of medicine and allied services commensurate with his/her training

Ability to effectively promote the mission, vision, and goals of LSCC and to readily serve its patient population

Ability to collaborate effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities and expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, and English-speaking abilities

Ability to recognize and understand the public health, social, and economic factors which impact the overall health of LSCC patients

Ability to support operations while simultaneously working toward expansion of services

Ability to work independently with a high level of self-motivation

Ability to work in and support an electronic health records environment

Strong oral and written communication skills

Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND LICENSE:

Must meet all required qualifications and responsibilities of an OB/Gyn Physician (whichever is applicable to licensure and credentials)

Current valid unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Texas

Current DEA certificate

MD/DO with current board certification in Obstetrics & Gynecology (ABOG or ACOOG required), demonstrating ongoing maintenance of certification

Minimum five (5) years of leadership experience

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND LICENSE:

Bilingual English/Spanish language skills

Seven (7) years of leadership experience leading a diverse team of providers and maintaining high clinical standards

All LSCC employees function as a member of a collaborative health care team to create and maintain a Patient Centered Medical Home where emphasis is on excellent communication, support of the patient in self-management and care is provided and tracked in a culturally competent, behaviorally enhanced setting supported by information technology.

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