PHYSICIAN

Physician - Ob Care

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The incumbent is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in Polk County in its mission to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts and its vision to be the healthiest state in the nation. Furthermore, the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of innovation, collaboration, accountability, responsiveness and excellence in all aspects of their work.

Your Specific Responsibilities

This position is a physician-OB care in our clinical division. As a physician, the incumbent is expected to provide direct patient care, quality assurance services and education in accordance with the physician's specialty and licensure. The incumbent will function as a member of a multidisciplinary team of physicians, advanced registered nursing practitioners (ARNP), county health nurses, registered nurses, license practical nurses and other ancillary staff in the public health setting.

• Direct Patient Care: Provides general primary obstetric and gynecological care using generally accepted standards of practice. Develops plan of care for each patient, including complete history, physical examination, diagnosis, appropriate treatment and/or referral. Use all available resources in an appropriate and cost-efficient manner. Provides obstetric and gynecological care according to accepted ACOG standards. Confer with consulting physicians, mid-level providers, nurses, support staff, patients, and families concerning treatment and care of patients. Makes appropriate specialty and sub-specialty referrals, but maintains responsibility, assuring continuing of care. Conforms to Title X requirements and agrees to provide all methods of birth control. Provide education on tubal ligations at the request of patients, at legally permitted age, with thorough explanation and documentation of risks and benefits. Promotes good health/disease prevention activities. Stresses importance of preventive health care measures.
• Quality Assurance: Participate in quality improvement/assurance activities. Reviews representative sample of OB ARNPs' electronic records for quality-of-care standards, best practices and proper documentation of care to support billing activities and provides findings and consultation if needed.
• Practice Management: Supports mid-level providers consultation and mentoring. Completes records in adequate professional detail, and in a timely manner using electronic medical record system. Completes patient/billing records with accurate diagnostic and CPT codes in a timely manner. Leads training discussion updates at OB provider meetings. Reviews QA findings for opportunities to provide training to providers. Interfaces with community services and providers.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of human anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology. Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. Ability to talk with others to effectively convey information. Ability to listen to what other people are saying and ask questions as appropriate. Ability to teach others how to do something. Ability to know how to find information and identify essential information. Ability to perform computer skills to enable navigation in an electronic health record, and to allow access to e-mail, such as Microsoft Outlook. Ability to mentor people. Ability to prioritize workload. Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

Licensure as a physician pursuant to Chapter 458, Florida Statutes; or licensure as an osteopathic physician pursuant to Chapter 459, Florida Statutes; or a current Public Health Certificate issued by the Florida Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to Chapter 458.316, Florida Statutes. Valid Florida Driver's License Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.

The benefits of working for the State of Florida include annual and sick leave benefits; nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year; state group insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options; retirement plan options, including employer contributions; flexible spending accounts; tuition waivers; and more!