Faculty FM-OB Physician (3585)

Faculty FM-OB Physician

Womens Health Center - Waco, TX 76712

Overview

Level: Experienced Position Type: Full Time Job Shift: Day Education Level: Graduate Degree

Description

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Direct patient care in an outpatient clinic
• L&D resident supervision
• Resident supervision in High-Risk OB clinic

OTHER DUTIES:

• Provide care to ambulatory patients of WFM as scheduled and assigned by WFM
• Maintain full privileges for practice of clinical medicine at Waco Family Medicine and partner hospitals
• Abide by the ethics of the medical profession and all federal, state and local laws and ordinances applicable to his/her practice.
• Participate in committees/work groups as assigned
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement projects
• Participation in night and weekend call supported by our OBGYN Hospitalist program. This averages 1 weekend per month (most commonly Friday/Saturday nights), with an OBGYN on backup for gynecologic surgeries. In-house call is compensated separately and in addition to the routine weekday work schedule.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

Faculty FM-OB Physician

REPORTS TO: Director of Women's Health

NOTABLE TERMS: The Waco Family Medicine (WFM) Residency Program seeks a full time BC/BE FM-OB to join four established OB/GYN physicians on our faculty. The position is approximately 60% direct patient care and 40% education and supervision of the family medicine residents in our program. The Waco Family Medicine Residency program is the oldest family medicine training program west of Mississippi and is ranked in the top 2% nationally. Our Federally Qualified Health Center program performs approximately 130 deliveries per month, representing over 50% of the obstetric care at our hospital. Our patients are predominantly from an at-risk/high risk medical population. The goal of our program is to provide equitable, evidence-based healthcare to the vulnerable in our community and to train the best family medicine residents in the nation.

Salary commensurate with experience.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• M.D or D.O degree from an accredited school
• Successful completion of an accredited FM residency
• Board certified with the American Board of Family Medicine
• Completion of an FM-OB Fellowship or equivalent clinical experience
• Current or committed to acquire unrestricted Texas license (TSBME) and unrestricted DPS and DEA licenses

SKILLS:

• Commitment to evidence-based education of our family medicine residents with solid command of current ACOG Practice Bulletins and Committee Opinions
• History of teamwork
• Excellent communication skills with patients and staff that would serve as a model for our residents
• Spanish language skills beneficial but not required
• Strong work ethic but an appreciation of the excellent work-life balance and predictable schedule offered by this position
• Mission to care for the underserved patients in our community
• Must have a genuine desire to continuously learn and provide high quality patient care.
• Excellent teaching and mentorship skills

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Visual and auditory accuracy
• Shift length up to 14 hours
• Indoor setting
• Frequent use of computer
• Long periods of sitting
• Frequent use of telephone
• Continuous repetitive grasping and manipulation of both hands
• Continuous conversational communication
• Occasional reaching, walking, squatting, bending, kneeling, twisting and climbing
• Occasionally carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling of up to 25 lbs.
• Occasionally working in confined, noisy, dusty areas
• Periodic use of personal transportation
• Understand/carry out simple/detailed, oral/written instructions with retention
• Read and interpret detailed specifications