PHYSICIAN- OB/GYN

Obstetrician/Gynecologist

Essential Job Functions

• Diagnose, treat and prevent medical conditions that affect women.
• Monitor and treat patients during pregnancy and childbirth.
• Prescribe medications or treatment regimens as appropriate.
• Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiography and advanced imaging.
• Perform surgical procedures to prevent or surgically correct injury, treat disease, or abnormalities by using surgical techniques to increase patient functioning.
• Refer patients to medical specialists, social services or other professionals as appropriate.
• Participate in continuing education activities to maintain license certification and enhance knowledge skills.
• Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support services.
• Write patient discharge summaries.
• Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.
• Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon hospital discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.
• Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.
• Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to patients.
• Admit patients for hospital stays and surgical procedures.
• Participation in Independence Health Medical Group meetings, Leadership meetings and Physician committees upon request.
• Work in a modern environment including audio-dictation, EMR, and digital radiology.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competency and Experience [Knowledge, Skills and Abilities]

Required Qualifications/Experience

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
• Completion of OB/GYN residency program.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Two (2) to Four (4) years' experience in OB/GYN.

License, Certification & Clearances

• Current medical license in the state of Pennsylvania.
• Certification by the American Board of Pain Medicine, or board eligible.
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance
• Current DEA Registration
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

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