Career Opportunity
Chairman OB\GYN Dept Of Ob\Gyn
Medical Degree
Maryland Medical Physician License
Minimum of 5 years healthcare experience
Residency
SUMMARY: The Chairman will have oversight of all health care delivered under the aegis of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The Chairman reports directly to, and performs his/her duties subject to the direction of the Executive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer. Direct reports include Section Heads, contracted physicians, and house coverage physicians in the Department of OB/GYN.
Essential Functions:
I. Administrative/Teaching (approximately 50%):
A. Serves as an active and supportive member of the Saint Agnes HealthCare leadership team, providing candid input on matters pertaining to the Department or on other matters as request by the Executive VP/CMO and other senior management, and publicly and privately supporting, within the Department and the Hospital and among the attending staff, the decisions of the leadership team, EVP/CMO and senior management once such decisions are made; consults with and updates the CMO on an ongoing basis; participates in the planning process for the organization; coordinates activities with other Departments; communicates and interprets Saint Agnes policy for Obstetrics and Gynecology physicians.
B. Meets all requirements and performs all duties of a Department Chair as defined in the Medical Staff Bylaws.
C. Assumes bottom-line responsibility for managing Departmental affairs in a cost-effective, efficient manner.
D. Responsible for the QA/QI program for obstetrics and gynecology. Provides active supervision of QA activities and serves as Departmental QA Chair.
E. Strives to increase the use of Saint Agnes facilities by Department members and private attending staff by making the Department and its sections more physician and patient friendly, and more responsive to the needs of physicians and patients.
F. Supervises the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Departmental subsections; responsible for effective and budgeted deployment of staff, employee development, performance, and satisfaction; accountable for efficient operation of each section.
G. Defines criteria for staff privileges within the Department in conjunction with members of the Department, and makes recommendations regarding same.
H. Oversees clinical care delivered by all segments of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
I. Promotes the medical staff development plan in conjunction with the Executive Vice President/CMO, and hospital personnel, so as to optimize usage of the Saint Agnes HealthCare resources toward better health care.
J. Works toward better integration of education programs and clinical initiatives in a way to take advantages of the progressive clinical care structures.
K. Accessible to and collaborates with nursing and other patient-care centric colleagues in day-to-day care decisions and processes to facilitate better outcomes.
L. Reconciles conflicting demands on physicians to make certain patients are being seen on an emergent basis by the right physician for the right reasons.
M. Invests in care management initiatives as a key aspect of the mission of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, incorporating them into daily planning and teaching.
N. Ensures that Departmental quality and performance improvement activities are working well, and dealt within the context of Departmental meeting; oversees risk management departmentally, including adjudication of patient complaints, monitoring and resolving physician issues.
O. Plans and conducts Departmental meetings, insuring that key members of the Department are heard and acknowledge; chairs and participates on Committees as required by Medical Staff Bylaws, Executive Vice President/CMO, and President of Saint Agnes HealthCare; Departmental business meetings; attends Continuing Education Committee meetings.
P. Identifies new technology and treatments, and promotes progressive and best practices with peers.
Q. Establishes and maintains affiliation agreements with other institutions that are in the best interests of Saint Agnes HealthCare.
R. Perform such additional reasonable duties as are assigned by the Executive Vice President/CMO.
S. Manages Grand Rounds and assures Continuing Medical Education accreditation. Serves as a resource for nursing education.
T. Participates in activities involving other Departments through conferences and in other important educational forums.
U. Promotes scholarly activities on the part of attending staff.
V. Perform such additional reasonable duties as are assigned by the Executive Vice President/CMO.
II. Clinical (minimum of 50%):
A. Physician will work on 24-hour Department house coverage shift per week every other week, and one 12-hour Department house coverage shift every other week, performing all of the duties and subject to all of the conditions required of a house coverage physician in the Department.
B. Physician will perform such other clinical duties in such other clinical settings as are reasonably assigned to Physician by the Chief Medical Officer.
General duties:
– Consistently and independently follows established safety and infection control procedures. Intervenes in unsafe situations.
– Complies with the standards of conduct and Corporate Responsibility Program and seeks guidance when in doubt.
– Meets or exceeds expectations of individuals for whom service is provided.
– Participates on interdepartmental, hospital and departmental committees as appropriate.
Required Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from an accredited school of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine.
Required License, Certification and/or Registration: State license as a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; Board eligibility/certification in medical specialty; Current state and federal certifications to prescribe medications; Board certified in Specialty in compliance with Medical Staff By-laws; Participating provider status for Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Required Experience: Five years of experience required.
Supervisor: Executive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer
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