Physician - OB GYN
Shift Detail: Varies,Sunday through Saturday, including Federal holidays,Between the hours of 0000-2359 hours
Shifts normally scheduled for five 8.5 hours, to include an uncompensated 30-minute meal break or 12.5 hour shift to include an uncompensated 30 minute hour meal break.
Job Description:
Perform a full range of physician services in accordance with privileges granted by the MTF.
Clinically direct, perform, or assist in the instruction of other health care professionals within the scope of the clinical privileges or responsibilities.
Examine, diagnose, treat or prescribe courses of treatment within the scope of training, experience, and privileges.
Provide preventive and health maintenance care, including annual physicals, positive health behaviors, and self-care skills through education and counseling.
Order diagnostic tests as applicable as well as request consultation or referral with appropriate physicians, clinics, or other health resources as indicated.
Technically proficient in clinically directing and teaching other medical staff, providing educational lectures and participating in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Such direction and interaction will adhere to Government and professional clinical standards and accepted clinical protocols.
Contractor personnel shall perform a full range of duties consistent with their labor category, education, training, experience, clinical privileges (as applicable), and assigned position.
General duties that apply to all personnel or across certain labor categories are given below.
Maintain a level of productivity comparable with that of other individuals performing similar services.
Participate in peer review and performance improvement activities.
Practice aseptic techniques as necessary.
Comply with infection control guidelines to include the proper handling, storage, and disposal of infectious wastes, and the use of universal precautions to prevent the spread of infection.
Function with an awareness and application of safety procedures.
Perform efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events. Anticipate potential problems/emergencies and make appropriate interventions.
Notify supervisor, director, or other designated person regarding problems that the HCW is unable to manage.
Apply an awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and strive to manage situations in a reduced risk manner.
Participate in the implementation of the Family Advocacy Program as directed.
Participation shall include, but not be limited to, appropriate medical examination,documentation, and reporting
Exercise awareness and sensitivity to patient/significant others' rights, as identified within the MTF.
Maintain an awareness of responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.
Participate in continuing education to meet own professional growth.
Attend and/or comply with all annual training classes required by the Command, to include but not limited to online annual training provided by the MTF: disaster training, infection control, Sexual Harassment, Bloodborne Pathogens, Fire and Safety, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE), and all other required training.
Actively participate in the command’s Performance Improvement Program.
Participate in meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients, identify opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when problems exist.
Participate in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members.
Provide training and/or direction as applicable to supporting government employees ((e.g., hospital corpsmen, students, etc.).
Attend and participate in various meetings as directed.
Perform timely, accurate, and concise documentation of patient care.
Operate and manipulate automated systems such as MHS Genesis and Clinical Information System (CIS), participate in clinical staff Performance Improvement (PI) and Risk Management (RM) functions, as prescribed by the Commander. Maintain DOD email account as directed. The HCW shall be responsive to all email and voicemail communications.
Exercise appropriate clinical direction of tasks and duties in the coordination of health care team members, patient care, and clinic activities.
Maintain documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with clinic directives and prepare such records and reports as may be required.
All records and reports must be legible. Abbreviations must be only those listed in local instructions.
The HCW shall provide services within the scope of the clinical privileges granted by the commanding officer, the applicable duties provided in the basic contract, and the following:
Perform the necessary therapeutic, diagnostic, and prophylactic procedures for OB/GYN patients.
Obtain pertinent medical history and conduct a physical examination of each patient presenting for OB/GYN treatment, request diagnostic tests as indicated, render a diagnosis, provide indicated treatment and provide follow-up instructions.
Obtain pertinent medical history and conduct a physical examination of each patient presenting for OB/GYN treatment, request diagnostic tests as indicated, render a diagnosis, provide indicated treatment and provide follow-up instructions.
Refer stable patients to specialty clinics within the MTF for further treatment as required.
Perform clinic examination, observation and diagnosis and surveillance of patients either gynecological diseases or disorders and develop plan of treatment based on assessment and observations of the patient.
Perform clinical obstetrical care and consultation including pregnancy testing, examination, and development of active programs of pre-natal, delivery, and post-natal care for low and high-risk pregnancies.
Perform colposcopy, LEEP, and cryotherapy when indicated.
Provide the following Family Planning Services:
Contraceptive Care.
Provide a full range of fertility control methods including education and counseling on all options of contraception.
Fertility Services.
Provide counseling and education on fertility problems.
Includes laboratory and surgical work-up and management of individuals having problems conceiving children.
Provide care to mothers following delivery, on the basis of physician orders and approved nursing care plans.
Work as members of a multi-disciplinary health care team.
They shall delegate tasks and duties in the proper technical direction and coordination of health care team members, patient care and clinic activities.
Become familiar with and understand the requirements of the Department of Defense TRICARE Program.
Participate in the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Provide training and/or direction as applicable to supporting government employees (e.g., residents, medical students. etc.).
Qualifications/Requirements:
Degree/Education:
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.).
Graduate from an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada.
This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) at the time the degree was obtained (e.g. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).
A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must provide education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States.
Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
Residency/Internship:
Successful completion of an internship and residency program (corresponding to the specialty required in the TO) which has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association.
Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting (i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training).
For purposes of this requirement, graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below.
An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics gynecology, and pediatrics).
Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training an appropriate accrediting body.
A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by an appropriate accrediting body.
A fellowship program involves advanced training (beyond residency training) in given medical specialty in either a clinical or research setting in a hospital or an institution accredited in the United States for such training.
