OBGYN Nocturnist

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for clinical care of general OB-GYN patients and supervision of residents, fellows, students, and mid-level care providers in ambulatory and hospital setting. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: Clinical Supervision and Teaching: Supervise Ob/Gyn residents, Family Practice residents, fellows, and students at Mission Hospitals on Labor and Delivery, as well as patients in the Emergency Room, Antepartum, and Postpartum, Operating room, and Post-operative setting. Supervise mid-level care providers of MAHEC Ob-Gyn in Mission Hospitals. Consult and collaborate with regional care providers seeking care for patients needing transport or with high acuity situations. Provide collaboration and consultation for providers for whom MAHEC OB/GYN are the backup providers. Provider collaboration and consultation as the Obstetric Safety Consultant while fulfilling that role in Mission Hospitals. Provide training and didactics on general obstetric and gynecologic topics. Provides teaching topics for resident night float team. Provide evaluation both formative and summative to residents and learners using myTIPreport. Provide appropriate face to face feedback to residents and students in a professional and constructive manner. Clinical Activities: Provide care to patients at Mission Hospitals in a manner consistent with patient safety standards, and evidence based, using standard protocol’s consistent with MAHEC OB/GYN Department. Be able to lead team of residents as well as guide chief resident in appropriate delegation of tasks and duties based on level of experience. Ensure closed loop communication with other providers, faculty, subspecialists, learners, and staff. Nightshifts time 5:45 pm to 8:00 am (continue care via attending check out at 7:00 each morning with L&D team). Being willing to alter schedule if needed based on holidays or MAHEC OB/GYN department faculty scheduling needs. Awake and alert throughout shift and providing emergent care as Obstetric Safety Consultant role. This role description is a general description of the essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all the duties the OB-GYN Nocturnist may perform. KEY COMPETENCIES: Communication Skills Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient’s family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families. Decision Making Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time. HealthCare Knowledge Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate. This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHEC’s organizational training. Finally, the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and gained through this process in real life scenarios as appropriate. Interpersonal Skills Showing the ability to meet difficult situations with grace, professionalism, and understanding. Within your area of expertise, showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues, patients, and their family at all times, even when its most difficult to do so. This is done, in part, by effective listening, being your authentic self, showing responsibility and dependability, and being patient with others. Organizational Values Adherence to MAHEC’s founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes, among others, having integrity and accountability, reverence for other cultures and equitable practices, ability to manage change, and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to do the best for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need. Problem Solving Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come to an appropriate resolution for a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinking through where we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying those new ideas to affect positive change. SPECIFIED SKILLS COMPUTER Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required. FOREIGN LANGUAGE Spanish speaking skills preferred. Operative vaginal delivery (Both forceps and vacuum) Manual rotation Cesarean/Postpartum hysterectomy D&E (<18 weeks)/Postpartum D&C Able to run an effective de-brief Knowledge of protocols OBH (Stage 2 & 3, OB transfusion protocols) Severe hypertension (escalating antihypertensive treatment, delivery timing) Antenatal steroids (at periviability, preterm, later preterm) Tocolysis and magnesium for neuroprotection GBS Third and fourth degree laceration repair Placement of uterine tamponade balloon Laparoscopic ectopic pregnancy Breech second twin/Emergent breech vaginal delivery Tactfully taking over situation from a private MD/FHC/CNM Performing post-operative checklist with circulating RN Perform interdisciplinary debriefs after complex events High risk transfer consultation PHYSICAL DEMANDS Not Applicable. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Board Certification or active candidate for certification by ABOG. Current North Carolina Medical License. Hospital privileges at Mission Hospitals. Current DEA certification. Clinical experience in obstetrics and gynecology required. The ability to function as a Board Certified obstetrician/gynecologist in the full realm of the practice of the specialty. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Resident training experience preferred. SCHEDULE: Regular attendance on-site is an essential function of this position. Typical business hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (or flexed to best meet the needs of the clients and/or the Division); 40 hours per workweek; weekend, holiday, or evening coverage is occasionally required. Work hours will need to be flexible in order to respond to special work assignments, or evening activities, as requested by the team leader. Thank you for your interest in employment with Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, NC, where we are committed to improving health in western North Carolina through innovative health professions education and compassionate healthcare. MAHEC was established in 1974 to improve training and retention of healthcare professionals across our region. We are dedicated to excellence in clinical care, health professions education, and innovative practices that can be replicated nationally. The largest of the nine state AHEC's, MAHEC serves NC's 16 westernmost counties to address national and state concerns with the supply, retention, and quality of health professionals especially in rural areas. MAHEC is a certified living wage employer through Just Economics of Western North Carolina and an equal opportunity employer. Black, Indigenous, People of Color and bilingual persons, especially those who can speak Spanish and English, are strongly encouraged to apply. We offer excellent benefits and are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace.