Ob/Gyn Hospitalist (Full Time)

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Job Summary

The Department of OB-GYN at Denver Health Medical Center is recruiting for a full-time OB-GYN Hospitalist physician to join our team. We provide full scope obstetric and gynecologic care through a collaborative integrated service model. Denver Health has approximately 3600-4000 deliveries per year, which is ~1/3 of the deliveries of Denver residents. Denver Health also has a busy GYN service with increasing number of GYN consults with some needing urgent/emergent surgery. We serve a diverse patient population where most of our patients identify as Hispanic/Latina, and our patients speak over 23 different languages.

Denver Health is formally affiliated with the University of Colorado, School of Medicine where all faculty have full-time academic appointments. Denver Health is an essential teaching site for the School of Medicine. OB-GYN residents do approximately 1/3 of their clinical work at Denver Health. The Department serves additional learners - Family Medicine residents, Emergency Medicine residents, medical students, nurse-midwife students, Psychology interns, and nurse practitioner students.

Diversity is a key component of excellence at Denver Health, and the OB-GYN Department supports the value of diversity among faculty, staff and students and actively seeks diversity among applicants and employees.

Benefits of practicing at Denver Health include:

• Academic affiliations with the University of Colorado
• Resident and medical student teaching opportunities
• Competitive salary/benefits
• 9.5% employer retirement match
• 34 paid days off per year (PTO, Holiday, CME)
• Conveniently located in Denver with access to a thriving cultural scene, diverse neighborhoods, natural beauty and 300+ days of sunshine per year
• Denver Health is a comprehensive, integrated healthcare organization and is a model for other safety net institutions across the nation.

Highlights/Responsibilities:

A full-time physician will have a monthly schedule of 12-14 clinical shifts (10-14 hours shifts); consisting of a mix of predominately night and weekend shifts with opportunity for day-time shifts. Shift scheduling can include 24-hour shifts and flexible scheduling such as 3 inpatient night shifts per week, or 2 inpatient night shifts and 1 daytime weekend shift.

This physician will share responsibility with the on-call OB-GYN attending in assisting with concurrent deliveries, obstetrical emergencies, and patient care. Clinical opportunities include Labor and Delivery, Postpartum care, emergent gynecologic surgery, gynecologic consults, and comprehensive clinical care in our OB ED (triage). Responsibilities will include labor and delivery management, supervision of resident physicians, CNMs, FM providers, medical students, and other learners, and hands-on clinical care in Labor and delivery, Postpartum, Gynecology, and Obstetrical ED Department. This physician will be working in a busy, acute care environment where they are a member of a multidisciplinary collaborative team with the collaboration and support of another OB-GYN attending physician. This physician should enjoy working directly with patients, resident physicians and other learners. This physician should be in support of the hospital and department's mission to provide high quality evidence-based patient care. Denver Health seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to excellence.

Interested applicants should apply online and can submit CV/Cover Letter to:
Aaron Ortiz, Manager of Provider Recruitment

aaron.ortiz@dhha.org

Qualifications

MD/DO degree from an accredited medical school. Applicants must have successfully completed an ACGME accredited OB/GYN residency training program. Board Certified or Board Eligible (cert required within 3 years) by American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; have acknowledged excellence in the field; are eligible for licensure in the state of Colorado and be eligible for privileges at Denver Health Medical Center.

Changes to this Job Description

The environment at Denver Health can be fluid. Roles and responsibilities may be altered to accommodate changing business conditions and objectives as well as to tap into the skills and experience of its associates. Accordingly, employees may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific work that is listed. Regular, reliable, consistent, and punctual attendance is an essential function of this position. This position also may require you to work standard hours/shifts, as well as flexible hours before and after standard hours/shifts, and overtime or in excess of 40 hours in a work week.

Essential Functions:

• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical histories, reports, or examination results. (25%)
• Treat diseases of female organs. (25%)
• Care for and treat women during prenatal, natal, and postnatal periods. (25%)
• Prescribe or administer therapy, medication, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
  (10%)
• Perform cesarean sections or other surgical procedures as n eeded to preserv patients' health and deliver babies safely.
  (10%)
• Participate in or support education and research (5%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Graduate of an accredited medical school Required

Work Experience:

• less than 1 year Directly related experience

Licenses:

• MD-Physician - State Medical Board Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.
• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.
• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.
• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.
• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
• Performs in a tactful and professional manner.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Computer skills required.

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Benefits

• Social security replacement retirement plan with employer contribution of 3%

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Community resource navigation support

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.