Medical Director Obstetrics & OB Hospitalist, LDS Hospital
- Employer
- Intermountain Health
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Posted Date
- Sep 26, 2024
- Reference
- R106213
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- Specialty
- Chiefs / Directors / Dept. Heads
- Position Type
- Permanent
Job Details
This is a facility leadership role reporting to the Senior Medical Director of Women's Health, Canyons Region. In addition, reports indirectly to Hospital administrative team.
This leader will work 4 hours per week of administrative time. In addition, they will be expected to work clinically as an OB/GYN Hospitalist providing care at LDS Hospital full time, with an expectation of averaging 7 24-hour shifts per month. Our OB/GYN Hospitalists provide care for unassigned patients and coordinate follow-up care. They also render services to patients who deliver precipitously or have emergency obstetric conditions that require STAT obstetric care. In a 24-hour shift, the OB Hospitalist can expect to participate in 2-3 deliveries. On a limited basis, this position will include caring for unassigned GYN non-surgical and unstable patients in the Emergency Department.
Responsible for:
- Upholding Intermountain Health's fundamentals of Safety, Quality, Equity, Experience, Access, Stewardship, and Engaged Caregivers
- Optimizing obstetric patient experiences throughout the hospital
- Clinical leadership for the facility's obstetrics providers
- Working in close partnership with local hospital leadership in obstetrics, gynecology, neonatology, anesthesiology, pediatrics, family medicine and emergency medicine to optimize quality and safety of obstetric care within the hospital
- Educating obstetric providers and nurses within the hospital about region-wide obstetric practice standards
- Collaborates with OBGYN Department chair in leadership and important decisions
- Overseeing the Ob Hospitalist program at the hospital
- Coordinates call schedule
- Oversight of quarterly Labor and Delivery simulation
- Participating in peer review, HEAL, and Rapid Event Investigations regarding obstetrics cases and providing updates at Dept Mtgs re: lessons learned, updates, and protocol improvements
- Overseeing related research initiatives in collaboration with Office of Research
- Providing specialty specific review and/or consultation as requested by SelectHealth.
- Providing specialty specific consultation as requested by Digital Technology Services/Information Systems
- Addressing professional or performance concerns as indicated
Job Essentials:
- Lead and inspire a culture of success, collaboration, teamwork and dedication by all team members including physicians, APP's, nurses, technicians and all staff members.
- Track and improve patient experience scores
- Tracking and oversight of protocol adherence and outcomes
- Regular meetings with regionwide Ob Hospitalist leadership
- Participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings as well as region-wide OB/GYN development Team and OB/GYN Department Meetings.
- Partner with Obstetric Leadership to develop standards for obstetric care
- Partner with hospital nursing leadership on Labor and delivery and Mother/Baby unit to implement protocols, initiatives and safety bundles
- Work together with Life Flight, nursing and Maternal Fetal Medicine leaders to optimize obstetric transports including implementation of best practices
- Meet with hospital administration, including chief medical officer and department chair, to discuss obstetric and ob hospitalist issues
- Review and sign credentialing packets.
Minimum Requirements
- M.D or D.O. with residency and Board Certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Degree must be obtained through an accredited institution. Education is verified.
- Licensed or able to be licensed to practice Medicine.
- Holds active privileges or qualified to be credentialed at an Intermountain Hospital and SelectHealth.
- Must be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills and the ability to work effectively and collegially with clinical and non-clinical staff to move others to action and model the vision and values of the organization.
- 3-5 years of clinical experience with progressive leadership experience in obstetrics.
- Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Exceptional character and integrity and commitment to mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health.
Preferred Qualifications
- Desired traits include peer respect engendering trust among others, proficient at building teams and forging partnerships, willingness, and ability to resolve conflict and enhance effectiveness of others, ability to effectively communicate vision and enroll others, zeal for change and bias to action, and ability to delegate responsibility and empower others.
Physical Requirements:
Anticipated job posting close date:
10/03/2024
Location:
LDS Hospital
Work City:
Salt Lake City
Work State:
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$7.25 - $999.99
We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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Company
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