JOB SUMMARY: Provides direct patient care to patients at the MAHEC OBGYN Franklin + Cullowhee clinic locations and, as desired and appropriate, in Mission Hospital. Assess, diagnose and treat obstetric + gynecologic conditions, independently or as part of a healthcare team. This role is 90% direct patient care and 10% clinical administrative time.
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide direct patient care to patients at the MAHEC OBGYN Franklin + Cullowhee locations. Position will primarily be assigned to Franklin clinic.
Provide routine prenatal, postpartum, and gynecologic care including annual wellness exams, contraceptive counseling + initiation, insertion of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), pelvic + speculum exams.
Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), point of care ultrasound, non-stress tests.
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
Develop treatment plans based on best practices and professional practice guidelines.
Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, or herbal remedies.
Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks.
Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations.
Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
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…