PHYSICIAN - OB/GYN

Independence Health System Inc.; Butler (Butler County); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence Health System Inc. is seeking a licensed OB/GYN physician to diagnose, treat, and manage care for women across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The role collaborates with Clinical Assistants, Medical Assistants, Clerical and Administrative staff to coordinate patient care throughout the hospital stay. Responsibilities include ordering tests, prescribing medications, performing surgical procedures, and ensuring smooth discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, treat and prevent medical conditions that affect women.
• Monitor and treat patients during pregnancy and childbirth.
• Prescribe medications or treatment regimens as appropriate.
• Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiography and advanced imaging.
• Perform surgical procedures to prevent or surgically correct injury, treat disease, or abnormalities by using surgical techniques to increase patient functioning.
• Refer patients to medical specialists, social services or other professionals as appropriate.
• Participate in continuing education activities to maintain license certification and enhance knowledge skills.
• Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support services.
• Write patient discharge summaries.
• Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.
• Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon hospital discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.
• Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.
• Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to

Job description

The Physician, OB/GYN examines, diagnoses and treats hospitalized and outpatient patients. The position manages patients through the continuum of hospital care by collaborating with other medical professionals including Clinical Assistants, Medical Assistants, Clerical, and Administrative staff. The position orders treatments, tests, medication and consults with other specialty physicians and primary care physician where appropriate. The position performs surgical procedures to prevent or surgically correct injury, treat disease, or abnormalities by using surgical techniques to increase patient functioning.

Essential Job Functions

• Diagnose, treat and prevent medical conditions that affect women.
• Monitor and treat patients during pregnancy and childbirth.
• Prescribe medications or treatment regimens as appropriate.
• Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiography and advanced imaging.
• Perform surgical procedures to prevent or surgically correct injury, treat disease, or abnormalities by using surgical techniques to increase patient functioning.
• Refer patients to medical specialists, social services or other professionals as appropriate.
• Participate in continuing education activities to maintain license certification and enhance knowledge skills.
• Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support services.
• Write patient discharge summaries.
• Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.
• Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon hospital discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.
• Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.
• Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to