Faculty Physician - Family Medicine with OB

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

December 06, 2024

Department:

34009920 United Family Physicians Clinic

Shift:

Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8/12 combo shift

Hours Per Week:

32

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

Alternative Weekend Plan

Job Summary:

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.

Key Position Details:

A Family Medicine practice without Obstetrics may be considered. 

Job Description:

Provides full scope, high quality clinical care for patients and families, teaches and supervises residents and medical students, and participates in residency program curriculum development and scholarly activities on a regular basis. This is a full scope position requiring inpatient and ambulatory care for patients of all ages as well as management of pregnancy and childbirth on a routine basis. FM-OB Faculty Physicians model a community-oriented, culturally sensitive approach to caring for patients and families, the use of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) strategies to improve the health of patients and populations, and a commitment to health equity and reducing barriers to care. Clinical practice is located at United Hospital and the Allina Health United Family Physicians Clinic.

Principle Responsibilities

• Direct Patient Care
  • Provides direct patient care for family medicine patients of all ages including pregnant patients, newborns.
  • Reviews patient's medical history while collecting, prioritizing, and synthesizing comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
  • Evaluates, interprets, and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care.
  • Performs intrapartum obstetrical care including deliveries.
  • Provides education, consultation, or intervention to patients and their families.
  • Works collaboratively with patients to improve their health and well-being.
  • Practices in a thoughtful manner including consideration for cultural diversity, individual autonomy, and legal responsibilities.
  • Actively participates in multidisciplinary team approach to case management.
  • Functions appropriately as part of care delivery team through efficient use of resources and skills.
  • Charts in electronic format in accordance with licensure and scope.
  • Provides care for adults including pregnant patients, children and newborns in an ambulatory clinic and hospital setting.
  • Participates in hospital medicine and OB/pediatric inpatient on-call rotation.
• Teaching
  • Supervises and teaches residents and medical students in the ambulatory and inpatient environments.
  • Supervises prenatal care and intrapartum obstetrical care by residents including deliveries.
  • Promotes and participates in the educational programs of the residency, including didactic presentations, case discussions and procedural training.
  • Serves as a faculty advisor and mentor for residents.
  • Provides constructive, actionable formative and summative feedback to residents in verbal and written form.
  • Participates annually in continuing medical education (CME) focused on teaching skills.
  • Completes the ACGME faculty survey annually.
• Quality
  • Utilizes quality improvement tools to develop processes that promote continuous improvement in delivery of patient care, patient outcomes, or workflows.
  • Participates in quality improvement teams, work groups and committees
  • May participate in peer review and quality assurance.
• Curricular Leadership and Scholarship
  • Serves as a content leader for designated area(s) of the residency program curriculum. Reviews and updates goals, objectives and reading lists annually. Serves as a liaison with participating external clinical teachers. Ensures content area complies with ACGME requirements for Family Medicine.
  • Participates in scholarly activity as defined by the ACGME at least every two years and promotes scholarly opportunities for residents.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral/Ph.D. level advanced degree in Medicine
• 0 to 2 years of clinical practice experience with demonstrated excellence in patient care. Demonstrated clinical proficiency in Family Medicine outpatient practice and hospital medicine for adults and children including newborns
• 0 to 2 years providing prenatal care and performing obstetrical deliveries. Demonstrated clinical proficiency in obstetrical care and deliveries required. Must meet the criteria for credentialing in intrapartum obstetrics at United Hospital at the time of hire
• Experience in clinical teaching

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited Residency training program in Family Medicine
• 2+ years of experience with Adult hospital medicine and outpatient care for patients of all ages
• 2+ years of experience independently providing prenatal and intrapartum obstetrical care including deliveries
• Experience in graduate medical education and demonstrated excellence in teaching residents and medical students

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Physician - MN Board of Medical Practice Active license or the ability to obtain license required upon hire
• ABFM Board Certification required upon hire
• Drug Enforcement Agency Certificate - Active for MN required upon hire
• MN Prescription Monitoring Program-Enrollment and activation required upon hire
• National Provider Identifier-Enrollment required upon hire
• ACLS-BLS Tier 3 - Multisource required within 180 Days
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation - Multisource Active required upon hire
• Advances Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider - Active upon hire

Physical Demands

• Medium Work*:
• Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently