Under the direction of the Medical Home Medical Director, the OB/GYN Physician is responsible for providing the full scope of primary care services to include but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, preventive care and health maintenance in a professional, efficient and ethical manner that will ensure quality health standards to all patients, particularly women of childbearing age and older. The OB/GYN Physician is also expected to comply with all clinic policies and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations that govern managed care and clinic operations

This positon is located in Roanoke, VA.

Clinical Practice

• Attend to the medical needs of all clinic patients by performing quality patient care activities to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a Physician. Medical and surgical procedures may be performed to ensure ongoing health of the clinic’s female patients.
• Care for women during pregnancy and childbirth, performing cesarean sections and other surgical procedures to preserve patients’ health and deliver babies safely.
• Provide post-partum care i.e. contraceptive planning, LARC insertion, depression screening and counseling on birth spacing.
• Assist with planning, development, implementation of policies and procedures and ongoing quality improvement initiatives as part of patient centered medical home (PCMH) accreditation.
• Assist in maintaining best clinical practice standards and guidelines to ensure acceptable specialist medical care and service growth specific to the diseases of female organs.
• Educate clinic patients in health maintenance, health promotion, disease prevention and other health matters as deemed appropriate.
• Obtain and review patient medical histories and develops patient care charts, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Follows progress of patient care to determine the effectiveness of the treatment plan and updates and records changes in health status and modifies treatment to achieve clinical goals as necessary.
• Consults with the Medical Director on all difficult cases. 

Medical Utilization Management

• Collaborate with Medical Director in all aspects of utilization and care management of clinic patients.
• Regularly communicates with Medical Director and clinical staff to understand medical utilization performance and data.
• Help to implement specific medical initiatives that support improved patient outcomes and/or cost reduction strategies. 

Quality of Care

• Applies knowledge of state and national standards for patient care to ensure the clinic meets applicable standards of care.
• Participate in quality improvement, chart audits, and process improvement programs.
• Evaluates and ensures the quality of care for all medical services provided. 

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Virginia Premier regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Review policies and procedures to ensure adequate protection of patients’ rights and compliance with regulatory standards and other ethical issues.
• Participate in developing policies, practices, and systems to monitor and implement quality control standards in compliance with DMAS, NCQA and other regulatory agencies standards and requirements.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures relating to standards of care, standards of practice, but not limited to: infection control procedures, safety procedures, universal precautions, patient confidentiality and security policies.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee, legal, client/patient, budget and all company matters.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation regarding patient medical information within (EMR) patient charts.

Scheduling

• Full-time (40 hours) work week. Time will be managed to ensure all patient obligations are met, participation in various committees and coverage of a colleague for vacation, leave etc.
• Participate with an external group for call cross coverage to ensure adequate obstetrical coverage for patient care during paid time off (i.e. conferences, vacation, etc.)

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE

• Must have graduated from an accredited allopathic or osteopathic education program and satisfactorily completed an appropriate residency program with experience providing medical services to patients (residency or post residency).
• Must be currently certified or eligible by national certifying body in the OB/GYN specialty for which the applicant was educated as recognized by the Virginia State Board of Medicine.
• Currently hold and maintain a medical license to practice in the state of Virginia or be eligible to obtain such license.
• Currently have or be able to obtain full admitting and operating privileges at local hospitals, specifically Lewis Gale Health Center and/or Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proven effective communication skills.
• Good computer and excellent documentation skills.
• Excellent patient safety and quality skills
• Demonstrate experience in assessing treatment and responses and adapting care to meet the needs of the patient population served.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with a diverse set of employees / patients with multiple disciplines in both clinic and administrative settings.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Physical health sufficient to meet the ergonomic standards and demands of the position

About Us

Virginia Premier is a managed care organization which began as a full-service Medicaid MCO in 1995. Partnered with VCU Medical Systems we strive to meet the needs of the underserved and vulnerable populations in Virginia by delivering quality driven, culturally sensitive and financially viable Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs.  Headquartered in Richmond, VA we also have offices in Roanoke, Tidewater and Bristol with additional satellite locations allowing us to serve over 200,000 members across eighty counties throughout Virginia. 

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package to include excellent Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, Tuition Assistance, Infant-At-Work Program, Remote Work options and generous vacation and sick leave policies. Our culture supports an environment where employees can continuously learn and gain professional growth through various development programs, education, exciting projects and career mobility.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EOE

Our mission is to inspire healthy living within the communities we serve!