Physician - ANESTHESIOLOGY - Annie Penn Hospital

Responsible for patient care and completion of all clinical duties, this role coordinates services across the multidisciplinary team, provides medical education to residents, interns, and students, contributes to medical research, and exercises independent judgment in patient diagnosis, treatment planning, and directing the interdisciplinary team to achieve care plan goals.

Essential Job Function

• Education/Training: Utilizes literature and attends regional and national meetings tremain current and professionally competent.
• Engages in educational programs for inpatients, staff, and healthcare professionals.
• Participates in educational and research programs including didactic material , formal teaching conferences, clinical teaching, staff education conferences, and clinical research.
• Liaison: Participates in liaison duties with the other professional staff, and in development of patient referral sources.
• Provides referring physicians with updates on patient care and outcomes.
• Patient Care; Provides direct and indirect patient care tthe assigned areas.
• Oversees the interdisciplinary team and guides residents and medical students in performing their assigned responsibilities.
• Participates in clinical research projects of interest.
• Provides accurate and timely documentation and sign off of care testablish up-to-date medical records for billing purposes.
• Demonstrates and maintains MCHS professional standards, including adherence to Medical Staff By-Laws, Service Excellence commitments, practice standards, physician expectations, and professional image guidelines.
• Acts in concert with MCHS Mission, Visio, and Values.
• Demonstrates collegial and respectful relationships with colleagues, patients, associates, family, and visitors.
• Upholds Socratic Oath, honors patient confidentiality, and acts with integrity at all times.
• Aligns work with MCHS objectives and supports the achievement of established standards.
• Quality and Safety: Participates, as needed, in medical audits, quality improvement programs, investigations, peer review, and other inquiries relating tthe standards of professional care.
• Leads and oversees the interdisciplinary team to ensure each patient receives the highest level of care.
• Ensures safe practice standards and regulatory compliance.
• Quality Improvement: Engages in continuous improvements and use of evidence based practices working towards preeminent healthcare and service (with outcomes moving intthe 90th percentile or above).
• Maintains documentation in compliance with MCHS guidelines and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• participates in development of clinical guidelines, procedures, programs, and makes recommendations timprove quality and efficiency of care.
• Shares specifically designated on-call responsibilities with other physician members of the assigned areas.

Education

• Required: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from a Medical School recognized by the North Carolina Medical Board.
• Also medical degrees from other countries that are equivalent to the United States MD or DO degrees from a Medical School recognized by the North Carolina Medical Board.

Experience

• Required: Completed appropriate residency training (and fellowship training as required).

Licensure/Certification/Listing

• REQUIRED Required: Practitioner must have completed the number of years in a residency program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and met all other requirements for eligibility to receive board certification recognized by either the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association in the primary medical specialty (or subspecialty) for which the Practitioner is applying for Clinical Privileges. If five (5) or more years have elapsed since the Practitioner completed such residency program, the Practitioner currently must have board-certification recognized by either the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association in such specialty (or subspecialty). Fully licensed to practice Medicine in the state of NC. Meets requirements of the Moses Cone Health System Medical Staff by-laws and obtains the appropriate level of medical staff privileges. The Practitioner must have a current, and valid DEA registration number, with no involuntary limitations on prescriptive authority (schedule limitations) resulting from DEA disciplinary actions. Each Practitioner shall maintain in force professional liability insurance as determined by the Moses Cone Health System Medical Executive Committee and Board of Trustees; currently $1 million each incident and each occurrence, and $3 million aggregate. The Practitioner must provide proof of professional liability insurance coverage, with a current certificate of insurance or a current copy of the policy. The professional liability insurance coverage shall be with a company approved by the North Carolina Insurance Commission and otherwise satisfactory to the Board of Trustees.
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