ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: SCMG Physician - Acute Care and Trauma Surgery
REPORTS TO POSITION: SCMG Chief Medical Officer, Director of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Trauma Medical Director
DEPARTMENT: St. Charles Trauma & Acute Care Surgical Services
DATE LAST REVIEWED: April 4, 2022
OUR VISION: Creating Americas healthiest community, together
OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork
DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY: St. Charles Trauma & Acute Care Surgical Services currently employs surgeons board certified in surgical critical care with varying levels of experience as well as physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The current full-time commitment includes 156 clinical shifts. Surgeons are expected to comply with all Oregon State Trauma program requirements and actively participate in quality improvement projects and community outreach education.
POSITION OVERVIEW: Surgeon is responsible for providing medical, surgical treatment, and follow up for patients treated with severe and life-threatening traumatic injuries, critical illness or emergency general surgery conditions. Surgeon will work with providers in other specialties, as needed, to stabilize and treat patients. Surgeon assesses and manages patients following established standards and practices.
Work schedule: Varied shift work in the hospital and in clinics that equates to 156 shifts per year for full time.
Shifts are comprised of day shifts and night shifts in the hospital or a day shift in the clinic. Currently, a hospital day shift is 7am-7pm and a hospital night shift is 6pm-7am providing an hour of overlap. Clinic shift hours vary with patient volume demands but do not exceed 8 am to 8 pm.
Back-up shifts, either day or night in the hospital follow the same hours but are only reimbursed and counted toward the annual shift requirement if the surgeon is called in and works more than 6 hours. A surge shift occurs when the surgeon is called in and works less than six hours, which does not count toward the annual shift requirement.
Call expectation: Primary night call and back up call is evenly distributed and typically includes 2-4 primary night shifts per month.
Work location: St. Charles Bend, Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Clinic
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
(May perform additional duties of similar complexity within SCHS as required or assigned)
Clinical Duties:
- Examines, diagnoses, and surgically treats critically injured patients and patients with emergency general surgery conditions.
- May perform emergency procedures including endotracheal tube intubation, tube thoracostomy, resuscitative thoracotomy, pericardiocentesis, ultrasonographic evaluation, peritoneal lavage, and massive transfusion.
- Performs patient examinations, obtains and records pertinent medical history, subjective, and objective findings.
- Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic procedures.
- Administers and prescribes medications in compliance with state law and practice guidelines.
- Orders and performs appropriate medical and surgical procedures in accordance with State law and practice guidelines.
- Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatments.
- Educates patients regarding health, illness and injury prevention, and healing.
- Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, documenting clearly and concisely.
- Triages patient telephone calls, providing consultation as needed.
- Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients, physicians, and administration.
- Participates in and supports quality and performance improvement activities.
Non-Clinical Responsibilities:
- Acts as a leader and supports departmental goals and the vision, mission and values of the St. Charles Health System in all respects.
- Provides customer service in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.
- Creates a healing environment that supports all aspects of care.
- Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement.
- Participates in creating intentional relationships and puts a high level of focus on attitudes and behaviors that enhance the care experience.
EDUCATION Required:
- Graduation from an accredited medical school.
- Successful completion of an accredited residency program in General Surgery.
- Successful completion of additional educational programs necessary to enable Physician to acquire and maintain privileges to perform the range of services contemplated.
- Complete annual fire/safety, etc. education in-services as required.
- Attend mandatory educational offerings as described in SCHS policies/procedures.
- Complete annual CME as required to maintain license and appropriate Board certification.
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION Required:
- Current license as MD / DO.
- Board certified or eligible in General Surgery.
- Unrestricted Federal DEA number.
- Unrestricted ability to participate in Medicare / Medicaid, or other federal or state governmental health care programs.
- Valid drivers license and the ability to meet SCHS driving requirements. Current BLS certification.
- Current ACLS and ATLS certification.
EXPERIENCE Required:
- Experience using EMR (Electronic Medical Records) software.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working in a team environment.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
- Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.
GENERAL:
- Must have excellent communication skills.
- Strong team working and collaborative skills.
- Excellent organizational skills, written and oral communication and customer service skills.
Schedule Weekly Hours:
40
Caregiver Type:
Regular
Shift:
Is Exempt Position?
Yes
Job Family:
PHYSICIAN SCMG
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