Position: Per Diem OBGYN Physician
OB-GYN Physician Coverage Program
Endeavor Health
2024
OB Coverage Program
Resource Physician (RP) Responsibilities - Days, Nights, Weekends, Holidays
The Resource Physician is responsible for enhancing the safety of our patients, providing excellent clinical care and actively participating in the ongoing education of our learners in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Availability
- Arrive on time to begin your shift. If there is an unavoidable delay, contact the RP on duty to arrange for continuous coverage until your physical arrival on the unit.
- Sign out RP-to-RP as shifts change. Sign out should include the status of obstetric and gynecologic NorthShore Community Health Center (NCHC) patients.
- Provide contact information. Ensure the charge nurse, residents and unit secretary have your preferred method of reaching you during your shift.
- Record start and end times properly. Compensated payroll hours are calculated based on actual hours worked.
- Remain physically on-site during the entire shift. RPs must remain within the confines of Evanston Hospital.
- Serve as the team leader and general resource for Labor and Delivery staff. The Resource Physician has a key role in maintaining safety.
- Schedule major procedures for private patients outside of scheduled OB Coverage shifts. Do not schedule non-obstetric procedures for private practice patients while on duty.
- Arranging for substitute physician coverage for any schedule changes. Covering physicians must be contracted Resource Physicians.
Clinical Activities
- Supervise all clinical care for NCHC patients. This includes obstetric patients in L&D and other locations.
- Evaluate and document patients in a timely manner.
- Provide urgent, emergent or attending coverage for all patients, as indicated.
- Assist the multi-disciplinary team.
- Review and sign-off on all EFM records.
Billing
- Complete pink billing sheets for all billable services.
- Document NSTs.
- Document AFIs.
- Enter billable events in the log book.
Safer Healthcare Duties
- Function as special teams member.
- Participate in Team Briefings and Debriefings.
- Serve as the Team Leader for staff in L&D.
Teaching Activities
- Participate in Resident sign-out.
- Round on inpatients.
- Seek opportunities to teach and include the residents and students in patient care.
Additional Physician Teaching Responsibilities for the Weekday Daytime RP
- Attend scheduled weekly conferences with residents and students.
- Participate in article discussion at Wednesday resident presentations.
- Meet with all available residents for GYN rounds.
- Participate in periodic performance reviews for appropriate department members.
- Evaluate all learners on the OB and GYN service.
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