Hybrid OB/GYN Physician chez St. Joseph's Health

Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalist Duties and Responsibilities (12 hour shifts)            

• Care for unassigned inpatient OB and GYN patients
• Provide triage and / or OB ED services
• Provide GYN consultations for hospitalized patients and the Emergency Department
• Oversee residents, fellows, midwives or advanced practice nurses
• Provide call coverage and L&D support: interpretation of EFM strips, stand-by for deliveries, perform delivery and monitoring of laboring patients for private OBs
• Serve as MFM extenders
• Surgically assist for other OBs or gynecologists

General Obstetrics and Gynecology attending physician Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provides general primary obstetric and gynecological care using generally accepted standards of practice. The physician develops a plan of care for each patient, including complete history, physical examination, diagnosis, appropriate treatment and /or referral, uses all available resources in an appropriate and cost efficient manner.
2. Hospitalizes as needed any patient requiring in-patient care. Provides obstetric and gynecological care according to accepted ACOG standards during the hospitalization.
3. Confers with consulting physicians, mid-level providers, nurses, support staff, patients, and families concerning treatment and care of patients. Makes appropriate specialty and sub-specialty referrals, but maintains responsibility, assuring continuing of care.
4. Perform general gynecological and obstetric surgical procedures, both diagnostic and therapeutic, using both minimally invasive and traditional surgical techniques.
5. Physician will enter into Collaborative agreements with SJH midlevel providers including midwives.
6. Participates in health promotion/disease prevention activities. Stresses the importance of preventive health care measures.
7. Supports mid-level providers in supervision and consultation.
8. Participates in quality improvement/assurance activities.
9. Attends and participates in SJH activities as requested.
10. Attends mandatory in-services and Employer meetings.
11. Completes records in adequate professional detail, and in a timely manner using electronic medical record (EMR) system.
12. Maintains and acquires knowledge and skills to perform required duties to meet all hospital, state, organizational and licensure requirements.
13. Abides by the Employer Obstetrics Department protocols and guidelines.
14. Other duties as assigned by the Chairman, and/or Vice President of Physician Services, to meet the goal of providing excellent health care.

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures. 

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics. 

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Competitive salary*
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency:  St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law.  The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.