Join the Erie team! Motivated by the belief that healthcare is a human right, we provide high quality affordable care to support healthier people, families, and communities. Erie delivers holistic care to help every member of the family stay healthy and active from infancy through adulthood. Since 1957, we have provided high-quality care to diverse patients most in need, regardless of their insurance status, immigration status, or ability to pay. Erie Family Health Centers, a top workplace in Chicago and suburbs, is looking for a valuable addition to our OB/GYN Team!
This physician provides comprehensive women’s health care services to Erie patients including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Hospital practice includes labor and delivery as well as gynecologic surgery relevant to general obstetrics and gynecology. This role serves as an expert consultant for other primary health care providers at Erie. Outpatient work includes management of general obstetrics and gynecology, gynecologic consultation, and office-based procedures such as ultrasound, colposcopy and LEEP. Refers patients to specialists as necessary. Documents all patient care activities. Maintains a productivity level necessary to reach mandated annual level of outpatient encounters and deliveries.
At Erie, we are proud to provide competitive salaries, high-quality health care plans, generous time off benefits, retirement benefits, and more! Erie employees are eligible for Erie’s Full Benefits Package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance and Flexible Spending (FSA) for Health Care or Childcare. Retirement Programs: 401(k) program with Erie matching $0.50 for every $1.00 up to the first 5% of the employee’s biweekly salary. Annual Paid Time Off: starting at 20 days of PTO, and 8 paid holidays. Competitive salary, annual merit increases, plus room for growth and career advancement.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Performs physical examinations on new and return clients.
- Admits patients to the hospital at which he/she has admitting privileges; may refer some clients to other institutions for hospitalization as appropriate
- Refers clients to specialists as necessary.
- Documents all patient care activities per EFHC standards.
- Participates in the call coverage rotation.
- Participates in community and clinic education programs.
- Performs procedures such as colposcopy, contraceptive implant insertion/removal, IUD insertion/removal, cryotherapy etc. with appropriate training, proctoring, and privileging.
- Contributes toward the development of goals and objectives relevant to specialty/life cycle area or other annual action plan. Attends meetings when assigned.
- Participates as member of interdisciplinary health care team
- Maintains current credentialing, licensure, and board certification (once obtained).
- Collaborates with other providers by including collaborative practice agreement with advanced practice registered nurses as assigned.
- Assists in supervision of health professional students or residents when assigned.
- Participates in EFHC staff and team meetings as appropriate.
- Participates in other EFHC committee meetings as assigned.
- Maintains at least minimum CME certificates as required by American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
- Adheres to all EFHC policies & procedures.
- Performs procedures as qualified and privileged for the ambulatory setting.
