PHYSICIAN (OBSTETRICS)

About the Position: This position is at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) Department of OB/GYN, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii. Tripler Army Medical Center is a tobacco-free workplace. This is an open continuous announcement. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. Medical malpractice liability insurance is not required for federal civilian healthcare providers. Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)).

Serve as a specialist in OB-GYN, specifically Maternal Fetal Medicine, performing complicated and involved examinations, diagnoses, and treatment of patients who may have complicated and often overlapping problems.

Provide a variety of professional medical services to authorized beneficiaries of the outpatient clinic on a walk-in or scheduled appointment basis.

Examine patients to determine need for and orders laboratory test, x-rays and other procedures necessary to complete medical facts on Maternal Fetal Medicine cases.

Interpret examination findings and test results, makes diagnoses of disease, illness, disorder or injury, and treats patients or prescribes course of treatment.

Make presumptive diagnoses of more serious or uncommon conditions and seeks advice of appropriate consultants.

Participate in quality assurance, quality improvement, peer review, and similar professional medical activities in conjunction with accreditation and other standards required of medical facilities.

Perform inpatient clinical duties as credentialed including but not limited to admissions, discharges, treatments, therapeutic procedures and clinical documentation for adult, pediatric, obstetrical, critical care and emergency department patients.

In the capacity of OB/GYN residency faculty, provide professional guidance to personnel assigned to the Department of OB/GYN.

Provide didactic training of the OB/GYN residents to include both formal and informal lectures and hands on teaching.

Mentor and direct supervision of OB/GYN residents in the performance of inpatient and outpatient care.

Attend and participate in clinical and administrative staff meetings.