The Associate Director of Women’s Health is directly responsible for the medical leadership, clinical oversight and patient treatment related to all Women’s Health Services provided by CommUnityCare or its affiliates. The Associate Director, Women’s Health reports to Director of Women’s Health.

Primary Accountabilities

 Perform comprehensive assessment of patients using observation, inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion.

 Order or execute various tests, analyses and diagnostic images to provide information on patient’s condition.

 Diagnose and treat diseases, disorders and injuries based on patient’s medical history and results of physical assessment and refer patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.

 Prescribe medications and therapies for treatment and preventative care.

 Instruct patients and their families regarding procedures performed, home care and follow up visits.

 Direct professional and ancillary health care staff during treatment of patients.

 Respond to inquiries from staff and patients regarding preventative health and treatments.

 Compile patient medical data including health history, treatment plans, and results of physical examination, etc. and record in electronic medical record.

 Report required information including deaths and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.

 Plan, promote, demonstrate, recommend and coordinate high standards of medical practice.

 Performs up to 8 hours of administrative time per week.

 Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

 High level of skill at building relationships and providing excellent customer services.

 Interpersonal savvy and influence skills in managing difficult clients and patients.

 High degree of knowledge and competency in the practice of medicine and associated charting requirements.

 High level of problem solving skill to better serve patients and staff.

 Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

 Ability to utilize computers for data entry and information retrieval.

 Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and emergency situations successfully.

 Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

 Ability to implement and evaluation operational and emergency situations successfully.

 Demonstrated understand of and/or experience working in a patient centered medical home (PCMH) environment.

 Demonstrated understanding and/or experience working in an integrated delivery environment.

People Management/Department Management/Business Unit Management

 Actively supports the Women’s Health Department including all employed and contracted providers within the department to support high quality clinical care and provider wellness

 Works in tandem with the Health Center’s operations, nursing and clinical leaders to ensure a collaborative team and support Care Model initiatives

 Serves as liaison for external community partners including Dell Medical School Department of Women’s Health and Seton Maternal Fetal Medicine to ensure patient safety and provider awareness across partner organizations

 Orientation of new providers during onboarding with continued support as needed to promote Epic proficiency and provider wellness

 Support provider education through monthly team meetings and quarterly All Provider Meetings in collaboration with the Director of Women’s Health including participation in residency clinic meetings

 Lead and support clinical priorities of the Women’s Health Service Line in collaboration with the Director of Women’s Health

 Serves as East Austin WH Clinic Lead as part of assigned duties

 Coordinates directly with Women’s Health Triad for clinical and operational initiatives at East Austin

MINIMUM EDUCATION Graduation from an accredited school for Physician Assistants or Master’s degree as a Nurse Practitioner

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE 2 years of clinical experience.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE 5 years of clinical experience with 2 years in leadership/mentorship experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE

Unrestricted License to practice medicine in the state of Texas and
Board Certification or passage of Board Certification examination from applicable credentialing body within two year of employment.
OR Unrestricted license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Texas OR unrestricted license to practice Nursing in the State of Texas/current credentialing as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration for the purpose of writing prescriptions.

REQUIRED COURSES/COMPLETIONS (e.g., CPR)

Current Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course completion card. Basic Life Support Certification for Healthcare Providers.

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