South Shore Health

Key Responsibilities

• • Manages and administers the duties and responsibilities delegated by the Chief of OB& GYN and South Shore Hospital administration, in accordance with the bylaws, rules, and regulations of its Medical Staff, departments, and committees, and in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and accrediting bodies.
• • Conducts rounds and provides consults and input to private MD’s with regard to patient care.
• • Provides training and teaching opportunities for staff through forums such as bedside rounds, lectures, etc.
• • OB/GYN physician attends to patients during regular appointments and/or during periods of hospitalization.
• • Maintains appropriate records relating to all professional services rendered.
• • Prepares and attends to, in connection with such services, all billings, reports, claims, and correspondence in the form and manner required as necessary or appropriate under the circumstances, all of which billings, records, reports, claims, or correspondence shall belong to the AWH/SSH.
• • Participates in the Brigham & Women's Hospital teaching program at SSH.
• • Participates in the Emergency Department call rotation.
• • Provides call coverage for patients of Chief as follows:
• • Coverage for Chief's patients shall be provided by the physicians of Atlantic Women's Health ("AWH") during normal working hours. On nights and weekends, patients will be triaged and managed pursuant to policy/procedure applicable for all AWH patients and, as such, will be covered by the physician on call for AWH.
• • Reports monthly in the Dept. of OB/GYN meetings regarding clinical issues and program developments; reports monthly to the Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine (or his designate) on the progress in program development.
• • Participates in continued learning and possess a willingness and ability to learn and utilize new technology and procedures that continue to develop in their role and throughout the organization.
• • Embraces technological advances that allow us to communicate information effectively and efficiently based on role.