*Position is contract (1099) to serve in our Carbondale, IL Health Center.
The Contract Physician is part of the team that provides abortion services and other minor gynecologic procedures at Planned Parenthood of Illinois in accordance with the policies, protocols, and procedures in PPIL's Medical Standards and Guidelines (MS&Gs).
Essential Functions:
1. Understand, commit to, and practice a market and customer-oriented approach to health care delivery.
2. Provide comprehensive pre-procedural assessment to all relevant patients consistent with the planned procedure.
3. Provide medical care including in-clinic and medication abortion (including rechecks, re-evacuation, and complication management) and other minor gynecologic procedures in accordance with PPIL's MS&Gs.
4. Cooperate with other medical service team members on efforts to plan, implement, administer, and evaluate PPIL's medical services to maximize both cost-effectiveness and the patient experience.
5. Take personal responsibility to remain informed, current, and willing to follow medical policies of the Board of Directors as stated in PPIL's MS&Gs concerning procedure provision as well as all other relevant protocols, policies and procedures.
6. Provide comprehensive post-procedure care.
7. Respond to needs of the clinic team as requested by the Health Center Manager including, but not limited to: maintaining medical records and maintaining an efficient and clean medical facility.
8. Participate in staff training as needed and provide regular feedback to the Health Center Manager.
9. Through these activities demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to PPIL's core values of access, activism, care, confidentiality, diversity, excellence, integrity, respect, self-determination, and stewardship; practice these values in relations with internal and external customers.
10. Other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel and reach. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Supervisor: Chief Medical Officer
Status: Contract (1099)
Qualifications:
Education:
A physician holding current physician license in the State of Illinois. Must have active ACLS certification at all times throughout employment.
Experience:
Previous work experience/training in the provision of procedural abortion through 18.0 weeks required. Experience/training through 22.0 weeks preferred. Previous work experience in the provision of procedural abortion in a high-volume outpatient clinical setting strongly preferred.
Professional and Personal Qualities:
Commitment to the efficient and customer-oriented provision of services, as well as commitment to the operating goals of the Planned Parenthood. Willingness to participate in a team approach to health care delivery. Willingness to travel within the area if necessary.
Planned Parenthood works affirmatively to include diversity among its workforce and does not discriminate in the selection of its staff based on factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, income, marital status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. We know that BIPOC and women identifying candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every requirement. Please do not be deterred if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting. We encourage you to apply anyway! You may be exactly who we are looking for!
