Physician - Resource

Position Highlights:

• Position:
  Per Diem OBGYN Physician

OB-GYN Physician Coverage Program

Endeavor Health

2024

OB Coverage Program

Resource Physician (RP) Responsibilities - Days, Nights, Weekends, Holidays

The Resource Physician is responsible for enhancing the safety of our patients, providing excellent clinical care and actively participating in the ongoing education of our learners in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Availability Arrive on time to begin your shift
. If there is an unavoidable delay, contact the RP on duty to arrange for continuous coverage until your physical arrival on the unit.

Sign out RP-to-RP as shifts change. Sign out should include the status of obstetric and gynecologic North Shore Community Health Center (NCHC) patients, concerning private patients in Labor and Delivery (L&D), Emergency Department (ED) status and pending services such as tubal ligations, circumcisions, etc.

Provide contact information. Ensure the charge nurse, residents and unit secretary have your preferred method of reaching you during your shift, e.g. pager, in-house phone.

Record start and end times properly. Compensated payroll hours are calculated based on actual hours worked and must have appropriate documentation in at least one or both of the following methods.

Sign-in the duty log book when arriving and completing the shift
. This log book is located in the “Chart Room” in L&D. All RPs will sign in on arrival and when completing their shift. It should also be used to record each billable service provided during the shift in addition to completing billing sheets, as described in the “Billing” section below.

Enter start and end times in API Timecards for payroll processing. Non-Medical Group physicians must enter their start and end times in API;
Medical Group physicians must enter their hours as a calendar entry in API.

Remain physically on-site during the entire shift. RPs must remain within the confines of Evanston Hospital and should be readily available in the event of an emergency. RPs are not required to be in the Women’s Hospital when their presence is not needed, but may not leave hospital buildings. Specifically, the medical office buildings at 1000 Central Street or 2500 Ridge are not considered within the confines of Evanston Hospital.

Inform the various staff when you leave the Women’s Hospital.

Serve as the team leader and general resource for Labor and Delivery staff. The Resource Physician has a key role in maintaining safety by working in concert with other team members to monitor the clinical course of all patients in L&D, including those being managed primarily by other physicians, whether those physicians are on- or off-site. The resource physician should be available for consultation or provision of assistance for any patient at the request of any member of the team.

The RP should initiate such interactions if s/he has concerns about management.

Schedule major procedures for private patients outside of scheduled OB Coverage shifts
. Do not schedule non-obstetric procedures for private practice patients while on duty. During scheduled hours, RPs may engage in other professional activities as long as these activities will not interfere with RP responsibilities.

Arranging for substitute physician coverage for any schedule changes
. Covering physicians must be contracted Resource Physicians.

During normal business hours, the scheduled RP will notify the Department Administrator at x2521 or jkurtz and L&D at x2222 of all changes.

After normal business hours, when the scheduled physician is unable to report for or complete their shift as scheduled due to an emergency, he or she will page Jennifer Kurtz at 6896 and Deanna Hanks at 7158 to coordinate timely coverage.

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