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Job Summary

Denver Health Medical Center is currently recruiting for a part-time (3-4 days/week) Maternal Fetal Medicine physician to join our group of 18+ physicians and 30+ advanced care providers practicing in Denver, CO.  The ideal candidate will be board certified in Maternal Fetal Medicine and have a minimum of 3-5 years' experience.  Our OB/Gyn team is a single integrated obstetrical service that averages 3,600 delivers per year, 40,000 prenatal visits, and 10,000 ultrasounds a year.  All high-risk women are seen in the Denver Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic.  Denver Health is an essential teaching site for the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the position includes an unmodified appointment at the University of Colorado.  Residents at the University of Colorado spend approximately one third of their time at Denver Health, and third and UC School of Medicine students do rotations at Denver Health.

The position does not have the expectation of participation in in-house, on-call duties.

Our Denver Health obstetrics team has a strong infrastructure for clinical research, having been a participant in the MFMU during the last cycle.  Our team also has a strong interest in perinatal mental health and addiction medicine in collaboration with our colleagues in psychiatry.  We currently have multiple funded studies related to clinical obstetrics and perinatal mental health.  We have an active and growing perinatal addiction medicine service, with a family medicine/addiction medicine specialist who attends in the High Risk OB clinic.  We have a psychiatrist who attends a High Risk OB clinic one day per week and licensed clinical psychologists who attend our Women's clinic every day. 

Benefits of practicing at Denver Health include:

• Academic appointment at the University of Colorado
• Resident and medical student teaching opportunities
• Exceptional infrastructure for research and academic time
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Malpractice coverage through the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act
• Relocation assistance

Denver Health is a fully integrated network of 9 community health centers, 17 school based clinics, and a Level I 525-licensed bed hospital with a mission of providing access to quality preventative, acute, and chronic healthcare for all citizens of Denver regardless of ability to pay.  Physicians interested in practicing and teaching in a dynamic, state of the art health care delivery system are encouraged to apply. 

Interested applicants should submit CV to:
John P. Curtin, M.D.,

Director, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Denver Health Medical Center
john.curtin@dhha.org

Essential Functions:

• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical histories, reports, or examination results. (25%)
• Treat patients with complicated and high-risk pregnancies. (25%)
• Care for and treat women during prenatal, natal, and postnatal periods.
  (25%)
• Prescribe or administer therapy, medication, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. (10%)
• Perform cesarean sections or other surgical procedures as n eeded to preserv patients' health and deliver babies safely. (10%)
• Participate in or support education and research. (5%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Graduate of an accredited medical school Required

Licenses:

Colorado medical license required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.
• Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.
• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.
• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.
• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
• Performs in a tactful and professional manner.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Computer skills required.

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Benefits

• Competitive pay

• Outstanding benefits

• Education opportunities

• Shared leadership and advancement opportunity

• State-of-the-art facilities

• Immediate retirement plan matching

• Professional clinical advancement program

• Participation in evidence-based projects

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

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About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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