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Staff Physician
Planned Parenthood of Greater New YorkUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Dec 2025
About the role
POSITION SUMMARYProvides comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care including but not limited to contraception, abortion and miscarriage management (medication and procedural), gender affirming hormone therapy, colposcopy and LEEP, general office gynecology, ultrasound, well-person examinations, and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and other infections. Provides care in alignment with the Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) Manual of Medical Standards and Guidelines (MS&Gs). Experience in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services preferred; PPGNY will train new staff in services as appropriate. Position may be full- or part-time. Position will involve travel to health centers in the employee’s region.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESAdministrative (5%):• Completes all required trainings assigned by the agency in a timely manner.Attends required agency didactics. Obtains continuing education credits formaintenance of certification and licensure.• Participates in agency quality and risk management program including healthcenter-based quality assurance activities as assigned by medical leadership.• Understands and commits to achieving a high standard of customer satisfactionand promoting equity during health care delivery. Participates in health centerefforts to achieve goals set to improve customer relations, increase customersatisfaction and promote repeat customer visits.• Completes all responsibilities according to established protocols, policies andstandard practices in the areas of ADA and regulatory compliance programs suchas HIPAA, OSHA, CLIA and in compliance with Federal and State regulations.• Completes all responsibilities in compliance with PPGNY policies and procedures.• Works effectively with staff at all organizational levels and with volunteers, traineesand temporary agency personnel.• Adheres to affiliate goals, policies, and standards of conduct related toprofessionalism.• Assists center staff in achieving time efficient visits; meets health center productivitygoals.• Stays up to date on health center emergency procedures and respondsappropriately.• Informs manager of medical incidents and occurrences.• Performs other duties as required.
Direct Clinical Care: (90%):• Provides health care which is individualized to the patient and consistent withPPGNY MS&Gs, policies and procedures.• Provides comprehensive outpatient sexual and reproductive including medicationand procedural abortion, miscarriage management, RIA, colposcopy and LEEP,gender affirming hormone therapy, STI screening/testing/treatment/prevention,contraception, menopause care, endometrial and vulvar biopsy, general officegynecology, ultrasound, and well-person care.• Performs, orders and interprets appropriate laboratory and radiologic tests.• Provides appropriate education, evaluation, management and referral for peopleof all genders seeking sexual and reproductive health care.• Ensures appropriate medical follow-up of all patient testing and/or treatment,including direct patient contacts and laboratory test review.• Creates and maintains medical documentation in EHR system in compliance withEHR policies and procedures.• Appropriately codes and bills for care provided; responds to all coding inquiries ina timely fashion.• Seeks consultations as appropriate from Regional Director of Clinical Services,Medical Director or designee.• Collaborates with advanced practice clinicians, medical assistants, health centeroperations staff and other members of the health care team and makes referralsto medical and community resources as indicated.• Provides limited clinical consultation to advanced practice clinicians during healthcenter operating hours and on call.• Participates in the overnight on-call system (does not include in-person on-call duties,third in line for call coverage).
Training: (5%)• At the discretion and direction of the Regional Director of Clinical Services orMedical Director, assists in training and orientation for newly hired clinicians andnew skill development for staff clinicians.• At the discretion and direction of the health center management, assists in trainingand orientation for newly hired clinical support staff.
CORE COMPETENCIES• A demonstrated commitment to PPGNY’s mission related to bodily autonomy, health equity, and gender and racial justice.• A demonstrated commitment to learning about and enhancing practices related toracial equity and its impact on healthcare systems.• Strong relationship building and communication skills, including an ability to workand build trust across cultural differences related to related to race, class, age,gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity,national origin or ability; and to reflect on one’s personal identity with humility.• Ability to provide compassionate, non-judgmental and culturally responsi
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESAdministrative (5%):• Completes all required trainings assigned by the agency in a timely manner.Attends required agency didactics. Obtains continuing education credits formaintenance of certification and licensure.• Participates in agency quality and risk management program including healthcenter-based quality assurance activities as assigned by medical leadership.• Understands and commits to achieving a high standard of customer satisfactionand promoting equity during health care delivery. Participates in health centerefforts to achieve goals set to improve customer relations, increase customersatisfaction and promote repeat customer visits.• Completes all responsibilities according to established protocols, policies andstandard practices in the areas of ADA and regulatory compliance programs suchas HIPAA, OSHA, CLIA and in compliance with Federal and State regulations.• Completes all responsibilities in compliance with PPGNY policies and procedures.• Works effectively with staff at all organizational levels and with volunteers, traineesand temporary agency personnel.• Adheres to affiliate goals, policies, and standards of conduct related toprofessionalism.• Assists center staff in achieving time efficient visits; meets health center productivitygoals.• Stays up to date on health center emergency procedures and respondsappropriately.• Informs manager of medical incidents and occurrences.• Performs other duties as required.
Direct Clinical Care: (90%):• Provides health care which is individualized to the patient and consistent withPPGNY MS&Gs, policies and procedures.• Provides comprehensive outpatient sexual and reproductive including medicationand procedural abortion, miscarriage management, RIA, colposcopy and LEEP,gender affirming hormone therapy, STI screening/testing/treatment/prevention,contraception, menopause care, endometrial and vulvar biopsy, general officegynecology, ultrasound, and well-person care.• Performs, orders and interprets appropriate laboratory and radiologic tests.• Provides appropriate education, evaluation, management and referral for peopleof all genders seeking sexual and reproductive health care.• Ensures appropriate medical follow-up of all patient testing and/or treatment,including direct patient contacts and laboratory test review.• Creates and maintains medical documentation in EHR system in compliance withEHR policies and procedures.• Appropriately codes and bills for care provided; responds to all coding inquiries ina timely fashion.• Seeks consultations as appropriate from Regional Director of Clinical Services,Medical Director or designee.• Collaborates with advanced practice clinicians, medical assistants, health centeroperations staff and other members of the health care team and makes referralsto medical and community resources as indicated.• Provides limited clinical consultation to advanced practice clinicians during healthcenter operating hours and on call.• Participates in the overnight on-call system (does not include in-person on-call duties,third in line for call coverage).
Training: (5%)• At the discretion and direction of the Regional Director of Clinical Services orMedical Director, assists in training and orientation for newly hired clinicians andnew skill development for staff clinicians.• At the discretion and direction of the health center management, assists in trainingand orientation for newly hired clinical support staff.
CORE COMPETENCIES• A demonstrated commitment to PPGNY’s mission related to bodily autonomy, health equity, and gender and racial justice.• A demonstrated commitment to learning about and enhancing practices related toracial equity and its impact on healthcare systems.• Strong relationship building and communication skills, including an ability to workand build trust across cultural differences related to related to race, class, age,gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity,national origin or ability; and to reflect on one’s personal identity with humility.• Ability to provide compassionate, non-judgmental and culturally responsi
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