Medical Director - Franciscan PACE

FMOL Health; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Flexible schedule to respond to emergencies

Job summary

FMOL Health in Baton Rouge is seeking a dedicated Staff Physician to provide direct patient care for elderly patients. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans, coordinating hospital admissions, and working collaboratively with other physicians to ensure high-quality care.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of one year of experience with the frail elderly, be a graduate of an accredited School of Medicine, and hold a current Louisiana Medical License. Join us in enhancing the quality of health care for our participants.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience working with the frail elderly.
• Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and develops treatment plans.
• Participates in a 24-hour care delivery system.
• Coordinates hospital admissions and consultative management.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Assessment

Collaboration with physicians

Quality Improvement

Education

Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine

Completion of residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

Job description

Overview

Job Description The Staff Physician provides direct patient care in an effort to ensure that patient health care needs are met at all times.

Responsibilities

• Patient Care
• Provides direct patient care, develops treatment plans, and assesses patient\'s response to treatment while ensuring that all health care services provided are of the highest quality.
• Participates in the coordination of a 24 hour care delivery system, including night and weekend on‑call responsibilities in conjunction with other medical staff members of PACE.
• Clinical Care for Participants
• Performs and documents comprehensive history and physicals on new referrals.
• Performs and documents interval history and physicals on established participants; completed every 6 months or as indicated.
• Participates in the development and revision of the Participant\'s Plan of Care with the interdisciplinary team. Integrates the primary care treatment plan into the overall plan of care developed by the interdisciplinary team. Interacts with other team members to meet emergent and acute needs of participants.
• Discusses and coordinates ongoing care with PACE Participants (and their family/caregivers when indicated), including development of Advance Care Plan.
• Collaboration and Partnership
• Coordinates admission of participants to the hospital with hospital medicine service. Provides consultative management of hospitalized patients. Provides updates to the team on a regular basis. Assists with discharge planning with hospital and PACE teams.
• Collaborates with other physicians in order to ensure the provision of high-quality medical care. Determines need and facilitates referrals of PACE participants to medical specialists when deemed necessary.
• Collaborates with and supervises midlevel practitioners to ensure comprehensive and continuous care to PACE participants.
• Manages all care of participants in the nursing home in coordination with midlevel practitioners; provides regular visits including those mandated by nursing home regulations and PACE; performs telephone contacts with nursing home staff as required; coordinates nursing home participants\' admission to hospital when necessary.
• Actively participates in family conferences. Participates in team meetings, committees, and work groups as assigned. Communicates participant changes to team members.
• Participates in educational programs, in‑service meetings, and training sessions in an effort to share knowledge with others and further the quality of education and personal growth provided to new personnel, volunteers, and interning students.
• Quality and Performance Improvement
• Investigates new techniques, practices, and equipment in an effort to identify ways of maximizing the quality and efficiency of health care services provided to patients.
• Assists in the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement programs and participates in multi‑disciplinary continuous quality improvement efforts. Assists in ensuring that all services provided by the department are performed with compassion, understanding, and respect for others.
• Completes all documentation in the electronic medical record as required. Complies with all CMS regulations and guidelines as applicable to physicians in the care of the PACE Participants.
• Promotes the quality and efficiency of his/her own performance by remaining current with the latest trends in field of expertise through participation in job‑relevant seminars and workshops, attendance at professional conferences, and affiliations with national and state professional organizations.
• Participates in PACE Baton Rouge Committees as requested by the Medical Director and Executive Director. Advises the Medical Director in ways and means to establish better accountability of PACE Baton Rouge services to clients and referral sources.
• Other Duties
• Maintains flexibility in schedule and responds to unexpected emergencies and changes in workload in order to fulfill responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

• Experience — 1 year experience working with the frail elderly
• Education — Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine. Completion of residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Licensure — Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License