Physician- Genetics

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Inc; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Baton Rouge is seeking a Staff Physician to deliver direct patient care and emergency services. The ideal candidate must hold an MD and an unrestricted Louisiana Medical License. You will develop treatment plans and ensure high-quality care through collaboration with other medical professionals. This role emphasizes continuous quality improvement in patient services and provides a fulfilling opportunity to contribute to community health. Join us to make a meaningful impact in patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed MD with an unrestricted medical license in Louisiana.
• Ability to provide high-quality emergency and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care and develops treatment plans.
• Delivers emergency care on an on-call basis.
• Collaborates with other physicians for high-quality care.
• Participates in quality improvement programs.

Skills

Direct patient care

Emergency care

Quality improvement

Collaboration

Education

MD

Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License

Job description

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

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in the office and at other locations, develops treatment plans, and assesses patient's response to treatment while ensuring that all health care services provided are of the highest quality.
• Provides high quality emergency care to patients on an on-call basis and in rotation with other physicians in an effort to ensure that patient health care needs are met at all times (Industrial Medical Center's Staff Physician does not provide on-call services).
• 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.
• Ensures the appropriate application of the hospital's mission and philosophy and departmental and hospital policies and procedures in a manner that promotes the provision of high quality health care services and departmental effectiveness.
• 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.
• Collaboration and Partnership
• Collaborates with other physicians in order to ensure the provision of high quality medical care and technologically advanced health care services by the hospital.
• Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, and training sessions in an effort to share his/her own expertise with others and further the quality of education and personal growth provided to new personnel, volunteers, and interning students.
• Other Duties
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

• MD
• Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License

About Us

Our Lady of the Lake is uniquely capable of caring for a full range of illness or injury, including those that are extremely complex, for both pediatric and adult patients. Our family of services includes:

• An 988-bed hospital and the area’s only Level II Trauma Center
• A 545-provider care network covering more than 40 specialties
• Two free-standing emergency rooms—Our Lady of the Lake Livingston and Our Lady of the Lake North
• A network of nearly 15 urgent care clinics
• Our Lady of the Lake Ascension, a 78-bed, community hospital providing emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and surgical services to Ascension Parish and surrounding areas

We serve 38,000 inpatients and 820,000 outpatients annually and are committed to building a healthy community through excellence in patient care and education. A part of FMOL Health, Our Lady of the Lake is consistently awarded for compassionate care, clinical expertise, leading edge technology and innovation.