Physician - Medical Director of ECMO

FMOLHS Career Portal; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization located in Baton Rouge is seeking a Staff Physician to provide direct patient care and emergency services. This role requires an MD and a current Louisiana medical license. The successful candidate will develop treatment plans, assess patient responses, and ensure high-quality care. Collaboration with other physicians and involvement in quality improvement programs are essential aspects of this position, which includes full-time shifts with varied hours.

Qualifications

• Must possess medical doctor degree (MD) and valid Louisiana medical license.
• Experience in providing patient care and emergency services.
• Ability to develop treatment plans and assess responses.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in the office and at various locations.
• Deliver emergency care on an on-call basis in rotation with other physicians.
• Collaborate with physicians for high-quality medical care.

Skills

Direct patient care

Emergency care

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 the 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

Experience, Education, Training, Special Skills, and Licensure :

• MD
• Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License
• Job Identification 45253
• Job Category Clinical_Care
• Job Shift Day/Evening/Night Rotation
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Requisition Schedule Full‑Time
• Hours of Schedule (e.g. M‑F 8a‑5p) 7 shifts on 7 shifts off; 12 hour shifts; days/evening/weekends/nights
• Department Critical Care Intensivists-OLOLPG Critical Care Medicine
• FMOLHS Company Code Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group LLC