Physician Pediatric Endocrinology

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Baton Rouge is seeking a full-time Physician to deliver patient care and emergency services, ensuring high-quality health care. The ideal candidate will have an MD, a Louisiana Medical License, and BLS Certification. Responsibilities include direct patient care, quality improvement initiatives, and collaboration with other medical professionals. This is an entry-level position in a supportive health care environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.
• Must have a current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License.
• BLS Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in office and other locations.
• Delivers high quality emergency care on an on-call basis.
• Investigates new techniques for improving care quality.
• Promotes continuous quality improvement programs.
• Collaborates with other physicians for high quality medical care.

Skills

MD

BLS Certification

Education

Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Physician

Job Summary: 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.

Experience, Education, Training, Special Skills, And Licensure

• MD
• Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License
• BLS Certification

Job Function

• Patient Care: 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.
• Emergency Care: 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.
• Quality Improvement Programs: 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.
• Policy and Mission Alignment: 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.
• Professional Development: 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.
• Education and Training: 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care