Primary Care Physician

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deliver healthcare with heart.

Give people a reason to smile.

Put a little love in your work.

Be honest and real, but with empathy.

Lagniappe in everything you do.

One-of-a-kind care

See opportunities, not problems

Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each

Job summary

University Medical Center in New Orleans seeks a dedicated Primary Care Physician to provide comprehensive medical care, supervision, and routine examinations in a team-based clinic.

The physician will participate in a scheduled call rotation, ensure patient safety, maintain records, and support quality initiatives in a busy clinical environment with strong community focus.

Qualifications

• Completed residency training.
• Doctoral Degree in Medicine or Osteopathy.
• Licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana with applicable board certification.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical care and treatment to patients with a focus on quality outcomes.
• Responds to patients' calls and messages and maintains accurate patient records.
• Observes safety, follows infection control standards, and complies with regulatory policies.
• Assists in medical director duties including provider assessment and schedule development.

Skills

Medical skills

Computer software skills

ICD-10 and CPT-4

Education

Doctoral degree in Medicine or Osteopathy

Job description

Primary Care Physician

Full-time

University Medical Center

New Orleans, LA

The Physician provides medical care and treatment to patients. Provides consultation and medical supervision to the clinical staff. Performs routine examinations, diagnoses and provides treatment for illnesses and injuries to promote the patients' overall well‑being, and provides immunizations according to medical or school guidelines.

GENERAL DUTIES

Patient Care: Provides quality care to the patient. Responds to patients' calls and messages and attends to patients. Maintains patient and business records including the completion of daily patient encounters. Observes patients for signs and symptoms of abuse/neglect and reports immediately in accordance with appropriate policy. Recognizes emergencies and responds appropriately in adherence to organizational policies and procedures.

Patient Access: Participates in a physician call schedule which is evenly distributed between providers and offers patient meeting slots as deemed by the designed template.

Safety and Infection Control Standards: Assists with compliance to safety, environmental, infection control, quality improvement and other regulatory standards. Implements standard and transmission-based precautions and ensures patient safety during clinic visits, in accordance with the hospital/regulatory policies. Maintains a clean clinic working environment. Reports any safety hazards or violations in patient or clinic environment to clinic manager or designee.

Medical Director Duties (if applicable): Ensures provider compliance with patient access, patient care, etc. Communicates provider concerns to administration, communicates initiatives and solutions to providers. Completes provider assessment and reviews including reviewing this with the provider. Develops and maintains work and call schedules.

Experience Qualifications

• Completed residency training.

Education Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree in Medicine or Osteopathy.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• American Heart Association, Basic Life Support-HCP, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification.
• Medical Physician Licensure through the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

Skills And Abilities

• Medical skills.
• Computer software skills.
• ICD-10 and CPT-4, working knowledge.

Work Shift

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health's incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region's safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.