Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician - Chalmette, LA (Meraux)
PART TIME, 20 hours a week
Part Time Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician needed for our out-patient primary care clinic located on-site at an Employee Health and Wellness Center, Meraux (70043). All adult patient population!
Why consider Health by Design?
- 20 hours a week (Monday-Friday, 8:00am- 12:00pm)
- This is a wonderful opportunity for an individual who desires a set schedule but does not want to work full-time.
- No call / No after-hours charting
- Value-Based Care Model - No volume-based pressures and metrics of fee-for-service billing
- 30 min & 1-hour Appointments
- Clinic staffed with RNs and LVNs
Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited United States School of Medicine; MD or DO
- Board Certified / Board Eligible
- Current unrestricted Louisiana license
- Current DEA Certificate
- BLS - Basic Life Support Certification
For more information call Karen Hogan @ #210-723-6733 or email karen.hogan@hbdus.com.
Requirements
Essential Job Functions:
- Provides medical patient care by interviewing, examining, and treating clinical patients in order to meet their needs
- Educates patients on wellness, prevention, and early detection by providing materials and resources to the patients
- Determines which referrals are required based on examination and patient needs
- Determines level of urgency of follow-up, referral/consultation appointments
- Exercises final medical judgment in all issues of health care
- Prescribes medical treatment and clinical drugs to patients
- Orders studies, test, and ancillary services
- Documents all services in patient medical record in eCW
- Reviews on a regular basis long term cases that require ongoing medical attention
- Consults with Physician Lead, Director of Medicine, and other professionals on staff as needed regarding patient care, assessment, and educational issues
- Participates in quality improvement, management, continuing education, and other patient care programs established by Health by Design
- Assists as needed in the resolution of complaints, requests, and inquiries from patients
- Assists in the development, production, and presentation of medical education, material, lectures, and mixed media presentations for patient and medical staff
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient information according to federal guidelines and regulations
- May be assigned to multiple clinic sites as mutually agreed upon with CMO and Director of Medicine
- May require on-call responsibilities
Education: Graduate of accredited US School of Medicine; MD or DO
Experience: Minimum of two years of direct work experience preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
- Current license to practice in state of clinic location (Louisiana)
- Board Certification / Board Eligible (Family or Internal Medicine)
- Current DEA Certificate
- BLS - Basic Life Support Certification
Required Skills:
- Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures, and techniques
- Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment
- Effective verbal and written communication skills along with proper telephone etiquette
- Performs in a tactful and professional manner
- Experience with Electronic Medical Records
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to use hands to grasp, handle, or feel; talk; and hear
- The team member is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch
- May frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds with occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds