A Physician (Other) diagnoses and treats illness and injuries in patients. May specialize in working with a particular group of people (such as children), or a particular area of health care and treatment (such as cardiology, oncology, surgery, radiology or anesthesiology). Works from a private practice or within a hospital or larger healthcare facility.
Typically, 40-hour work week 5 days per week, excluding Federal Holidays. Work hours will normally be between 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. These hours may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution. Will be required to be on-call and available to return calls to the institution within 60 minutes if requested. This on-call requirement is critical for maintaining continuity of care and ensuring the safety and security of the institution.
QUALIFICATIONS
The contractor must be certified to practice medicine in the State of Louisiana. Able to provide verification of credentials including education, current licensor/status competency, continuing medical education. Must have knowledge of routine office related duties including working knowledge of computers, word processing programs and be able to type. Must possess good organizational skills, good interpersonal relationship skills and be able to work effectively with the medical staff. Cannot have had a negative employment termination within 36 months prior to initiating background / vouchering process. Must be free of communicable diseases, may be required to submit testing for/or provide evidence acceptable to the clinical director of recent testing for tuberculosis of other communicable diseases. adverse action taken by any regulatory body involving certification. This includes, but is not limited to, suspensions, revocations, restrictions on licensure as a Physician.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services Take medical histories, examine patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x-rays Make a diagnosis, provide treatment plans and prescribe medications Clinically manage injuries by suturing, splinting, and immobilizing Attend to medical emergencies Record progress notes, recommend clinically necessary outside consultation, instruct and counsel, and order or carry out therapy Emergency consultation to be performed in instances where deemed necessary. Perform minor surgery utilizing local anesthesia during consultation visits Work collaboratively with the staff physician(s) and consulting physician(s) in planning, instituting, evaluating and revising program plans Assist in determining conditions, resources and policies essential to delivery of health care services Discriminates between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems Manages the daily operation of the clinic and conducts daily sick calls, which may include securing health histories from the patient, recording findings and providing clinical evaluations Provides a wide range of emergency services, in the absence of the staff physician #IND1
