Physician - Primary Care

Ochsner Clinic Foundation•New Orleans, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Ochsner Health is committed to serving, healing, leading, educating, and innovating, believing that dedicated employees make a difference in patient care. An Ochsner Staff Physician provides and coordinates patient care in cooperation with other clinical staff, adhering to Ochsner’s core values: Patients First, Integrity, Compassion, Inclusivity, Teamwork, and Excellence. This role requires the individual to perform essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations made for qualified individuals with disabilities. The job description summarizes primary duties and responsibilities and is subject to change at the company's discretion.

Requirements

Board certified or eligible for certification in physician’s primary specialty
Licensed Practicing Provider MD/DO
Credentialed and willing to maintain clinical practice

Responsibilities

Examine the health of a patient to help make proper diagnosis of clinical conditions and prescribing medication, treatments, and follow-up care as required.
Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens to treat identified and documented medical conditions
Provide care directly and indirectly by working with other members of an interdisciplinary team to formulate treatment plans.
Timely record patient encounters in Electronic Health Record
Request further medical evaluations and make referrals, as necessary.
Understand and commit to the highest standards of professionalism; willingness to hold others to those standards.
Commit to collaboration with all members of the department to provide quality patient care.
Ensure accurate coding of all patient visits.
Comply with policies, procedures, bylaws, processes of privileging/credentialing, and standards of care that are conducive to the provision of high-quality medical services consistent with accreditation standards, state and federal licensure or regulations, Medicare, Medicaid, and other regulations, guidelines, requirements, and statutes as applicable.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.
Maintain and comply with the company's Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.