Physician Rheumatology

LCMC Health•Gastonia, NC

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Physician provides medical care and treatment to patients, offering consultation and medical supervision to clinical staff. This role involves routine examinations, diagnoses, treatment for illnesses and injuries, and providing immunizations. LCMC Health is a community-focused healthcare provider with deep roots in New Orleans, committed to delivering high-quality care with a focus on authenticity, originality, equity, and inclusion. Touro, a part of LCMC Health, has been a cornerstone of New Orleans healthcare for 165 years, recognized for medical excellence and patient safety. At LCMC Health, the mission is to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary, with a team dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare.

Requirements

Completed residency training.
Doctoral Degree in Medicine or Osteopathy.
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.

Responsibilities

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.
Provides immunizations according to medical or school guidelines.
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.
Participates in a physician call schedule which is evenly distributed between providers and offers patient meeting slots as deemed by the designed template.
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.
Ensures provider compliance with patient access, patient care, etc. (if Medical Director).
Communicates provider concerns to administration, communicates initiatives and solutions to providers (if Medical Director).
Completes provider assessment and reviews including reviewing this with the provider (if Medical Director).
Develops and maintains work and call schedules (if Medical Director).

Benefits

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.
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.