The Staff Physician provides direct patient care and emergency services in an effort to ensure that patient health care needs are met at all times.
Experience, Education, Training, Special Skills, And Licensure
Completion of an approved psychiatric residency
MD
Good interpersonal/human relations skills Good time management/prioritization skills Oral communication and listening skills required Problem solving and critical thinking skills
Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License
Job Function
Patient Care
Provides direct patient care in the office and at other locations, develops treatment plans, and assesses patient's response to treatment while ensuring that all health care services provided are of the highest quality.
Delivers quality inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services and coordinates with psychiatric nursing units to provide patient care and develop high quality psychiatric health care services.
Quality and Performance Improvement
Strives to promote the quality and efficiency of his/her own performance by remaining current with the latest trends in field of expertise through participation in job-relevant seminars and workshops, attendance at professional conferences, and affiliations with national and state professional organizations.
Knowledgeable of and complies with applicable federal and state laws and the OLOLRMC Standards of Conduct. Responsible for monitoring compliance with such applicable laws by employees for whom there is administrative responsibility.
Develops high quality health care programs that are congruent with departmental goals and objectives. Monitors program performance and identifies ways of improving operational quality and efficiency.
Ensures the appropriate application of the hospital's mission and philosophy and departmental and hospital policies and procedures in a manner that promotes the provision of high quality health care services and departmental effectiveness.
Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, and training sessions in an effort to share his/her own expertise with others and further the quality of education and personal growth provided to new personnel, volunteers, and interning students.
Collaboration and Partnership
Promotes and maintains harmonious and effective relationships and communications within the department and between the department and other areas.
Other Duties
Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
About Us
Our Lady of the Lake is uniquely capable of caring for a full range of illness or injury, including those that are extremely complex, for both pediatric and adult patients. Our family of services includes:
An 988-bed hospital and the area’s only Level II Trauma Center
A freestanding Children's Hospital
A 545-provider care network covering more than 40 specialties
Two free-standing emergency rooms—Our Lady of the Lake Livingston and Our Lady of the Lake North
A network of nearly 15 urgent care clinics
Outpatient imaging and surgery centers
Assumption Community Hospital
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Our Lady of the Lake Ascension , a 78-bed, community hospital providing emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and surgical services to Ascension Parish and surrounding areas
We serve 38,000 inpatients and 820,000 outpatients annually and are committed to building a healthy community through excellence in patient care and education. A part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Our Lady of the Lake is consistently awarded for compassionate care, clinical expertise, leading edge technology and innovation.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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