Geriatric Physician Specialist

4 weeks ago

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Care South Full time
Job Summary

This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a skilled Geriatric Physician to join our team at CareSouth. As a Geriatric Physician, you will be responsible for providing high-quality medical care to our geriatric patients, promoting healthy lifestyles, and partnering with patients to achieve and maintain well-being and independent living.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide robust, well-informed preventative treatment to geriatric patients
  • Diagnose and treat physiological anomalies, including innocuous and harmful conditions
  • Propose resource-specific treatment regimens and pinpoint assistive gadgets that alleviate pressing health-related symptoms
  • Fitting or instructing on the positioning of assistive technologies and gauging the applicability of prescribed treatments
  • Reconfiguring ineffective regimens with urgency and issuing pertinent referral documents when needed
  • Properly code diagnosis and treatment and updating patient charts
  • Advocate for each patient's needs and educate patients on healthy eating and mental exercise
  • Engage patients in their treatment and wellness objectives to foster long-term independence
  • Provide an effective communication link between the Chief Medical Officer and non-management employees of the medical department
  • Perform studies/analysis to determine impact for healthcare outcomes, policy change positives or negatives, departmental efficiencies, and other areas as requested by the Chief Medical Officer and/or Chief Executive Officer
  • Supervise students, diagnosis and treatment of patients, perform EKG and pulmonary function test interpretation, non-invasive evaluation of gynecologic patients, treatment of uncomplicated dermatological conditions, treatment of acute back and neck pain, bursitis, tendonitis, tennis elbow, joint aspirations, abscess, etc.
  • Perform excision and removal of foreign bodies from eyes and ears, perform suturing of simple lacerations, and perform at the level and within the privileges bound by the medical license
  • Communicate back to management the attitudes, suggestions, and complaints of employees in a constructive business manner, lead and motivate employees to do their jobs effectively and efficiently, assist in the orientation, training, and supervision of the Medical Department support staff, and lead by example holding themselves to the standards of conduct and performance that they command of peers and subordinates
Requirements
  • Education: Physician must be a graduate of an approved and accredited Medical School
  • Licenses, Registration and/or Certifications Required: Board certified or Board eligible in Family Practice or Internal Medicine, with a specialization in geriatrics, Family Physician must be licensed to Practice Medicine in the State of Louisiana and possess a Medical School Diploma, Board Certification Notification and/or Residency Training Certificate, Federal and State DEA Certificates
  • Job Knowledge: The Physician must have excellent independent judgement and decision-making skills relating to patient healthcare
  • Supervises: Indirectly supervise Registered Nurse, License Practical Nurses, Medical Assistants, and all other medical staff employees
  • Training: Relias CareSouth Onboarding, Relias Track A Clinical
  • Performance Management Evaluation Type: Clinic
  • Physical Requirements: Visual acuity - always, Hand - eye coordination - always, Lifting approximately 20-30 lbs., Pushing, Pulling - sometimes, Stooping, Bending, and Standing - sometimes, Walking- frequent; short distances
  • Work Environment: Indoor, environmentally controlled, Exposure to disease or infections, No vibrations, Exposure to artificial and/or natural light, Exposure to outdoor weather elements

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