Family Physician

Job Description

Job Description

Salary :

SWLA CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE : Family Physician

DEPARTMENT : Medical

SUPERVISED BY : Chief Health Officer

SUMMARY : Individual shall function as a physician member of the health care team rendering quality medical services to all patients in accordance with appropriate standards of medical care specific for the specialty. Individual shall also function as physician of the health care team at the facility.

QUALIFICATIONS : The staff physician must be fully licensed to practice in the State of Louisiana with valid DEA license. Board eligible / Board certified in a primary care specialty. CPR certification strongly encouraged.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE :

• Medical degree from an accredited medical school or DO degree from an approved osteopathy school.
• Completed a residency for board eligibility; board certification preferred.
• Current valid Louisiana medical license and DEA license.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical practice principles of specialty.
• Sensitive to the needs of people of diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
• Must give the same level of importance to health maintenance and disease prevention as cure and restoration.
• Must participate in Centers provider staff meetings, general staff meetings / activities and Quality Assurance.
• Must continue to meet appropriate standards as required by the SWLA Center for Health Services and Health Provider By-Laws.
• Must be proficient in the use of the Centricity / EMR and capable of creating accurate, complete medical records in a timely manner.
• Must fulfill all NCQA, JCAHO, and SWLA Center for Health Services EMR requirements accurately and within the allowed time frames.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

MISSION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE :

COVID-19

SWLA Center for Health Services (SWLA CHS)has a policy that requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they receive an approved exemption based on medical condition, or sincerely held religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

If you arenot fullyvaccinated, youwill berequired to have received at least one COVID-19vaccinationprior to your first day of employment and provide proof of your vaccination status on the Orientation Day of your employment. For the two COVID-19 shot vaccination regimen, you will be required to provide proof of your second COVID-19 vaccination within the first 45 days of your employment. In some roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination before you can begin to actively work. Failure to provide timely proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status will result in the termination of your employment with SWLA CHS.

If you are unable to be fully vaccinated due tomedical condition, orsincerely heldreligious belief, you will be required to apply foran exemptionwithin the first 5 days of your employment in order to remain employed with SWLA CHS. As a part of this process, you will be required to provide information or documentation about the reason you cannot be vaccinated. You willbe required to have an approvedexemptionbefore you can begin to actively work. If your request for anexemptionis not approved,you will be required to be fully vaccinated oryour employment may be terminated.