Primary Care Physician - Houma, LA

$30,000 SIGN ON BONUS!

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Primary Care Plus is looking for well qualified Internal Medicine and Family Practice physicians to join our growing practice in Louisiana. PCPlus clinics are part of a clinically integrated network designed to provide enhanced care to Medicare Advantage, Quality plan, and ACO members by delivering high quality, coordinated healthcare that produces superior outcomes in a cost effective manner. Our clinical team includes physicians, APRNs, RN Care Managers, clinic support staff, and a Quality Improvement team who work together to coordinate care for patients in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. A robust transitional care and high risk outreach program provides physicians with additional information to support their patients outside of the clinic.

PCPlus also uses a sophisticated electronic medical record system and robust analytical data analysis to identify patients who are high risk for poor outcomes in order to improve their quality of life. Consistent feedback is provided to the clinical team on all business objectives including quality measures, diagnostic accuracy, and hospitalization rates. Physicians are not measures based on productivity or RVUs, but rather on outcomes of their patient panels. Most physicians will care for panels in the 600-800 range and appointments are scheduled for 30-60 minutes per patient.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the development of the plan of care in addition to providing appropriate patient/ family/significant other counseling and education
• Ordering and interpreting appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies
• Ordering of appropriate medication and treatments
• Referring patients for consultation when indicated i.e. dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology, endocrine, surgery, intensive care, infectious disease, hematology, psychiatry, social service, dietary, etc.
• Documentation through in-depth progress notes and summaries
• Participates in patient care rounds and conferences
• Communicates patient management strategies to members of the patient care team
• Collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that patient management strategies are successful in meeting patient care needs
• Recognizes situations which require the immediate attention and initiates life-saving procedures when necessary

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), or M.B.B.S
• Board certification or eligibility in Family or Internal Medicine
• Active, unrestricted medical license in Louisiana
• Valid DEA license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• 1+ years clinical experience in geriatric, adult or family practice setting

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