Physician - Pediatric Neurology - Baton Rouge, United States - Farmersjournal

Description

Program Highlights:
You will be joining the team of three

pediatric epilepsy providers, one general neurology provider with a special interest in neonatal neurology, and one neurology nurse practitioner with a specialization in autism evaluation

24-hour EEG video monitoring with a total of 4 EEG machines

(ER, ICU, floor, ambulatory EEG monitoring) with a dedicated pediatric EEG technologists

EMR- EPIC

Ample and competent support staff allows you to work smarter, not harder

Affiliation to various LSU and Woman's hospitals. (state of art SMA treatment with advanced gene therapy)

Clinical, teaching, and administrative responsibilities include:

Provide clinical care to both outpatients and in-patients at children's hospital

Participate in call duties covering Neurology

Teaching and evaluating students and residents in the program

Displaying innovation regarding process improvements and new practices

Motivation to further build and enhance existing neurology practice


Physician Job Summary:

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:


MD
Graduate from an accredited medical school. and Completion of a Pediatric Neurology Fellowship

Special interest in General Pediatric Neurology, Stroke, Neuromuscular, Neuroimmunology, or headaches preferred

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.

Provides high quality emergency care to patients on an on-call basis and in rotation with other physicians in an effort to ensure that patient health care needs are met at all times (Industrial Medical Center's Staff Physician does not provide on-call services).

Quality and Performance Improvement

Investigates new techniques, practices, and equipment in an effort to identify ways of maximizing the quality and efficiency of health care services provided to patients.

Assists in the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement programs and participates in multi-disciplinary continuous quality improvement efforts. Assists in ensuring that all services provided by the department are performed with compassion, understanding, and respect for others.

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.

Promotes 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.

Collaboration and Partnership

Collaborates with other physicians in order to ensure the provision of high quality medical care and technologically advanced health care services by the hospital.

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.

Other Duties

Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

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