Physician - Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist

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.

Responsibilities

1. Patient Care
1. 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.
2. 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).
2. Quality and Performance Improvement
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
3. Collaboration and Partnership
1. Collaborates with other physicians in order to ensure the provision of
high quality medical care and technologically advanced health care
services by the hospital.
2. 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.
4. Other Duties
1. Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Experience, Education, Training, Special Skills, and Licensure:

* MD
* Current unrestricted Louisiana Medical License