Nephrologist

Ochsner Health is seeking a dedicated Staff Physician to provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care in cooperation with clinical staff. In this role, you will examine patients, make clinical diagnoses, prescribe treatments, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to uphold the highest standards of medical excellence. Join Ochsner and become part of a compassionate, inclusive team committed to leading the way in exceptional healthcare.

Practice Info

• Light work involving walking, standing, or sitting with pushing/pulling of arm or leg controls
• Requires travel throughout and between facilities
• Involves the handling of hazardous drugs and/or hazardous drug contaminated products

Responsibilities

• Examine the health of a patient to help make proper diagnosis of clinical conditions and prescribing medication, treatments, and follow-up care as required
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens to treat identified and documented medical conditions
• Provide care directly and indirectly by working with other members of an interdisciplinary team to formulate treatment plans
• Timely record patient encounters in Electronic Health Record
• Request further medical evaluations and make referrals, as necessary
• Understand and commit to the highest standards of professionalism; willingness to hold others to those standards
• Commit to collaboration with all members of the department to provide quality patient care
• Ensure accurate coding of all patient visits
• Comply with policies, procedures, bylaws, processes of privileging/credentialing, and standards of care that are conducive to the provision of high-quality medical services

Qualifications

• Required - Board certified or eligible for certification in physician’s primary specialty
• Licensed Practicing Provider MD/DO
• Credentialed and willing to maintain clinical practice
• Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C.