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Locums Infectious Disease need in Louisiana
Englewood, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Infectious Disease
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Louisiana, Louisiana, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
1/03/22
- Coverage Need
- ASAP - January 31, 2022
- Schedule
- Monday-Saturday
- 5 day workweek
- 8am-5pm
- Clinical Details
- Focuses on the management and improvement of health for patients with multiple complex and chronic medical conditions.
- Able to work with and lead a team (with social work, case management, behavioral health, pharmacy, nutrition, etc.), process feedback, and be open to discussing and implementing plans of care from other members of the team.
- Develop strong transitional care plans and able to help keep track of paneled patients along the whole continuum of care including discharges from the hospital, ER, skilled nursing facilities/nursing homes, and home care.
- Communicate and interact with alternate levels of care facilities (hospital, ER, skilled nursing facilities) to facilitate appropriate discharge to a lower level of care or back to the medical center. Familiar with inpatient medicine and the discharge process to help facilitate discharges.
- Treat acute exacerbations of chronic conditions within the medical center, i.e. Lasix for CHF, IVF for Dehydration/Renal Failure, IV antibiotics for various infections, Nebulizer/Solumedrol for COPD/Asthma etc. Possess a comfort level and the knowledge to differentiate when exacerbation can be treated within the medical center and when a higher level of care needed.
- Accept same day/next day or urgent appointments for patients from home or discharged from the hospital/ER/skilled nursing facility in need of intensified physician or case management/social work services to ensure acute episode has resolved and the patient is not admitted/readmitted.
- Vigilant in keeping track of patients and their disease processes to prevent ER visits, admissions to the hospital, and readmissions.
- Understand the PCMH model of care as pertains to specialist care, only utilizing this higher level of care as needed, and not a substitute for a well-trained primary care physician with evidence based clinical skills.
- Educate members on chronic disease progression and the need for advanced directives where applicable.
- Practices evidenced based medicine and in accordance with the PCMH model of care.
- Requirements
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
- Active Louisiana license
- Infectious Disease fellowship or AAHIV certification
- 2+ years experience
- Experience in population health management
- Experience in working with psycho-socially and medically complex patient population
- Local provider preferred
- Call
- No call
- EMR
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