Physician - Psychiatrist - Full Time Academic
Company: Ochsner Health
Location: Shreveport
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport & LSU Health Sciences Center -
Shreveport seek applicants for a Board Certified Psychiatrist in
the Department of Psychiatry to be the Director of Outpatient
Psychiatry for locations in the Shreveport area. Applicants must be
eligible for a Louisiana medical license and have extensive
experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry. Experience
with facility or program level management is preferred.Basic
responsibilities include direct patient care, resident supervision,
and research. Managerial responsibilities include day-to-day
director level duties of outpatient service locations and service
line coordination of all outpatient and inpatient service locations
in the Shreveport area. All night, weekend, and holiday first call
is handled by residents with a 1 in 8 rotation for supervising
faculty. The ACGME approved training programs including 32 general
psychiatry residents 4 child fellows and 2 forensic fellows.
Preference will be given to applicants with academic
experience.Duties:
- Ensures adequate staffing of attendings and residents.
- Monitors attending and resident productivity.
- Initiates OLH-S quality and service improvement
initiatives.
- Ensures timely acceptance/management of consult requests.
- Works with inpatient, emergency department, and community
facilities to ensure continuity of care.
- Provides supervisory input for OLH-S clerical staff. Ensures
compliance with university and OLH and GME policies.
- Participates in Psychiatry Department meetings relevant to
leadership responsibilities.
- Participates in OLH Outpatient and service line leadership
meetings.Highlights of the Position:
- Our health sciences center is home to the School of Medicine,
School of Graduate Studies and School of Allied Health Professions
and a robust research enterprise. More than 800 students are
enrolled in the degree programs at any one time. Additionally,
nearly 700 residents and fellows are trained each year.
- Collegial and multidisciplinary team of physicians and nurses
to collaborate on a customized plan of care for each
patient.Compensation and Benefits:
- Salary is commensurate with experience and training
- Generous Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Optional Retirement PlansShreveport is in the northwest corner
of Louisiana, 15 miles from Texas, and 185 miles directly east of
Dallas on Interstate 20. Shreveport and its sister city across the
Red River (Bossier City) have a population of just over 250,000.
City amenities include a full-time symphony orchestra, minor league
sports, riverfront aquarium, the American Rose Center, a full
calendar of riverfront arts and music festivals, and much more. We
enjoy the ambience of a smaller city and the resources of many
larger metropolitan areas. The low cost of living, pleasant
climate, and excellent schools make Shreveport a wonderful place to
raise a family.
Keywords: Ochsner Health, Bossier City , Physician - Psychiatrist - Full Time Academic, Healthcare , Shreveport, Louisiana
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