Board Certified/Board Eligible in a relevant specialty
Demonstrated leadership and conflict resolution skills
Familiarity with healthcare finance and reimbursement
Strong communication and project planning capabilities
Experience in performance assessment and feedback mechanisms
Understanding of interdepartmental collaboration and negotiation practices
Commitment to professionalism and teamwork.
Responsibilities
Oversee operations at three urgent care clinics in Northern Louisiana
Manage and support Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)
Develop and implement strategies aligned with Ochsner's system goals
Conduct performance assessments and provide feedback
Facilitate effective team collaboration and meetings
Address and document performance issues of physicians
Ensure adherence to high standards of professionalism.
Benefits
Malpractice coverage provided
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Life, disability, and AD&D insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Optional retirement plans with institutional contributions.
Full Job Description
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport & Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible for our Medical Director role in Urgent Care. This physician would be over 3 growing Urgent Care clinics in Northern Louisiana. Your main focus for this position is Urgent Care oversight of the APPs, the clinics, and 50% clinical practice.
*We are open to someone that wants full-time employment*
Position Highlights:
Embracing a leadership identity: Clear understanding and commitment to success as defined by collective performance; acceptance of responsibility for the performance of others.
Professionalism: Understanding of and commitment to the highest standards of professionalism; willingness to hold others tothose standards.
Recruitment, Performance assessment, compensation, and feedback: Basic capacities in interviewing and proving feedback.
Teamwork: Commitment to collaboration; understanding how to assign roles and run effective meetings.
Negotiation, conflict resolution; interdepartmental collaboration: Able to frame issues from multiple perspectives, establish andnurture communication and problem-solving linkages with other sites/sections.
A stepwise approach to dealing with problematic physicians: Basic understanding of how to set expectations, documentbehavior, provide feedback; must be comfortable doing so.
Communication, having the difficult conversation: Can communicate clearly verbally and in writing; able to graciously confront difficult situations.
Healthcare finance and reimbursement: Basic understanding of what is and is not profitable, of coding, of the billing cycle.
Project Planning and execution: Able to lay out a straightforward project plan and timeline.
Strategy Development in the context of Ochsner's system strategy and operating system: Able to set, track, and achievelocal goals; fundamental understanding of the operating calendar and related activities.
System Leadership: Basic knowledge of potential synergies across the System.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive salary commensurate with experience and training
Malpractice coverage provided
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Life, disability, and AD&D insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Optional retirement plans with institutional contributions
Commencement Incentive
Generous Relocation
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About Oschner Health System
Oschner Health System is a non-profit healthcare provider that operates hospitals, clinics, and urgent care centers in Louisiana and Mississippi. The system was founded in 1942 and has grown to become the largest healthcare provider in Louisiana. Oschner Health System is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to its patients and is dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The system employs over 26,000 people and has over 4,500 affiliated physicians. Oschner Health System is also a leader in medical research and education, with partnerships with several universities and research institutions.
