Permanent Family Practice: Outpatient Only Job in New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Thomas Community Health Center, a premier FQHC located in New Orleans is seeking a family practice physician due to continued growth. They are proud to be recognized by the National Center for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is the NCQA gold-standard for measuring quality care.
A new primary care physician can be expected to build a practice quickly, a full caseload is typically 20+ patients daily and they are flexible regarding location and scheduling. Each physician has dedicated staff generally consisting of 2 medical assistants and shared support from an RN.
Their physicians do not have hospital coverage responsibilities. They do have evening phone coverage from clinic patients. That coverage is rotated among the providers 10 physicians & 10 Nurse practitioners and is extremely limited. They are not responsible nor do they need to be available for hospital admits or hospital consults. The phone call coverage rotates both on weekends and weekdays between all providers.
Financial Package:
They offer a very competitive salary guarantee and a full benefits package that includes:
St. Thomas also offers malpractice through FTCA which is incident-based and requires no tail coverage.
Relocation package with a CME allowance of $1500 per year
Generous vacation (24 days per year) and Paid Holidays
National Health Services Corp Student Loan Forgiveness
National Health Services Corps: St. Thomas is a National Health Service Corps approved site with a primary care score of 12. With a two year commitment, a candidate is eligible for $40,000 of loan repayment, 3 years is $70,000 and 4 years is $100,000.
The St. Thomas Community Health Center has grown into one of New Orleans' largest and most accessible safety net providers, with seven locations expected to serve nearly 45,000 patients this year. Dr. Erwin and his team are committed to providing health care in a culturally competent manner that is of the highest quality to some of the most vulnerable in our community.
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