House Officer Responsibilities

(DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MAY BE APPENDED TO THIS DOCUMENT)

House Officers are responsible for patient care, teaching, and scholarly activities as discussed at orientation, detailed in the House Officer Manual, and specified in Departmental Guidelines, which are available in House Officers' Department's Office. In the event a program or departmental policy or guideline conflicts with the LSU SOM NO House Officer Manual, the House Officer Manual takes precedent. Specific daily responsibilities will be assigned to House Officers on the call schedule and in day-to-day work team meetings.

The position of House Officer involves a combination of supervised, progressively more complex and independent patient evaluation and management functions and formal educational activities. The Department on a regular basis will evaluate the competence of Officers and confidential records of the evaluations will be maintained as departmental property to which House Officers have access.

House Officers shall provide patient care commensurate with their level of advancement; competence and privileges, under the supervision of appropriately credentialed attending teaching staff. House Officers' general obligations include:

• Providing safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
• Documentation of care by appropriate and prompt maintenance of medical records, orders, and notes.
• Developing and understanding of ethical, socioeconomic and medical/legal issues, and cost containment measures in the provision of patient care.
• Participation in the educational activities of the training program and assumption of responsibility for teaching and supervising other residents and students.
• Participation in institutional orientation and education programs and other activities involving the clinical staff.
• Participation in institutional committees and councils to which House Officers are appointed and invited.
• Performance of these duties in accordance with the established practices, procedures and policies of the University, its programs and clinical departments, and those of other hospitals or institutions to which the House Officer is assigned.
• Your appointment is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining current licensure to practice medicine in the State of Louisiana or other appropriate licensure.
• The LSBME requires passage of USMLE Step 3 to enter PGY 3.
• The resident will review, note corrections if needed, and sign monthly attestation/certification report.