Physician - Pulmonary/Critical Care - Full Time Academic

Ochsner Health; Monroe (LA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Louisiana seeks a Pulmonary/Critical Care physician for an Assistant or Associate Professor role. Responsibilities include supervising patient care and educational duties, with opportunities in a diverse medical environment. Candidates must hold an MD or DO, be board certified in Pulmonary/Critical Care, and be licensed or eligible for licensure in Louisiana. This role offers a chance to significantly impact patient care and medical education.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be BE/BC and eligible for an active Louisiana license.
• Outstanding commensurate clinical activities are required.
• Strong commitment to education of residents and medical students.

Responsibilities

• Provide/supervise Pulmonary/Critical Care services to patients.
• Involvement in teaching/educational obligations throughout employment.
• Support of Virtual ICU physicians and critical care nurses.
• Handling diverse pathology within critical care and pulmonary consults.

Skills

Board certified/eligible in Pulmonary/Critical Care

Distinguished record in Pulmonary/Critical Care services

Commitment to education of residents and medical students

Education

MD and/or DO

Licensed in the State of Louisiana

Job description

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

Ochsner LSU Health System-Monroe Medical Center and LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport seeks a Pulmonary/Critical Care physician to join a thriving faculty. This position is for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care in the Department of Medicine, working under the direction of Dr. Robert Walter, Chief, Division of Pulmonary/ Critical Care Medicine, LSU Health Shreveport. Candidates must be BE/BC and eligible for an active Louisiana license.

Highlights of the Position

• Duties will include providing/supervising Pulmonary/Critical Care services to patients with in-house call to be determined by the Department Chairman along with involvement in other outside institutional endeavors. Also included is teaching/educational obligations throughout your employment.
• Novel support of Virtual ICU physicians and critical care nurses
• IM and EM receive first round of call
• Advanced practice provider support in ICU and clinic sites
• Diverse pathology within critical care, hospital consults, pulmonary procedures, and outpatient pulmonary medicine
• Mix of pulmonary clinic, pulmonary consults, and ICU shifts;
• 12-bed adult medical ICU

Qualifications

• MD and/or DO
• Board certified/eligible in Pulmonary/Critical Care
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Louisiana
• A distinguished record in Pulmonary/Critical Care services
• Outstanding commensurate clinical activities
• Candidates must have a firm commitment to the education of residents and medical students

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