Primary Care Physician - AVALA Care - Full-Time

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Covington (LA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Productivity bonuses

CME allowance

Relocation assistance

Sign-on bonus

Comprehensive executive benefits

Job summary

AVALA Physician Network is seeking a board certified/board eligible Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician to join its dedicated team in Covington, Louisiana. This role emphasizes patient care management, prescribing medications, and coordinating with nursing staff within a supportive team environment.

Located in a 21-bed surgical hospital, AVALA offers a competitive salary, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, and comprehensive benefits. Ideal candidates are those looking for a thriving outpatient practice.

Qualifications

• Must be a board certified/board eligible physician.
• Experience in managing patient care required.
• Ability to prescribe pharmaceuticals and coordinate care.

Responsibilities

• Provide and manage direct patient care including examinations and treatment.
• Prescribe medications as needed.
• Refer patients to specialists when appropriate.
• Coordinate patient care activities with nursing staff.
• Follow departmental policies and quality improvement standards.

Skills

Patient care management

Assessment and diagnosis

Prescription of medications

Education

Board certified/board eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

Job description

Summary

Are you burned out? Has being employed given you a sense of hopelessness? The AVALA Physician Network is actively searching for a board certified/board eligible Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician to join its award‑winning roster of physicians. This flexible system allows you to work with a growing community of providers and physicians to offer the highest standards of medical care to the Greater New Orleans area and surrounding communities. Board Certified and Board Eligible physicians are welcomed to build a practice that develops long lasting relationships with our community’s patients. We are looking for a talented and eager physician to assist our patients in navigating through their treatment plans and allow them to trust healthcare again.

AVALA

AVALA is a premier 21‑bed surgical hospital operating in Covington, Louisiana, which is located on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, in the suburbs of New Orleans. In addition to the hospital, AVALA provides diagnostic imaging services, physical and hand therapy, physician clinics, and urgent orthopedic care. As a Physician‑Owned and operated hospital, the doctor‑patient relationship is of the utmost importance and drives our decisions when offering patient care. Our doctors are highly trained in the most advanced medical treatments and invests in minimally invasive technology for performing procedures and surgeries. Our physicians are the key to the success of our patients and AVALA is fully invested in providing a first‑class work environment for our physicians to practice. AVALA is honored to be selected as the 2025 Women’s Choice Award for Best Orthopedic Hospitals and the 2025 Women’s Choice Award as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Minimally Invasive Surgery. AVALA was also honored with the 2026 USA Today Top Workplaces. Our affiliated physicians are also receiving top local and national honors from Becker’s List and are recipients of Castle Connolly’s 2025 Top Doctor Awards.

Primary Care Physician Responsibilities

• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.

About The Clinic

AVALA is dedicated to serving patients across the Greater NewOrleans Metro area, with offices throughout Southeast Louisiana. AVALA welcomes physicians who live in New Orleans or on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrainto join our team of elite physicians. There are many advantages of practicing in a small community, which include, low managed care environment with a large regional referral base and immediate patient load.

• 100% Outpatient Clinic
• Internal referral base of patients
• Ability to build and grow a practice within a team environment

Financials and Benefits

The qualified candidate would receive:

• Highly competitive salary including productivity bonuses
• Sign‑on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• CME allowance
• Comprehensive executive benefits package, including retirement

Additionally, all new physicians in the AVALA Physician Network receive a state‑of‑the‑art marketing roll out designed to introduce them to patients living in our community and assist the physician with growing a thriving practice.

To learn more, visit https://avala.com/culture/.

Interested candidates please submit resume and cover letter with your application to Jomel Whittington, MHA - [e-mail]