Southwestern Louisiana - Daytime Hospitalist

• Direct employment by Louisiana Health System (501 C3 organization, available for PSLF)
• BC/BE Hospitalist
• Daytime rotation: Wednesday -Tuesday
  • 7 days on / 7 days off
• Current Hospitalists: 10 daytime Hospitalists and 2 Nocturnists
  • Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physicians
• Census per day split evenly among Hospitalists
• Patient population - adult, geriatric, no pediatrics
• ER Physicians available 24/7 for codes
• Open ICU
• Excellent critical care support – 24/7 coverage
• Procedures optional
• No vent management
• Morning “admissionist” to allow uninterrupted rounds
• Surge Plan with compensation
• H1-B are eligible
• Not able to take J-1
• Excellent relationship with nursing and case management
• Collegial team, diverse, and accountable
• Complementary meals
• Organization is transitioning to EPIC EMR in the near future
• Teaching opportunities with in-house residency

Compensation and Benefits

• Starting bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Paid professional liability insurance
• Dues, memberships, and subscriptions compensation
• Daytime base salary plus quality measure incentives and production bonus based on RVU’s
• Continuing education (CME) compensation
• Student loan assistance
• Retirement match opportunity

The Area:

• Beautiful Southwest Louisiana is a thriving community that offers a diverse mix of outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking camping and water sports. This area lives up to the state’s reputation as the Sportsman’s Paradise by offering plenty of fishing and hunting for the enthusiast. Here the arts thrive, complete with exhibits, festivals celebrating the arts, music, concerts and theater.
• They are conveniently located off of I-10 between Houston and New Orleans.