Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care - Full Time Academic

Ochsner Health • Monroe, LA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

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. 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. The role offers novel support of Virtual ICU physicians and critical care nurses, with IM and EM receiving the first round of call. Advanced practice provider support is available in the ICU and clinic sites. The position involves diverse pathology within critical care, hospital consults, pulmonary procedures, and outpatient pulmonary medicine, with a mix of pulmonary clinic, pulmonary consults, and ICU shifts in a 12-bed adult medical ICU.

Requirements

• 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
• Firm commitment to the education of residents and medical students

Responsibilities

• Providing/supervising Pulmonary/Critical Care services to patients
• In-house call (to be determined by the Department Chairman)
• Involvement in other outside institutional endeavors
• Teaching/educational obligations
• Working with Virtual ICU physicians and critical care nurses
• Managing diverse pathology within critical care
• Handling hospital consults
• Performing pulmonary procedures
• Outpatient pulmonary medicine
• Mix of pulmonary clinic, pulmonary consults, and ICU shifts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level