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Monroe, Louisiana

Physician - Medical Director of Hospital Medicine - Full Time Academic

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

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Job Description

Exceptional care starts with exceptional people.

For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way.

Ochsner LSU Health System – Monroe Medical Center & LSU Health Sciences Center is seeking an experienced and motivated leader for Medical Director of Hospital Medicine within the Department of Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport, an integrated teaching hospital and health system in partnership with Ochsner Health.

Position would include clinical work as a hospitalist, publishing the schedule for faculty hospitalists, creating/tracking/incentivizing quality metrics for the hospital medicine program.

Responsibilities would also involve teaching house staff and medical students, ensuring learner evaluation completion, annual performance evaluations on all hospitalists. The position would include the role of Director of Quality overseeing the hospital’s quality of care and leading quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine or Hospital Medicine by ABIM or Family Medicine.
  • Academic experience preferred but not required.
  • Five years’ experience as a hospitalist.
  • Excellent skills with regard to clinical medicine, leadership, communication, teaching.

Demonstrated knowledge of effective strategies for working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

A forward-thinking, collaborative leadership style that promotes growth through faculty recruitment, community engagement, and development of innovative clinical programs.

Faculty rank for this position will be Assistant Professor or higher. Rank, tenure status and salary will be commensurate with selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary is commensurate with experience and training
  • Generous Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Optional Retirement Plans Available

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Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will oversee the hospital medicine program, including clinical duties, faculty scheduling, and the implementation of quality improvement initiatives. Additionally, the role involves teaching medical students and house staff while managing faculty performance and development.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical LeadershipMedical EducationStrategic PlanningPerformance EvaluationClinical Program DevelopmentMentorship

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 41 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 63% have no call, 22% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution22 jobs · 12 employers

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<$260k
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$260k-295k
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$365k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
26%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Loan repayment
5%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 20% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,104 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Monroe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$161k
Typical market rent
$1,271/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
83.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Monroe, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Ochsner Health

Hospitals and Health Care
New Orleans, Louisiana
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Optional Retirement Plans Available