Emergency Medicine Physician
Compensation
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Job Description
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Emergency Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Jennings, Louisiana
- Facility: Ochsner American Legion Hospital
- Health System: SCP Health - Locums
- Coverage Period: Jun 01, 2025 – Ongoing
- Shift Schedule: Days, 6a – 6p
- Hours Per Shift: 12
- Shifts Per Week: 3-4
- Number of Positions: 3
- Reason for Coverage: Full Time Vacancy
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
Call Coverage
Call Required: No
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 38 patients per day
- Case Mix: Emergency Medicine procedures
Facility Information
Support Staff Available: NPPAs
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 60 days
Job Requirements
- Board: BC EM or BC IM/FM
- Licenses: Active LA License, LA DEA and CS
- DEA / CDS: Active DEA and CS required
- Certifications: PALS, ATLS, ACLS
- Experience: 2 years in emergency medicine required
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive emergency medical care to patients presenting to the ED
- Manage an average of 38 patients per day with support from NPPA staff
- Work 12-hour day shifts from 6a to 6p
- Supervise and collaborate with NPPA in Fast Track
- Maintain active Louisiana medical license, DEA, and CDS along with required certifications (PALS, ATLS, ACLS)
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive emergency medical care to patients presenting to the ED and manage an average of 38 patients per day. Supervise and collaborate with NPPA staff in the Fast Track area.
Requirements
Requires board certification in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine, along with an active Louisiana medical license, DEA, and CDS. Candidates must have at least 2 years of emergency medicine experience and current PALS, ATLS, and ACLS certifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Emergency Medicine Physician at Adelphi Staffing a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Emergency Medicine — ranked against 1,059 active Emergency Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 37 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 92% have no call, 46% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.3 / 10 · top 25% in emergency medicine | ranked against 1,059 Emergency Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Emergency Medicine listings in Louisiana | 12 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician listings in Louisiana | 255 active | 22,333 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 92% no call · 46% no weekends37 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Louisiana physician listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment255 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Emergency Medicine hiring demand | #1 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 63 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed |
| New Emergency Medicine listings | 490 in the last 30 days | 443 the 30 days before (+11%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −5.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,059 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
Benefits & Perks
Living in Jennings
- Median resident rent
- $881/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.