Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Gastroenterology
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Ochsner Health as a Gastroenterology NP/PA – Outpatient Clinic in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people. For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling.
Benefits & Compensation
- Health Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- CME Allowance
- Malpractice Coverage
- Collaborative Practice Agreement Required
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No call required.
- No weekends required.
This position offers no call requirements, weekends off. Work with Ochsner Health in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide primary and urgent medical management for outpatient gastroenterology patients in a collaborative clinical model. Responsibilities include patient care planning, emergency stabilization, staff and patient education, and active participation in discharge planning.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing or a Physician Assistant degree from an approved program, along with current state licensure and certification. Proficiency in BCLS/ACLS and the ability to work a flexible schedule including on-call duties are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Gastroenterology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 48% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
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).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Gastroenterology at Ochsner Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Gastroenterology (NP) — ranked against 162 active Gastroenterology (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
6.6/10 work-life score · Above average in Gastroenterology (NP) — ranked against 162 active roles in this specialty
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- No call
- No weekends