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New Orleans, Louisiana

Emergency Medicine Travel Physician

Emergency Medicine Top 25% in Emergency MedicineContract

Compensation

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Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1 day ago · Verified live

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

TeamHealth has an outstanding opportunity for family medicine and internal
medicine physicians to join our emergency medicine ambassador team of elite
travel physicians. As a part of our EM ambassador team, you will assist with
coverage across the Southeast in the locations of Georgia, Florida, Virginia,
South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Arkansas. You are assigned to one ED at a time in order to
provide quality care to patients.

Our physicians gain a challenging, yet flexible career working in a variety of
settings including small, rural facilities or large, regional care centers. Live
where you want and practice where you're needed- all while gaining first-class
experience and first-class pay. 

In order to apply, you must be ABFM or ABIM certified or prepared, with EM
experience and/or EM fellowship trained. You should be adaptive and possess
excellent communication skills as well as a team-player attitude.

Apply today to learn more!

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Job Benefits

  • Independent contractor status
  • 120 hours per month
  • Excellent compensation package
  • Generous sign-on bonus and annual retention bonus
  • TeamHealth will obtain additional licenses and DEAs for the designated states
  • Paid travel and accommodations with easy travel booking and expense
  • Blocked time off, enhanced work/life balance
  • TeamHealth supports you with mentorship, credentialing support, and leadership
  • Flexibility and the ability to travel is a must
  • Support of national network of emergency medicine experts
  • When you're off, you're off, to enjoy your favorite activities outside of

Key Responsibilities

Provide quality emergency medical care to patients at assigned facilities across the Southeast region. Work effectively as part of an elite ambassador team while maintaining flexibility in various clinical settings.

Requirements

Must be ABFM or ABIM certified or prepared with emergency medicine experience or fellowship training. Candidates must be adaptive, possess excellent communication skills, and maintain a team-player attitude.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

TeamworkAdaptabilityClinical care

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 46 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 83% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 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).

Top Emergency Medicine Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 10 employers

5
<$345k
14
$350k
2
$390k-435k
6
$435k-480k
1
$499k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
77%
CME allowance
27%
Relocation assistance
15%
Sign-on bonus
8% this job
Loan repayment
4%

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Work-life snapshot

2.8/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Emergency Medicine

Living in New Orleans

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$209k
Typical market rent
$1,637/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
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 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Independent contractor status
120 hours per month
Excellent compensation package
Generous sign-on bonus and annual retention bonus
TeamHealth will obtain additional licenses and DEAs for the designated states
Paid travel and accommodations with easy travel booking and expense reimbursement
Blocked time off, enhanced work/life balance
TeamHealth supports you with mentorship, credentialing support, and leadership training