Family Medicine / General Practice Physician
Compensation
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Job Description
- Profession: 2.0 FTE Physician
- Specialty: General Practice/Family Medicine
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Facility Location: Pollock, Louisiana
- Facility Type: Correctional Facility
- Coverage Period: Potential for a long term contract
- Coverage Type: Clinical
- Clinical Schedule: 40 hours/week, Mon-Fri 7:30am to 4pm
- Call Schedule: No call
- Patient Demographics: Adults
- Rounding included: Yes
- % of Practice: 90% Direct Patient Care
- Support Staff: Facility medical personnel, nursing staff, consulting physicians, and Health Services Department personnel
- Procedures: Evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic medical conditions; urgent and emergency medical care; comprehensive histories and physical examinations; chronic-care management; review and signature of diagnostic and consultative reports; medical-record documentation; completion of required clinical forms; and clinical guidance to mid-level practitioners, nurses, and other medical staff.
- Office Equipment: Government-furnished medical equipment, supplies, forms, personal protective equipment, and other materials required to perform the services
- Hospital Privileges required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges available: Yes
- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements
- Active unrestricted license in any State or U. S territory
- BLS/ACLS
- DEA License
- NPI
Please note: Physicians who have ever had a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide direct patient care, including the evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic medical conditions within a correctional facility. Responsibilities also include performing physical examinations, managing chronic care, and providing clinical guidance to nursing and medical staff.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Family Medicine — Physician Career Context
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).
Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 54% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 5% in family medicine | ranked against 2,564 Family Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Family Medicine listings in Louisiana | 17 active | 2,631 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 12% remote · 54% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Louisiana Physician listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment275 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Family Medicine hiring demand | #4 of 26 specialties | postings stay open a median 42 days · 29% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, September 2026 · 790 postings, 1,192 closed |
| New Family Medicine listings | 1,884 in the last 30 days | 1,371 the 30 days before (+37%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Family Medicine pay trend | −3.9% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine / General Practice Physician at Adelphi Staffing a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,564 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
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