General Physician - FCI Oakdale, LA
Compensation
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Job Description
Absolute Staffers is hiring a General Physician to provide medical services at FCI Oakdale, LA.
Roles and Responsibilities
Provide medical services for acute and chronic conditions among the general inmate population, including the Reintegration Housing Unit and Special Housing Units.
- Evaluate and treat inmates requiring emergency medical care and routine chronic care.
- Perform comprehensive history and physical examinations.
- Review and sign diagnostic and consultative reports.
- Provide clinical guidance to mid-level providers, nurses, and EMTs.
- Maintain detailed medical record documentation and correct deficiencies in a timely manner.
- Provide consultation, urgent, and emergency care as needed, with immediate response for urgent/emergency cases.
- Coordinate with the Clinical Director, Medical Officer, and Health Services Administrator.
- Provide a monthly work schedule at least seven days before the beginning of each month.
- Sign the consultant log at each visit, including arrival and departure times.
- Comply with the BOP Health Services Manual, institutional mandates, and AAAHC standards of care.
This role is not permitted to supervise inmates or BOP staff, provide staff escorts, participate in inmate accountability, requisition supplies, formulate policy, or attend institution meetings/staff recalls.
Qualifications and Experience
Current and valid medical license to practice medicine in any U.S. state.
- Current CPR certification.
- Professional/malpractice liability insurance meeting FAR 52.237-7 and local community prevailing standards.
- Experience working with medical equipment.
- Ability to pass a drug screening and law enforcement background check.
- Ability to complete the required security clearance/background investigation, if not already completed.
Must be free of communicable diseases and provide current TB (TST/PPD) documentation and Hepatitis B vaccination or exposure follow-up documentation.
Key Responsibilities
Provide routine, urgent, and emergency medical care to the inmate population, including patients in specialized housing units, and conduct examinations and review diagnostic and consultative reports. Guide clinical staff, maintain accurate medical records, coordinate with facility health leadership, and comply with applicable Bureau of Prisons and accreditation standards.
Requirements
Requires a current, valid U.S. state medical license, current CPR certification, professional liability insurance, and experience with medical equipment. Candidates must pass drug screening and background checks, meet security and communicable-disease requirements, and provide current tuberculosis and hepatitis B documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
General Practice — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 70% have no call, 55% 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $339k (middle half $263k–$350k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Louisiana | 271 active | 22,604 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 23% remote · 70% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Louisiana Physician listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment271 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New General Practice listings | 58 in the last 30 days | 76 the 30 days before (−24%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | −3.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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