Nephrologist
Compensation
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Job Description
The Staff Physician provides direct patient care and emergency services in an effort to ensure that patient health care needs are met at all times.
Key Responsibilities
The Staff Physician provides direct patient care and emergency services to ensure patient health needs are met. They are responsible for clinical duties within the Adult Nephrology department.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD degree and possess a current, unrestricted Louisiana Medical License. A BLS certification is also required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Nephrology — Physician Career Context
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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).
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Work-life snapshot
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- On-site
Living in Lafayette
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $227k
- Typical market rent
- $1,329/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 87.2
- 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 · Lafayette, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.