Physician - Primary Care
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Job Description
We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.
At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!
Job Description
Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician. Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with more than 36,000 employees and over 4,600 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South.
Key Points
- Refill center managing over 70% of your refills
- Ambient listening available to everyone in Primary care to reduce documentation time
- LPN Care Coordinators dedicated to closing care gaps on your behalf
- Ochsner On-Call to reduce call burden
- Remote messaging Nurses to reduce in basket messages sent through the portal
- Outpatient Care Managers to assist with complex patient management and helping with social determinant of your patients Health
- Digital Medicine - supporting the management of patients with chronic conditions.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary is commensurate with experience and training
- Paid vacation, holidays and CME
- Full benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance
- Additional benefit options focused on physical, financial, social and mental health
- Retirement options (401k, 403b, and 457b)
- Relocation assistance
- Malpractice and tail insurance
Why Choose Ochsner Health
Flexible schedules to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
Integrated health care delivery model with multi-specialty collaboration, large internal referral network and innovative resources dedicated to improving patient care and your ease of practice.
Physician-led organization that ensures our providers are given the tools and support needed to care for patients.
Professional development opportunities in teaching, research, physician leadership and community service.
EPIC medical record platform utilized throughout the health system to enhance flexibility in patient management.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, pregnancy status, pregnancy-related conditions, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military status, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable
Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!
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Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide primary care services within an integrated healthcare system, managing patient health and chronic conditions. They will collaborate with a multi-specialty team and utilize innovative resources to enhance patient care and practice efficiency.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. The role requires the ability to work within an integrated healthcare model and proficiency with the EPIC medical record platform.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
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, 10% are remote, 52% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Primary Care at Ochsner Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,586 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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