No salary listed — similar Critical Care Medicine roles pay ~$313k (median of 186 jobs)

3.9/10 work-life score · Above average in Critical Care Medicine — ranked against 203 active roles in this specialty

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St. Tammany Health System
Covington, Louisiana

Physician - Pulmonologist/CC

Critical Care Medicine Above average in Critical Care MedicineNo weekendsFull-Time
Posted 2h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Pulmonology/Critical Care physician role in Covington, LA. 40-hour week, no schedule details provided.

Join St. Tammany Health System as a Pulmonologist/Critical Care – Covington, LA in Covington, Louisiana.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Attractive compensation package

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with St. Tammany Health System in Covington, Louisiana.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide medical direction and leadership for the St. Tammany Physician’s Network while assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients. They will also contribute to the development of standards of care and maintain clinic schedules as contractually agreed.

Requirements

Candidates must be licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to practice medicine. Additionally, current BLS and ALS certifications from an ILCOR-recognized provider are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

PulmonologyCritical CareMedical LeadershipPatient AssessmentDiagnosisTreatment PlanningClinical DocumentationBLS CertificationALS CertificationMedical Standards Development

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 63% 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).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.9/10 on work-life balance for Critical Care Medicine roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 186 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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About St. Tammany Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Covington, LA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Attractive compensation package