Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
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Job Description
Exceptional care starts with exceptional people.
For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way.
Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, is recruiting a BC/BE Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician to join an expanding team.
Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine. Additional board eligibility/board certification in Critical Care Medicine is required. Salary offered will commensurate with experience and training.
Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!
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Key Responsibilities
The physician will join an expanding team at Ochsner Medical Center to provide pulmonary and critical care services. They will be responsible for delivering exceptional patient care within a collaborative and inclusive medical environment.
Requirements
Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine. Additionally, board eligibility or certification in Critical Care Medicine is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Critical Care 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).
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $353k (middle half $275k–$588k)143 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Louisiana index 88.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Critical Care Medicine listings in Louisiana | 6 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician listings in Louisiana | 260 active | 22,392 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Louisiana physician listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment260 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Critical Care Medicine hiring demand | #12 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed |
| New Critical Care Medicine listings | 97 in the last 30 days | 77 the 30 days before (+26%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physician pay trend (all specialties) | −2.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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