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Metairie, Louisiana

Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

Critical Care MedicineFull-Time

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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

Clinical Practice

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).

What does the Physician market look like in Louisiana?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $353k (middle half $275k–$588k)143 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Critical Care Medicine listings in Louisiana6 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in Louisiana260 active22,392 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedLouisiana 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed
New Critical Care Medicine listings97 in the last 30 days77 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Louisiana figures use all physicians: too few Louisiana Critical Care Medicine postings state pay.

Top Critical Care Medicine Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 10 employers
15
<$390k
2
$390k-430k
1
$460k
1
$500k
1
$650k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 10 employers
401k / retirement match
81%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Relocation assistance
14%
CME allowance
10%
Visa sponsorship
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Radiology Partners · Chicago, IL, United States

$550k-$650k
#2

Emergency Medicine PhysicianContract

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#3

Emergency Medicine Physician | $460K + $75K Sign-On | Charleston, Illinois

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#4

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$100-$200/hr
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 214 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Metairie

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$315k
Typical market rent
$1,459/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.