Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care - Full Time Academic
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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!
Ochsner LSU Health System-Monroe Medical Center and LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport seeks a Pulmonary/Critical Care physician to join a thriving faculty.
This position is for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care in the Department of Medicine, working under the direction of Dr. Robert Walter, Chief, Division of Pulmonary/ Critical Care Medicine, LSU Health Shreveport. Candidates must be BE/BC and eligible for an active Louisiana license.
Highlights of the Position
Duties will include providing/supervising Pulmonary/Critical Care services to patients with in-house call to be determined by the Department Chairman along with involvement in other outside institutional endeavors. Also included is teaching/educational obligations throughout your employment.
- Novel support of Virtual ICU physicians and critical care nurses
- IM and EM receive first round of call
- Advanced practice provider support in ICU and clinic sites
- Diverse pathology within critical care, hospital consults, pulmonary procedures, and outpatient pulmonary medicine
- Mix of pulmonary clinic, pulmonary consults, and ICU shifts;
- 12-bed adult medical ICU
Qualifications
- MD and/or DO
- Board certified/eligible in Pulmonary/Critical Care
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Louisiana
- A distinguished record in Pulmonary/Critical Care services
- Outstanding commensurate clinical activities
- Candidates must have a firm commitment to the education of residents and medical students
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Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide and supervise pulmonary and critical care services, including managing a 12-bed adult medical ICU and performing hospital consults. Additionally, the role involves significant teaching and educational obligations for residents and medical students.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
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 $325k (middle half $275k–$588k)163 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 | 22,495 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 | 100 in the last 30 days | 77 the 30 days before (+30%)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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