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Monroe, Louisiana

Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care - Full Time Academic

Critical Care MedicineFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

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

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!

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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

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical teachingPatient careICU managementMedical educationConsultation

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 $325k (middle half $275k–$588k)163 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 active22,495 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 listings100 in the last 30 days77 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
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.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
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Visa sponsorship
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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 Monroe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$161k
Typical market rent
$1,216/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
83.6
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 · Monroe, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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