Urgent Care - Physician - PRN
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Job Description
- Your job is more than a job
- Urgent Care Physician
- LCMC Health Urgent Care
- PRN
- Multiple Locations Across Greater New Orleans
- New Orleans (Uptown, Lakeview)
- Elmwood
- Kenner
- Chalmette
- Marrero
- Gretna
Make an Impact. Deliver Care When It Matters Most.
LCMC Health is seeking Urgent Care Physicians to join our growing team. In this role, you'll provide high-quality, patient-centered care for a wide range of acute illnesses and minor injuries while helping patients access timely care close to home.
What You'll Do
- Evaluate, diagnose, and treat acute illnesses and non-emergent injuries
- Perform physical exams, patient assessments, and minor procedures including suturing, splinting, and wound care
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests, imaging, and laboratory studies
- Develop evidence-based treatment plans and provide preventive care, including immunizations
- Educate patients and families on diagnoses, medications, and follow-up care
- Collaborate with APPs, nurses, and support staff to ensure exceptional patient outcomes
- Maintain accurate medical documentation and timely patient communication
- Participate in a physician call schedule and support patient access needs
- Adhere to quality, safety, infection prevention, and regulatory standards
Qualifications
- Education & Training
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- Completion of an accredited residency program
Licensure & Certifications
- Louisiana Physician License (or eligible)
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications (American Heart Association)
Why Join LCMC Health?
- Multiple convenient practice locations across Greater New Orleans
- Fast-paced, collaborative clinical environment
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- Opportunity to make a direct impact on patient access and community health
- Supportive culture focused on excellence, efficiency, and compassionate care
Join Our Team
If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity to practice urgent care medicine in a dynamic and patient-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Work Shift
- Variable Hours (United States of America)
- LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
- Your extras
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do
- You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will evaluate, diagnose, and treat acute illnesses and non-emergent injuries while performing minor procedures such as suturing and splinting. They will also collaborate with clinical staff to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and maintain accurate medical documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Urgent Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 35 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 86% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Kentucky | 156 active | 22,376 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 86% no call · 63% no weekends35 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Kentucky Physician listings: 38% state a sign-on bonus (median $88k) · 6% offer loan repayment156 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Urgent Care hiring demand | #13 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 47 days · 31% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 94 postings, 148 closed |
| New Urgent Care listings | 453 in the last 30 days | 293 the 30 days before (+55%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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