Physician - General Obgyn - Full Time Academic
9998 ochsner lsu health of north louisiana
📍 shreveport - north louisiana region - louisiana united states🕐 5mo ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport** and **LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport** seek a **General OB/Gyn Physician** to join our team in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Saint Mary’s Medical Center in Shreveport. The hospital has new and state-of-the-art operating rooms, Level IV L&D and Level III NICU, recently renovated spacious faculty offices. L&D is covered by two nocturnists weekdays and part of the weekend. Our specialists on-site include fellowship-trained faculty in MFM and Urogynecology, in addition to offering Adolescent Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Services. Our team consists of both academic and clinical faculty, with a 28 resident program complement.
Required Qualifications:
* Candidates must have an MD or DO
* Be US board-certified or board-eligible in Obstetrics & Gynecology
* Be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Louisiana
* Have outstanding obstetric and surgical skills with interest in clinical activities
* Commitment to the education of residents and medical students
* Robotics certification
Highlights of the Position:
* 22 Faculty, including 2 Nocturnists, 2 MFMs and 1 Urogynecologist (+1 Gyn Oncology and 2 REI community faculty)
* Call is one 36-hour weekend shift every 5-6 weeks
* 28 residents
* High patient volumes
* H1B and J1 to H1B visa waiver opportunities available in our Shreveport and Monroe Campuses
Compensation and Benefits:
* Salary commensurate with experience and training
* Relocation expenses
* Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
* Life, Long-Term Disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
* Flexible Spending Account
* Multiple retirement options
Our health sciences center is home to the School of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies and School of Allied Health Professions and a robust research enterprise. Around 600 medical students and 600 residents / fellows are trained by our institution every year.
_We Serve, Teach, Heal, Discover, Lead and Innovate_
Shreveport is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. It is located in Northwest Louisiana and has a population of 393,406. Shreveport is also part of the I-20 Cyber Corridor linking the tech-centered Dallas–Fort Worth, Shreveport–Bossier, Greater Monroe, and Greater Atlanta metropolitan areas together. The city of Shreveport is 188 miles from Dallas, Texas; 215 miles from Little Rock, and 250 miles from the state capital of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The city's proximity to the nearby cities makes it North Louisiana and the Ark-La-Tex's transportation hub.
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_**Please refer to the job description to determine whether the position you are interested in is remote or on-site.**_ _Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C._
Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.”