Physician - Emergency Medicine - Locums - Chalmette, LA

Job Description

Job Description

Specialty :

Emergency Medicine (Physician ABEM, FP, or IM)

Location : Chalmette, Louisiana

Company : Optigy

Type :

Locum Tenens | Full-Time | Onsite

Hourly Rate : $275

Highlights

Start date : June 2025

Open-ended assignment with 1520 shifts / month available

Minimum 35 shifts per block

Expedited privileging available (clean file required)

EMR : Ochsner EPIC

Job Summary

Full-time Emergency Medicine physician needed at a high-volume community ED in Louisiana

Annual ED volume : 28,415

Approx. 79 patients per day; 11.3% EMS, 8.7% admission rate

ED has 10 beds, no trauma designation

MD / DO coverage : 34 hours daily

NP / PA coverage : 12 hours daily

Shift times : 7a7p, 2p12a, 7p7a (Physician); 9a9p (NP / PA)

Must be BE / BC in EM, FM, or IM; if not ABEM-certified, ACLS, ATLS, and PALS are required

Residency training preferred but not mandatory

Providers must complete orientation, EMR training, and a shadow shift

Credentialing Requirements

Active Louisiana medical license

ABEM, AOBEM, ABFM, ABIM accepted (ABPS not accepted)

Credentialing timeframe : 3060 days

Immunizations required (waiver considered)

Travel and lodging paid

Clean file preferred for expedited onboarding

Available Specialty Backup

Cardiology, Endocrinology, Pulmonary, Urology, Gastroenterology, ICU, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Radiology, General Surgery

Recruiter Contact : Lisa Meyers

Lisa.Meyers@optigygroup.com