Full-Time Palliative Care Physician Academic Appointment - Ochsner Health

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center- Shreveport are currently seeking a Palliative Medicine Physician to join our team. This position will serve in the Department of Medicine under the direction of the Chair, Steven Bailey, MD.  Must be BC/BE and be eligible for a Louisiana license.

Practicing and teaching the fundamental skills of palliative care, such as:

• Enhancing  the quality of life for patients and their families when confronting serious or life changing illness,
• Addressing complex symptom management,
• Minimizing other domains of human suffering by providing psychosocial, existential and spiritual support to patients and their families,
• Assisting with communication, advanced care planning and end-of-life decision making that addresses the values and goals of the patient,
• Ensuring a continuum of care across various clinical settings during the trajectory of illness
• Managing pain control, alleviation of psychosocial distress, provide support for spiritual concerns and meet the practical needs of the patient throughout the continuum of health care.
• Improving a patients and his or her familys access to information that can help them to understand the patients condition and the range of treatment options available.
• Coordination of care across different settings by facilitating communication among providers, especially as changes occur in the patients condition and needs.

Highlights of the Position:

• 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.  More than 800 students are enrolled in the degree programs at any one time.  Additionally, nearly 600 residents and fellows are trained each year.
• Collegial and multidisciplinary team of physicians and nurses to collaborate on a customized plan of care for each patient.
• Physician leadership and input at all levels of administration.
• EPIC medical record platform utilized

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary is commensurate with experience and training
• Generous Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Optional Retirement Plans