Acute Care Surgery & Trauma/Critical Care Surgery Opportunity in South Louisiana

Join an established Surgical Practice in Southwest Louisiana affiliated with Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center.

Large Surgical Practice is seeking a full-time, BC/BE Acute Care Surgery & Trauma Surgeon. The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Lafayette, Louisiana. Some call is required.

Qualifications:

•  MD
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Critical Care
• Licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana by date of hire

Highlights:

• Professional Services Contract based on hourly/shift schedule
• Trauma coverage up to 26 weeks/year
• 7 On 7 Off
• Primary Call average 3.5 nights during the week
• Back up call an average of 3.5 nights during the week on
• Critical Care coverage of surgery and trauma patients is separate from acute care surgery/trauma coverage, and will be 1 out of 3 weeks 
• Lafayette General Medical Center - Level 2 Trauma Center    

Ochsner Health is Acadiana’s largest non-profit, community-owned regional health system committed to always delivering excellence. The system has over 4,000 employees, serving the south-central region of Louisiana by aligning with facilities across Acadiana. 

With Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (LGMC) as the flagship hospital, LGH also owns or manages Lafayette General Orthopaedic Hospital, Oil Center Surgical Plaza,  St. Martin Hospital, University Hospital & Clinics (UHC), Acadia General Hospital and Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. LGH also has clinical affiliations with several other hospitals and professional medical centers across South Louisiana. LGMC and UHC, Acadiana's only two teaching hospitals, provide graduate medical education across many disciplines. LGH also owns LGMD Physician Group, a non-profit corporation that operates and manages several physician clinics, including Family Medicine and Internal Medicine, as well as many specialists and surgeons. LGH helps patients participate in their own health care by offering My Health the online patient portal, allowing people to view lab results and medical information for each hospital in the LGH system.

In continuous efforts to reach more patients, LGH helps facilitate telemedicine services to schools, businesses and government offices to make health care more accessible for people while at school or at work.

Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (LGMC) staffs a total of 475 beds, including 366 at its main campus, 85 at its Southwest campus and 24 at the Behavioral Health Unit.  It is the largest full-service acute-care medical center in Acadiana. LGMC operates the busiest emergency room and only Level 2 Trauma designation in Acadiana and handles the highest level of trauma in the region.

In an effort to meet the needs of the community, LGMC boasts a Center of Excellence in Breast Imaging, has an Accredited Cancer Center, an accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery program and is an Advanced Certified Primary Stroke Center, and is a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center in Maternity Care and in Bariatrics.