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 15–20 shifts/month available
Minimum 3–5 shifts per block
Expedited privileging available (clean file required)
EMR: Ochsner EPIC
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: 7a–7p, 2p–12a, 7p–7a (Physician); 9a–9p (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: 30–60 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
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