Physician - Family/Internal Medicine

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Physician in Kaplan, Louisiana at Ochsner Lafayette General Outpatient Clinic. Join a growing family medicine group practice in the Acadiana Region.

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Physician in Kaplan, Louisiana at Ochsner Lafayette General Outpatient Clinic. Join a growing family medicine group practice in the Acadiana Region. Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with more than 36,000 employees and over 4,600 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Gulf South.

Position Highlights:

• Ambient listening available to everyone in Primary care to reduce documentation time
• LPN Care Coordinators dedicated to closing care gaps on your behalf
• Ochsner On-Call to reduce call burden
• Remote messaging Nurses to reduce in basket messages sent through the portal
• Outpatient Care Managers to assist with complex patient management and helping with social determinant of your patients Health
• Digital Medicine - supporting the management of patients with chronic conditions.
• Quality Incentives opportunity included
• Hospitalist services available
• Alternative scheduling and work hours available
• Competitive wRVU-based incentives and full benefits
• Outpatient and Inpatient opportunities, limited call schedule, support of large subspecialty network
• EPIC EMR with strong support staff
• 10 days of CME with annual stipend
• New Facility 2026

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary is commensurate with experience and training
• Paid vacation, holidays and CME
• Full benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance
• Additional benefit options focused on physical, financial, social and mental health
• Retirement options (401k, 403b, and 457b)
• Relocation assistance
• Malpractice and tail insurance

Why Choose Ochsner Health:

• Flexible schedules to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
• Integrated health care delivery model with multi-specialty collaboration, large internal referral network and innovative resources dedicated to improving patient care and your ease of practice.
• Physician-led organization that ensures our providers are given the tools and support needed to care for patients. 
• Professional development opportunities in teaching, research, physician leadership and community service.
• EPIC medical record platform utilized throughout the health system to enhance flexibility in patient management.

Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org. To transform your health, please visit www.ochsner.org/healthyyou.

Ochsner is the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a  “Best Hospital” across four specialty categories. Click here to see more of our accolades.

Nationally Ranked Hospital
Ranked #1 in Louisiana
Ranked #1 in New Orleans Metro Area
Ranked #1 in Nation for Liver Transplants 3 years in a row

Kaplan – Outdoor Paradise for hunting, fishing, kayaking, and birdwatching in the nearby marshlands and bayous. A charming small town just 30 minutes southwest of Lafayette.  

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