Cardiology Physician

Cardiology Opportunity - Covington, LA New Orleans 40m Position Details

• Seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Cardiologist to join the practice.
• Covington, LA, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain across from New Orleans, about 1 hour to Baton Rouge
• High performing, 5-star health system
• Hospital employed multispecialty group
• General cardiology role; the group is also recruiting an interventional cardiologist
• Mix of office and hospital practice
• Active cath lab that is expanding
• Join a group of interventional, EP and general cardiologists
• Call shared with a partner cardiology group
• Strong primary care referral base
• MA or LPN support daily, with APPs in clinic
Benefits Details
• wRVU production based compensation at fair market value
• Health plan, retirement and CME stipend
Requirements
• A connection to Southern Louisiana is valued by the group
About the Group
• Founded in 1954
• 281-bed full-service acute-care
• Additionally, it cares for the Northshore community with comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, state-of-the-art surgical and cardiac services, primary and specialty care, emergency services, home health/hospice/palliative care, wound care and other services at more than two dozen sites
• Not-for-profit community health system
• Financially self sufficient
• Fantastic benefits package
• 2nd largest employer in the parish of St. Tammany
• 80 employed physician providers which include Hospital Medicine, Primary Care, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Pediatrics, Wound Care, Palliative Care, Breast Health.
• 2000 babies born per year. The hospital of choice.
• Located in the fastest growing parish in Louisiana
• Best schools, public and private, in the state
• Safe and varied community which boasts best small towns in Southern Living Magazine for 2 nd year in a row.
• Terrific art and restaurant scene, walking neighborhoods and vibrant downtown which hosts numerous concerts, art walks, block parties, etc. each year.
• 45 minutes north of New Orleans and our international airport.