Rheumatology Physician
Lake Charles, LA, 70601, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Rheumatology
- Physician
- Medical Partnership
Seeking a full-time Rheumatology Physician for a partnership opportunity in Lake Charles, LA, offering a two-year guaranteed salary with bonuses and comprehensive benefits. The physician can choose inpatient or outpatient practice with a flexible schedule after the guarantee period, supported by a 32-physician group and established referral network. The practice offers a patient-centric approach, no infusion center onsite but access to contracted and hospital infusion services, and minimal call responsibilities due to hospitalist support.
Rheumatology Partnership Opportunity: Lake Charles, LA Located 1 hr to Beaumont, 2 hrs to Houston and 1 hr. to Lafayette, 30 minutes from the Gulf Experienced candidates and new grads welcome to apply Position Details
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Partnership from day 1, No buy-in
- 2 year guarantee at the MGMA median with bonus opportunity, all practice expenses, benefits and med mal covered under the guarantee
- Schedule during guarantee period: M-F, 8-5pm, you set your own schedule after the guarantee period
- Inpatient or Outpatient - Choose your practice
- Hospitalist services are available
- Only 2 FTE rheumatologist in the area (1 close to retirement)
- 2 to 3 month wait time for rheumatology services
- Join 32 physician partner group, 70 provider group
- Built-in referrals, 18 primary care providers
- Lab and imaging ancillary services in-house
- Call schedule take his/her own call, hospital has a hospitalist program for use = no call
- Daily patient census 25 up to 40 depending on the practice and physician - Patient volume allows up to 40 patients/day
- No infusion center onsite but contracts with Infusion Service when needed. Also, the hospital has an infusion center available to the group.
- Vacation time 3 weeks while on guarantee, unlimited after guarantee up to physician at that point




