Physician - Psychiatrist - Full Time Academic

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport & LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport seek applicants for a Board Certified Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry to be the Director of Outpatient Psychiatry for locations in the Shreveport area. Applicants must be eligible for a Louisiana medical license and have extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry. Experience with facility or program level management is preferred.

Basic responsibilities include direct patient care, resident supervision, and research. Managerial responsibilities include day-to-day director level duties of outpatient service locations and service line coordination of all outpatient and inpatient service locations in the Shreveport area. All night, weekend, and holiday first call is handled by residents with a 1 in 8 rotation for supervising faculty. The ACGME approved training programs including 32 general psychiatry residents 4 child fellows and 2 forensic fellows. Preference will be given to applicants with academic experience.

Duties:

• Ensures adequate staffing of attendings and residents.
• Monitors attending and resident productivity.
• Initiates OLH-S quality and service improvement initiatives.
• Ensures timely acceptance/management of consult requests.
• Works with inpatient, emergency department, and community facilities to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides supervisory input for OLH-S clerical staff. Ensures compliance with university and OLH and GME policies.
• Participates in Psychiatry Department meetings relevant to leadership responsibilities.
• Participates in OLH Outpatient and service line leadership meetings.

Highlights of the Position:

• Our health sciences center is home to the School of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies and School of Allied Health Professions and a robust research enterprise. More than 800 students are enrolled in the degree programs at any one time. Additionally, nearly 700 residents and fellows are trained each year.
• Collegial and multidisciplinary team of physicians and nurses to collaborate on a customized plan of care for each patient.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary is commensurate with experience and training
• Generous Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Optional Retirement Plans

Shreveport is in the northwest corner of Louisiana, 15 miles from Texas, and 185 miles directly east of Dallas on Interstate 20. Shreveport and its sister city across the Red River (Bossier City) have a population of just over 250,000. City amenities include a full-time symphony orchestra, minor league sports, riverfront aquarium, the American Rose Center, a full calendar of riverfront arts and music festivals, and much more. We enjoy the ambience of a smaller city and the resources of many larger metropolitan areas. The low cost of living, pleasant climate, and excellent schools make Shreveport a wonderful place to raise a family.