Community Health Center / FQHC Internal Medicine: General Job in New Orleans, Louisiana
This internal medicine position in New Orleans, Louisiana is offered as a Community Health Center/FQHC role, structured as an employed position with a production bonus. This arrangement suits physicians drawn to community-focused medicine, combining the practical benefits of employment with eligibility for loan-repayment support, which applies to this position.
The listed financial offering for this role falls in the $200,000 - $224,999 range, presented as the compensation tier selected for this listing rather than a guaranteed figure. Relocation assistance is available, and loan assistance is offered as well. Call responsibilities include a patient call rotation of 1:6 or better, with no emergency department call required. Partnership is not part of this arrangement.
- Open to board certified and board eligible candidates
- MD and DO training backgrounds accepted, including AMG and FMG applicants
- Open to US citizens, green card holders, and H-1 visa candidates
- Suitable across experience levels, from those currently in training to very experienced physicians
This center serves communities of varying sizes, ranging from smaller towns under 10,000 residents to larger metro areas up to 500,000, offering some flexibility in the type of community setting you may practice within.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Internal Medicine: General
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- Structure of Position: Community Health Center/FQHC
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: 1:6 or better
- Expected ER Call Coverage: No call
St. Thomas Community Health Center, a premier FQHC located in New Orleans is seeking primary care physician due to continued growth. They are proud to be recognized by the National Center for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) which is the NCQA gold-standard for measuring quality care.
A new primary care physician can expected to build a practice quickly, a full caseload is typically 20+ patients daily and they are flexible regarding location and scheduling. Each physician has dedicated staff generally consisting of 2 medical assistants and shared support from an RN.
Their physicians do not have hospital coverage responsibilities. They do have evening phone coverage from clinic patients. That coverage is rotated among the providers 10 physicians & 10 Nurse practitioners and is extremely limited. They are not responsible nor do they need to be available for hospital admits or hospital consults. The phone call coverage rotates both on weekends and weekdays between all providers.
Financial Package:
They offer a very competitive salary guarantee and a full benefits package that includes:
St. Thomas also offers malpractice through FTCA which is incident based and requires no tail coverage.
Relocation package with a CME allowance of $1500 per year
Generous vacation (24 days per year) and Paid Holidays
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National Health Services Corp Student Loan Forgiveness
National Health Services Corps: St.
Thomas is a National Health Service Corps approved site and candidates are eligible for up to $40,000 of loan repayment for a two year commitment, 3 years is $70,000 and 4
years is $100,000.
The St. Thomas Community Health Center has grown into one of New Orleans' largest and most accessible safety net providers, with seven locations expected to serve nearly 45,000 patients this year. Dr. Erwin and his team are committed to providing health care in a cultural competent manner that is of the highest quality to some of the most vulnerable in our community.
- Structure of Financial Support: Employment Agreement with production bonus
- Financial Offering: $200,000 - $224,999
- Relocation Allowance: $10
- Signing Bonus: Negotiable
- Stipends: Negotiable
- Student Loan Assistance: Yes
- Practice State: Louisiana
- Practice City: New Orleans
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999, 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card, H-1 Visa
- Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Clinic
- Number of Providers: 21
- Agency: Rogo Search
