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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center- Shreveport are currently seeking a Palliative Medicine Physician to join our team. This position will serve in the Department of Medicine.  Must be BC/BE and be eligible for a Louisiana license. 

Practicing and teaching the fundamental skills of palliative care, such as: 

• Enhancing? the quality of life for patients and their families when confronting serious or life changing illness, 
• Addressing complex symptom management, 

• Minimizing other domains of human suffering by providing psychosocial, existential and spiritual support to patients and their families, 
• Assisting with communication, advanced care planning and end-of-life decision making that addresses the values and goals of the patient, 
• Ensuring a continuum of care across various clinical settings during the trajectory of illness 
• Managing pain control, alleviation of psychosocial distress, provide support for spiritual concerns and meet the practical needs of the patient throughout the continuum of health care. 
• Improving a patient’s and his or her family’s access to information that can help them to understand the patient’s condition and the range of treatment options available. 

• Coordination of care across different settings by facilitating communication among providers, especially as changes occur in the patient’s condition and needs. 

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 600 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. 

• Physician leadership and input at all levels of administration. 
• EPIC medical record platform utilized 

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 

Must be BC/BE and be eligible for a Louisiana license.