Physician Assistant / Surgery - Transplant / Louisiana / Locum Tenens / Physician Assistant

Come join our Hepatology/ Liver transplant team at Willis Knighton Health John C. McDonald Transplant Center. We are seeking a highly motivated Physician Assistant (PA) to fill this position. Duties include clinic and rounding in hospital with the collaborating Physician. The candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with attending physicians, consulting specialists, referral sources, and facility staff to ensure comprehensive, coordinated care
• Order and interpret lab and diagnostic tests, make preliminary diagnoses, and develop effective care plans
• Provide education and resources to patients and their families on health issues, maintenance and liver disease
• Long-term follow-up and management of immunosuppression for liver transplant patients
• Manage patients with elevated liver biochemistries, fatty liver, viral hepatitis, genetic liver conditions and compensated/decompensated cirrhosis.

Candidate will be given ample training prior to starting call. New grads are welcome to apply. Please call Yvette Sanchez 318-212-4254 or email at for more information about this opportunity.

Willis Knighton Health offers an excellent full-time employee benefit package, which includes the following:

• Competitive Compensation
• Eligibility for Incentive Compensation
• Professional Development Allowance
• Personal time Off
• 8 Holidays
• Employee Life Insurance - This benefit is provided at "no cost" to employees
• Dependent Life Insurance - This benefit is provided at "no cost" to employees
• AD&D - This benefit is provided at "no cost" to employees
• Long-term Disability - This benefit is provided at "no cost" to employees
• Short-term Disability - This benefit is provided at "no cost" to employees
• Retirement Plan - Defined Benefit Plan 100% Funded by Willis-Knighton
• 403-B "Tax-Sheltered Annuity"
• Health Coverage - HealthPlus of Louisiana
• Dental Coverage
• Supplemental Income Coverage
• Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Program
• Flexible Benefit Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Willis Knighton Federal Credit Union
• And much more