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Emergency Medicine Physician

Baton Rouge, LAOnsiteContract$250,000–$500,000 /yrPosted 17 days ago

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Required skills

Emergency Medicine Physician
Wound Care Physician
Surgical debridement
Bedside procedures
Chronic wounds
Complex wounds
Advanced dressings
Skilled nursing facilities
Post-acute care
MD

Nice to have

Part-time
Full-time
No nights
No weekends
No holidays
No call

Role summary

Skilled Wound Care is seeking Emergency Medicine Physicians for a no-call, Monday-Friday daytime role in Baton Rouge, LA. This position offers a unique opportunity to transition from traditional Emergency Medicine to a specialized wound care practice within skilled nursing facilities. Physicians will utilize their procedural skills for surgical debridement and treat complex wounds, enjoying clinical autonomy and a better work-life balance with no nights, weekends, or holidays. Comprehensive training in wound care is provided, making it accessible for physicians from various backgrounds including Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine. This role emphasizes patient follow-through and healing, with custom software designed to minimize administrative tasks.

Job Title: Emergency Medicine PhysicianLocation: Baton Rouge, LAEmployment Type: Full-time or Part-timeSalary: $250,000 – $500,000 per year for Full-time

Emergency Medicine Physician Jobs in Baton Rouge, LA : Your Procedural Skills, a Better Way to Practice

You chose Emergency Medicine to treat whatever comes through the door. But years of rotating nights, weekends and holidays take a toll on your sleep, health and family life. Across the country, Emergency Medicine physicians are dealing with ED crowding and boarding, rising violence against staff, satisfaction-score pressure and staffing groups that cut hours and pay. Skilled Wound Care, a premier national physician group, is hiring Emergency Medicine Physicians in Baton Rouge, LA to work as wound care physicians and lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area.

Maybe you’re an Emergency Medicine physician ready to leave shift work and night rotations for good. Maybe you want a part-time role to reduce your ED shifts. Either way, this no-call, no-nights Emergency Medicine Physician job offers a high-impact career without the corporate red tape.

Why Emergency Medicine Physicians in Baton Rouge, LA Choose Wound Care

In a specialty where your schedule can mean nights, weekends and missed holidays, we offer a refreshing alternative:

No Nights, No Rotating Shifts: No overnight shifts, no weekends, no holidays and no pagers. This is a true Monday–Friday daytime physician job, so you can finally keep a regular sleep schedule and be home for your family.

Keep Using Your Procedural Skills: Surgical debridement and bedside procedures are part of your daily practice.

A Calmer Clinical Setting: Leave behind crowded waiting rooms, boarding patients and the safety concerns of the modern ED.

See Patients Heal: Follow patients through healing and build lasting relationships, instead of treating them once and never learning what happened.

Clinical Autonomy: Direct patient outcomes based on your clinical expertise, not throughput metrics, satisfaction scores or a staffing company.

Smarter Documentation: Our custom software is designed to slash admin time, so you’re not stuck charting after your shift ends.

Emergency Medicine Physician Responsibilities

Use the latest advancements in wound healing to change lives in communities across Baton Rouge, LA :

Surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures

Evaluation and treatment of chronic, non-healing and complex wounds

Advanced dressings and specialized wound protocols

Collaborative care in skilled nursing facilities and the post-acute setting, where you follow patients through healing

Emergency Medicine Physician Salary & Compensation

Full-Time Average Annual Earnings: $250,000 - $500,000 (no earning cap as an independent contractor)

High Achievers: Top performers earn $500,000+ through performance bonuses

Pay Structure: Per-patient and per-procedure pay, plus quarterly bonus programs

Emergency Medicine Schedule

We offer consistent weekday schedules with no nights or weekends, in part-time or full-time options:

Part-Time: 2–3 days per weekFull-Time: 4–5 days per week

Emergency Medicine Physician Requirements

Medical Degree: MD or DO from an accredited institution

Medical License: Unrestricted/clear medical license in the state of practice (or eligibility to obtain one)

DEA License: Or eligibility to obtain one

Open Background: We welcome Emergency Medicine physicians, as well as surgeons of all backgrounds and Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians. No previous wound care experience is required; we provide comprehensive wound care training

Great Place to Work® Certified!

Skilled Wound Care is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the 5th year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Skilled Wound Care. This year, 95% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 39% higher than the average U.S. company.

Apply for This Emergency Medicine Physician Job in Baton Rouge, LA

You’ve spent enough nights in the ED. If you’re an Emergency Medicine Physician in Baton Rouge, LA looking for a no-call, Monday–Friday daytime career with hands-on procedures and no earning cap, or a part-time role to reduce your ED shifts, apply today.

Skilled Wound Care will ask all candidates to perform pre-employment confidential DiSC testing and appropriate relevant skills testing prior to hiring.

Skilled Wound Care, part of Skilled Physicians Group, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

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