Position Overview

Understanding the Role

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is recruiting an interventional cardiologist to join a high-volume, well-established cardiovascular program. The incoming physician joins a five-cardiologist group that produces between 13,000 and 19,000 wRVUs annually per physician, supported by three cath labs, a hybrid OR, and a strong APP team. This is an active procedural practice with real volume and a clear path to productivity.

Role at a Glance

Detail	Information
Position Type	Employed Interventional Cardiologist
Employment	Memorial Medical Group
Setting	Outpatient clinic + cardiac cath lab + inpatient consults
Cath Labs	3 labs (1 hybrid; second hybrid coming)
Annual Procedure Volume	6,121 procedures on 1,869 patients (2025)
Daily Cath Lab Volume	8–10 procedures per day across the program
Call	1:5 weekday and holiday after hire
EMR	Epic
Primary Campus	Main Campus, Lake Charles

Why This Position Exists

The program is growing and needs an additional interventional cardiologist to support procedural volume, expand device capabilities, and balance call responsibilities across the group. One of the two physicians currently performing device implantation is approaching retirement, making a device-capable recruit a priority. The incoming physician will step into an active practice with established referral pipelines and immediate procedural volume.

Core Responsibilities

Procedural

Diagnostic coronary angiography and coronary stenting
Acute coronary intervention
Peripheral angiography and peripheral vascular intervention
Pacemaker and ICD implantation (preferred)
Loop recorder placement

Clinical

Half-day clinic / half-day cath lab daily rotation
Inpatient cardiology consults and rounding
Interpretation of diagnostic studies (echocardiography, nuclear stress, Holter, treadmill stress) within 48 hours

Outreach

Participation in satellite clinic coverage at Sulphur, Jennings, and/or DeRidder
Outreach is generally expected for newer physicians; some long-tenured physicians practice exclusively at the main campus

Schedule Structure

Cardiologists rotate between clinic and cath lab throughout the day in a flexible daily structure.

Structure	Details
Daily pattern	Morning clinic / afternoon cath lab, or vice versa
Friday	Half-day clinic
Clinic volume (non-call days)	~15 patients per day
Clinic volume (call days)	~10 patients per day
Outreach clinics	Sulphur (~15 min), Jennings (~30 min), DeRidder (~1 hr)

Call Structure

Detail	Information
Weekday and holiday call	1:5 rotation after hire
Weekend call	Rotating among the group
Cath lab call team	4-person team for emergency procedures

One senior physician currently takes reduced call per hospital bylaws. This does not affect the advertised schedule for the incoming physician.

Qualifications

MD or DO with completed cardiology fellowship
Interventional cardiology fellowship required
Board certified or board eligible in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology
Experience with or interest in device implantation (pacemakers, ICDs) strongly preferred
Louisiana medical license or eligibility to obtain