Transplant Hepatologist

The Willis Knighton Health “John C.. McDonald Transplant Center (JCMTC)” is seeking a Transplant Hepatologist to join an established practice located at Willis Knighton Health (WKH) in Shreveport, Louisiana. Willis Knighton Health offers an excellent full-time employee benefit package, which includes: Competitive Compensation Eligibility for Incentive Compensation Professional Development Allowance Paid Personal Time Off (General Purpose Time) 8 Holidays Employee Life Insurance – This benefit is provided at “no cost” to employee Dependent Life Insurance – This benefit is provided at “no cost” to employee AD&D – This benefit is provided at “no cost” to employee Long-term Disability – This benefit is provided at “no cost” to employee Short-term Disability – This benefit is provided at “no cost” to employee Retirement Plan – Defined Benefit Pension 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 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Inpatient and outpatient care at a high level of skill Managing liver transplant recipients Evaluating and managing referrals Partnering with the Kidney transplant team for multi-visceral organ Evaluate patients with a spectrum of liver disorders Qualifications M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school Completed fellowship training in Gastroenterology Board eligible or certified in Transplant Hepatology Residency training in internal medicine Board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Louisiana WK John C. McDonald Transplant Center Willis Knighton Health (WKH) is a not-for-profit community health system with the broadest continuum of care in Northwest Louisiana and the Ark-La-Tex region. Since 1924 Willis Knighton has served the needs of North Louisiana, Central Louisiana, East Texas, and Southern Arkansas. WKH has grown to become one of the largest healthcare providers in Louisiana, with 950 acute care beds, 140 ambulatory clinics, and 625 employed physicians and advanced practice providers. This year WKH was recognized by Newsweek as one of the best hospitals in Louisiana. WKH is consistently honored regionally and nationally by ratings organizations such as, Newsweek, US News & World Report, CMS, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and many others. At John C. McDonald Transplant Center (JCMTC), our mission is "To provide services to fulfill the highest expectations for outcomes and quality transplantation services." JCMTC is the only transplant center in North Louisiana, where more than 2,300 organ transplantations have been performed since the program’s inception in 1977. JCMTC performs Kidney, Kidney/Pancreas, Pancreas, Liver, and Living Kidney transplantation. The experienced JCMTC team consists of 5 surgeons with over 100 years of combined experience, one transplant nephrologist, and one transplant hepatologist.

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