Physician Recruitment Process and Compensation Overview
Lake Charles Memorial offers an employed compensation package built on a guaranteed base salary with a work RVU production incentive layered on top. Given current patient demand and the volume both existing Urologists carry, an incoming physician has a clear path to earning above the guarantee.
Compensation
| Variable |
Value |
| Employment Model |
Hospital employed, Memorial Medical Group |
| Base Salary, New Graduate |
$400,000 to $475,000 |
| Base Salary, Experienced Urologist |
$475,000 to $575,000 |
| Production Incentive |
wRVU-based, paid above the guaranteed base |
| Call Pay |
Paid for ER call days beyond the contracted seven days |
Base salary is positioned according to experience level and negotiated at offer. The production incentive provides additional earning potential once wRVU output exceeds the threshold tied to the guarantee.
Recruitment Incentives
Lake Charles Memorial builds recruitment packages around individual candidate circumstances. Available components include:
- Signing bonus, with the amount based on candidate experience
- Relocation assistance
- Student loan repayment assistance, structured to candidate qualifications
Physician Benefits
Employed physicians receive a benefits package through Memorial Medical Group:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement plan with employer contribution
- Professional liability insurance with tail coverage paid by the employer
Earning Potential
Several factors support production above the guaranteed base:
- Immediate patient volume. No referral base to build, with routine new patient waits already at two weeks across the market.
- Surgical access. Sufficient OR time including robotic block, with block time reviewed daily and unused time released promptly.
- APP support. Nurse Practitioners carry independent panels, keeping physician time weighted toward procedural and surgical work.
- Procedures currently referred out. UroLift, HoLEP, and TURP cases leave the market today. A physician who performs them adds volume that does not currently exist in the practice.
- A market short on capacity. Roughly three Urologists serve an area that once supported seven.
Investment in the Practice
Compensation is supported by continued organizational investment in the Urology service line:
- da Vinci Xi robotic platform
- 16 operating rooms with surgical first assist support
- Epic EMR with AI scribe and dictation
- Onsite imaging and laboratory services at clinic locations
- Nurse triage line managing call volume
- Locally owned, non-profit health system with accessible leadership