Your daily practice will encompass the full spectrum of urological care, treating a diverse patient population that ranges from routine office visits to complex surgical cases. With weekly patient volumes averaging 220-240 visits across the entire team, you'll see approximately 20-40 patients on full clinic days, though most of your days are strategically divided between clinic and procedure time to optimize both patient care and professional satisfaction. This volume ensures a robust practice while maintaining quality time with each patient – a balance often difficult to achieve in other practice settings.
The patient demographics reflect the broader Southshore and southern Mississippi communities, with a core population of 70,000+ in Slidell expanding significantly through referrals from Picayune, Mississippi, and surrounding areas where specialty urology services are limited. This geographic advantage means you'll see patients who genuinely value your expertise and are committed to maintaining ongoing care relationships, rather than the transient patient encounters common in metropolitan practices.
Your call responsibilities follow a physician-friendly 5-7 days monthly rotation shared among five total physicians, including community providers who help distribute the workload. Unlike the demanding call schedules that plague many hospital-based practices, most of your call time is handled from home with phone consultations and EMR access. You'll only need to come in for true emergencies like testicular torsion or complex Foley catheter placements – situations that genuinely require your immediate presence rather than routine issues that can wait until morning.
The hospitalist team manages initial emergency department assessments and patient admissions, consulting urology appropriately rather than expecting you to evaluate every patient personally. This collaborative approach means your call interruptions focus on cases where your specialized expertise is truly needed, not routine matters that can be managed by other providers.
The practice culture encourages physicians to develop areas of special interest while maintaining broad urological skills. Dr. Gardner focuses on robotics, Dr. Jones specializes in men's health including testosterone replacement and penile implants, and Dr. Chamberlain has developed expertise in stone management. There's a particular need and opportunity for someone interested in female urology and urinary incontinence, with an adjacent urogynecology practice in the same hallway creating natural collaboration possibilities.
The growing women's health services in the region, combined with the expanding OB/GYN group, positions this as an ideal time to develop expertise in female urological conditions. The APPs serve as your clinical extenders, handling routine follow-ups, UTIs, and initial workups while referring appropriate cases to you for definitive management and procedures.
This clinical environment offers the rare combination of immediate high-volume practice with cutting-edge technology, manageable call responsibilities, and the freedom to develop subspecialty interests – all while serving a community that genuinely appreciates and supports its medical providers.