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University Medical Center at Lafayette is a 117 bed acute care hospital located at Lafayette, La. In addition to the primary care services, Family Practice and Internal Medicine, University Medical Center offers Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Interventional Radiology. Other services include: Orthopaedics, ENT, General Surgery, Infectious Disease and OB/Gyn. Since the closure of various hospitals in New Orleans in August, the hospital has acquired the services of a transplant surgeon. Renal and pancreas transplants are performed on appropriate candidates. The LSU interventional cardiology department also relocated to UMC. At the present time, the only interventional cardiology services in the HCSD hospitals are performed here. As a result, UMC has become a referral center for the other hospitals in the system.



UMC accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and self pay patients. Under certain criteria, patients may qualify for free care for their services.

Hiring for Development of Cardio Thoracic Surgical Services
      Full Time RNs
          Surgical Intensive Care [4 Beds]
               Unit Manager
               Staff Nurses
          CardioThoracic Operating Room [1 OR]
               OR Circulators
               OR Manager
     Full Time Certified Scrub Techs [1 OR]
     Full Time CRNAs w/ CardioThoracic Surgery experience

Hiring for Emergency Department Psychiatric Care
     RNs, LPNs, Licensed Social Workers

Other Positions Available:
     RNs Full-time and In-House Pool options
           PreNatal/Post Partal/GYN
           Telemetry/Med Surg Intermediate
           MultiService ICU
           Med/Surg
           Detox
           RN Transplant Coordinator [Kidney/Pancreas] Full Time
     LPN Positions also available for MedSurg & Telemetry

University Medical Center offers:

  • Excellent Nurse Patient Ratios
  • Excellent Salaries
  • Benefit Packages
  • Tuition Exemption for LSU System Students
  • In-house Physicians & Anesthesia Providers 24/7
  • Excellent Nurse Patient Ratios

Employment Applications [SF-10 not Resume] Available:

Mail or Deliver to:
Nursing Administration
LSU-HCSD University Medical Center
2390 West Congress Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
Direct questions to (337) 261-6770


larry dorsey

has been Hospital Administrator of the University Medical Center since 1989. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and has extensive Accounting and Health Care Administration experience.