• Physician - Pediatrician

    Ochsner Health (New Orleans, LA)


    We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate,** **and innovate. We believe** **that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

     

    At Ochsner, whether you work with patients** **every day** **or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

     

    Ochsner Children's is seeking BE/BC Pediatricians to join our growing practice across the system.

    Compensation and Benefits:

    + Salary is commensurate with experience and training

    + Paid vacation, holidays and CME

    + Full benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance

    + Additional benefit options focused on physical, financial, social and mental health

    + Retirement options (401k, 403b, and 457b)

    + Relocation assistance

    + Malpractice and tail insurance

    Why Choose Ochsner Health:

    + Flexible schedules to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

    + Integrated health care delivery model with multi-specialty collaboration, large internal referral network and innovative resources dedicated to improving patient care and your ease of practice.

    + Physician-led organization that ensures our providers are given the tools and support needed to care for patients.

    + Professional development opportunities in teaching, research, physician leadership and community service.

    + EPIC medical record platform utilized throughout the health system to enhance flexibility in patient management.

     

    Our comprehensive Ochsner Children’s program includes 88 primary care pediatricians in 27 locations in Louisiana and Mississippi - and pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists (Ochsner Children’s™) totaling over 270 physicians. The group is the region’s leading integrated provider of multispecialty care for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. We offer a full range of pediatric complex specialty services including congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation, liver and bone marrow transplantation, a comprehensive surgical sub-specialty group, advanced GI and Hepatology, advanced spine surgery, Hematology-Oncology and AYA Oncology, Cleft Palate/Cranio-Facial Surgery and the region’s only comprehensive multidisciplinary developmental pediatrics center.

     

    Ochsner Children’s currently cares for patients in a 67-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 14-bed PICU, a 12-bed pediatric CV-ICU, a NAEC-accredited level IV 4 bed Pediatric EMU and a 44-bed pediatric acute unit, with a dedicated pediatric emergency room, supported by a 24-7 dedicated pediatric and neonatal transport team utilizing rotary and fixed wing as well as ground transport. **_And we recently began construction on the building of a new, comprehensive, dedicated 5-story Children’s Hospital on our main campus in New Orleans, with expected opening at the start of 2028._**

     

    In addition to direct patient care, Ochsner Children’s Hospital has an ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program and is also responsible for teaching pediatric residents from the Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Residency program as well as medical students from both Tulane and the University of Queensland, Australia. Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana recently announced an agreement to establish a joint allopathic College of Medicine, the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine which is in the LCME accreditation process currently. Our faculty publishes hundreds of research papers annually and Ochsner participate in numerous multi-center studies and trials.

     

    Ochsner Children’s is proud to have ranked in multiple subspecialties in US News and World Report’s top 50 Children’s Hospitals in the US for 8 years in a row. #1 Ranked Children’s Hospital in Louisiana!

     

    If you would like more information about our program or would like to discuss this position with Dr. Diana Peterson, System Associate Chair of Pediatrics, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at** **[email protected]_** **_._

     

    Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!

     

    _Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on this careers website._

     

    _Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position_ _: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington,_ _and Washington D.C._

     

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    Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.