Ochsner Childrens is seeking full-time board certified/eligible Pediatrician to provide pediatric acute care for facilities in the greater New Orleans area. We offer comprehensive benefits and competitive salary, including a 2-year guarantee and opportunity for productivity bonus. Our comprehensive Pediatrics Program including primary care pediatricians and pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists (Ochsner Childrens) represents over 230 physicians.
The group is the regions 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, and the regions only comprehensive multidisciplinary developmental center.
We recently announced the building of a new, comprehensive, dedicated Childrens Hospital on our main campus, with expected opening in 2027. We currently care for patients in an expanding 67-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 14-bed PICU, a 12-bed pediatric CV-ICU, and a 44-bed pediatric acute unit, with a dedicated pediatric emergency room, and full-time, region-wide in-house pediatric and neonatal transport teams.
In addition to patient care, Ochsner Childrens Hospital has an ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program and is 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.
Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana recently announced an agreement to establish a joint allopathic College of Medicine.
About Ochsner Childrens Ranked #1 Childrens Hospital in Louisiana for the third year in a row and as a top childrens hospital nationally for the seventh year in a row by U.S. News & World Report in 2023-24.
Ochsner Childrens Hospital was also recognized as a national leader in the most recent rankings in two specialties: Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery, and Pediatric Orthopedics. Ochsner Childrens Hospital continues to be a top destination for pediatric care in the Gulf South region through an unwavering commitment to always putting patients first.
Ochsner Childrens offers a full range of pediatric care from primary to quaternary care, with services offered in all subspecialties, including Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Advanced GI and Hepatology, Advanced Orthopedic Surgery, Hematology-Oncology, Cleft Palate/Cranio-Facial Surgery, as well as heart, liver, and bone marrow transplant.
Ochsner Childrens is a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to complex conditions.
Ochsner Childrens Hospital is the top congenital heart program in the state (both in volume and outcomes) and has the largest and most comprehensive pediatric liver transplant program in the Gulf South.
Ochsner also maintains 28 primary care locations across southern Louisiana and 30 subspecialty locations (Including the Shaquille ONeal Pediatric Super Clinic in Baton Rouge); and the Boh Center for Child Development, a dedicated multidisciplinary developmental pediatrics center.
If you would like more information about our program or would like to discuss this position with Dr. Diana Peterson, Associate Chair of Pediatrics, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at ******. Interested physicians can submit an online application by visiting URL or fill out a lead form by clicking Physician & APP Interest Form | Ochsner Health Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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