Physician - Interventional Pain

Ochsner Health; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive benefits package

Robust compensation plan

Teaching and research opportunities

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Metairie, Louisiana, is seeking dedicated BC/BE Anesthesiologists or PM&R Physicians to join their expanding Interventional Pain Medicine program. Ideal applicants will have a strong interest in chronic pain management and be comfortable working in both outpatient and perioperative settings. Responsibilities include diagnosing patients, prescribing treatments, and collaborating with a team. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package are offered, with opportunities for teaching and research engagement.

Qualifications

• Must be board certified or eligible in primary specialty.
• Must maintain clinical practice credentials.
• Strong interest in working with chronic pain management.

Responsibilities

• Examine patients and diagnose clinical conditions.
• Prescribe medications and treatments as necessary.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for treatment plans.
• Record patient encounters in Electronic Health Record.
• Ensure compliance with care and accreditation standards.
• Understand and commit to the highest standards of professionalism; willingness to hold others to those standards.
• Commit to collaboration with all members of the department to provide quality patient care.
• Ensure accurate coding of all patient visits.
• Comply with policies, procedures, bylaws, processes of privileging/credentialing, and standards of care that are conducive to the provision of high‑quality medical services consistent with accreditation standards, state and federal licensure or regulations, Medicare, Medicaid, and other regulations, guidelines, requirements, and statutes as applicable.

Skills

Chronic pain management

Interventional care

Team collaboration

Education

Board certified or eligible for certification

Licensed Practicing Provider MD/DO

Credentialed and willing to maintain clinical practice

Job description

About Ochsner Health

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!

Position Summary

Ochsner Health is seeking multiple BC/BE Anesthesiologists or PM&R Physicians, fellowship trained in Interventional Pain Management, to join our expanding Interventional Pain Medicine program in the Greater New Orleans area.

Preferred candidates will have a strong interest in chronic pain management and be able to provide interventional and comprehensive care in the outpatient as well as the perioperative setting. As this is an academic program, candidates must be willing to commit to teaching and/or research. The successful applicant will be comfortable developing relationships in an expanding referral network and be committed to using comprehensive electronic medical records. Our interventional pain program is a component of the Department of Anesthesiology, with a fully accredited residency and pain fellowship program.

Salary and title will be commensurate with training and experience. The Department of Anesthesiology offers an attractive benefits package and a robust compensation plan that rewards clinical productivity and academic excellence.

Settled in the heart of the city, the Greater New Orleans region offers a variety of experiences with a family‑oriented community with the amenities around the south shore region. New Orleans offers a vibrant array of cultures and festivals year‑round for individuals looking to experience rich cuisines, captivating art, and music, as well as a diverse history all around the city. Metairie offers great shopping, restaurants, and recreation for the family to enjoy, while also offering its own public‑school system, public library, and much more.

Education and Experience

• Board certified or eligible for certification in physician’s primary specialty
• Licensed Practicing Provider MD/DO
• Credentialed and willing to maintain clinical practice

Job Duties

• Examine the health of a patient to help make proper diagnosis of clinical conditions and prescribing medication, treatments, and follow‑up care as required.
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens to treat identified and documented medical conditions.
• Provide care directly and indirectly by working with other members of an interdisciplinary team to formulate treatment plans.
• Timely record patient encounters in Electronic Health Record.
• Request further medical evaluations and make referrals, as necessary.
• Understand and commit to the highest standards of professionalism; willingness to hold others to those standards.
• Commit to collaboration with all members of the department to provide quality patient care.
• Ensure accurate coding of all patient visits.
• Comply with policies, procedures, bylaws, processes of privileging/credentialing, and standards of care that are conducive to the provision of high‑quality medical services consistent with accreditation standards, state and federal licensure or regulations, Medicare, Medicaid, and other regulations, guidelines, requirements, and statutes as applicable.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Compliance and Equal Opportunity

Ochsner Health maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance‑related concerns.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Must be able to travel throughout and between facilities.

This position involves the handling of hazardous drugs and/or hazardous drug contaminated products either through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste, including contact with patients who may receive hazardous drugs.

How to Apply

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

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.