Physician - Maternal Fetal Medicine

ochsner; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ochsner Health in Lafayette, LA seeks a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist to join the expanding MFM group in the OB/GYN department. The role involves managing high-risk obstetric patients, performing diagnostic obstetrical ultrasound, and offering invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures.

The Lafayette team collaborates with New Orleans specialists to deliver the region’s most advanced care. Board-certified or board-eligible candidates with expertise in fetal medicine are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in maternal-fetal medicine.
• Expertise in high-risk obstetrical care and diagnostic obstetrical ultrasonography.
• Experience with invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-risk obstetric care within MFM.
• Perform diagnostic obstetrical ultrasound and invasive prenatal procedures.
• Collaborate with Lafayette and New Orleans teams to deliver advanced maternal-fetal care.

Skills

High-risk obstetrics

Prenatal ultrasound

Invasive prenatal procedures

Job description

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 HEALTH is seeking a MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST to join our growing Maternal Fetal Medicine group within our multi-specialty OB/GYN Department. Our MFM group has physicians based in New Orleans and Lafayette and we are looking to add an additional MFM physician to our Lafayette-based team. Applicants should be board certified/board eligible and have expertise in clinical high-risk obstetrical care, diagnostic obstetrical ultrasonography, and invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures. Our New Orleans and Lafayette teams work jointly to provide the highest level and most advanced care to patients in the MFM practice. We have a broad referral area with a well-respected Maternal Transport service and have a strong telemedicine component to our practice.

Ochsner Health is Louisiana's largest non-profit, regional health system committed to always delivering excellence. Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center is the hub of Women's Services in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. We are currently investing more than $35,000,000 in the renovation and expansion of the Obstetric inpatient area to include a 19-bed Labor and Delivery unit that will support 5,000 deliveries per year and a 47-bed NICU.

With Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (LGMC) as the flagship hospital, LGH also owns or manages Lafayette General Orthopaedic Hospital, Oil Center Surgical Plaza, St. Martin Hospital, University Hospital & Clinics (UHC), Acadia General Hospital and Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital. LGH also has clinical affiliations with several other hospitals and professional medical centers across South Louisiana. LGMC and UHC, Acadiana's only two teaching hospitals, provide graduate medical education across many disciplines including Obstetrics and Gynecology and Family Medicine residents.

Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (LGMC) staffs a total of 475 beds, including 366 at its main campus, 85 at its Southwest campus and 24 at the Behavioral Health Unit. It is the largest full-service acute-care medical center in Acadiana. LGMC operates the busiest emergency room and only Level 2 Trauma designation in Acadiana and handles the highest level of trauma in the region.

In an effort to meet the needs of the community, LGMC boasts a Center of Excellence in Breast Imaging, has an Accredited Cancer Center, an accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery program and is an Advanced Certified Primary Stroke Center, and is a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center in Maternity Care and in Bariatrics.

Please refer to the job description to determine whether the position you are interested in is remote or on-site. Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C.

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