Physician - Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Ochsner Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Access to advanced healthcare facilities

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Louisiana is seeking board certified or board eligible physicians for their Pediatric Emergency Medicine division. This role involves providing emergency care for pediatric patients, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and supervising residents and students. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, along with the opportunity to contribute to a recognized children's hospital ranked among the best in the US.

Qualifications

• Must be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics.
• Experience in pediatric emergency medicine is preferred.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency care for pediatric patients at Ochsner Children’s Hospital.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.
• Supervise pediatric residents and medical students.

Skills

Teamwork

Pediatric care expertise

Communication

Education

Board certified in Pediatrics

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 in New Orleans is seeking board certified/board eligible physicians to join our Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Ochsner Medical Center and Ochsner Children’s Hospital.

Opportunity Details:

• Employed physician group that offers competitive fair market compensation plus benefits.

• In House pediatric intensivist and hospitalist attendings 24/7 to assist with streamlined pediatric admissions and patient care.

• All facilities utilize Epic electronic health records integrating care across the system and facilitating seamless multi-hospital practice.

• All specialties available for consultation and easy one-call transfer from our community emergency departments to our main campus

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. Lauren Mutter, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at [e-mail] .

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