Physician - Rheumatology

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified / Board Eligible Rheumatologist . Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with more than 36,000 employees and over 4,600 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South.

Ochsner Health’s expanding team includes physicians with expertise in the following rheumatic diseases :

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Spondylarthropathies including ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis and enteropathic arthritis
• Inflammatory myositis
• Systemic sclerosis
• Gout and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease
• Behcet’s disease
• Systemic sarcoidosis
• Rheumatic complications in transplant medicine

Position Highlights :

With a panel of over 6,600 unique patients and practice growth exceeding 6%,the Ochsner Rheumatology Department serves patients throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. To meet the constant demand for services, Rheumatology has led innovative initiatives for access to care including virtual direct to consumer visits.  With priority focus on our patients, the Rheumatology team has achieved the 93rd percentile for “Likelihood to Recommend the Practice” in Press Ganey reporting for patient experience in healthcare facilities.

Compensation and Benefits :

Why Choose Ochsner Health :

Call the Northshore Home :

The Northshore region is a suburb that includes affordable family-friendly neighborhoods, great schools and an abundance of community activities. We have more than 20 Ochsner Health clinics, urgent cares and hospital facilities, including Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore, and partnerships with Slidell Memorial Hospital and St. Tammany Parish Hospital. The Northshore is leading healthcare capabilities in primary, urgent and emergency care as well as pediatrics and advanced specialties.

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