Physician - Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist

Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist

Ochsner Childrens Hospital is seeking a board certified / eligible Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist trained in Critical Care Medicine or Cardiology with advanced training in Cardiac Critical Care or significant experience in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care to join the expanding team in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Opportunity Details :

• Approximately 200 cardiac surgical cases performed each year and growing!
• Only heart transplant and ventricular assist device program in the state
• Complex Cardiac Congenital Cath program
• Clinical team is supported with 4 APPs, with goals to expand to 24 / 7 coverage.

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. Lutifat Kashimawo, System Associate Chair of Pediatrics, and Dr.

Joyce Varghese, Medical Director of Pediatric Critical Care, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at [email protected] .

Interested physicians can submit an online application by visiting https : / / ochsner.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com / OchsnerPhysician / job / New-Orleans New-Orleans-Region Louisiana / Physician Pediatric-Cardiac-Intensivist REQ 00215188 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.