Physician (MD/DO) - Pediatrics in New Orleans, LA

Ochsner - New Orleans and St. Tammany - Full Time schedules Employed New Graduates Welcome to Apply Average Patients seen: Varies Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience and training. We currently care for patients in an expanding 54-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 14-bed PICU, a 12-bed pediatric CV-ICU, and a 44-bed pediatric acute unit, with a dedicated pediatric emergency room, and full-time, region-wide in-house pediatric and neonatal transport teams. In addition to patient care, our faculty are involved in teaching residents in the Ochsner Surgery and Pediatrics Residency programs, as well as medical students from the University of Queensland. Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana recently announced an agreement to establish a joint College of Medicine. Benefits: - 160 Hours of Vacation - 10 CME Days Plus $2K Allowance - Ochsner-provided malpractice - 3.5 X salary in life insurance (max $700K) and matching AD&D - Choice of health and dental plans - Vision Plan - Ochsner-paid salary continuation (short-term disability) - Own-occ long term disability - 401K - both pre-tax and Roth options - Ochsner retirement contribution after 1 year of service - Ochsner qualifies for federal 503c loan forgiveness programs. Additional Info: Ochsner Children's Hospital in New Orleans is seeking a Section Head of Pediatric Surgery as well as junior faculty to join our U.S. News & World Report ranked 1 Children's Hospital in Louisiana. New members of our group practice will be joining three other pediatric surgeons who are part of a high-functioning, rapidly growing tertiary/quaternary Pediatrics Program and Children's Hospital. Our comprehensive Pediatrics Program including primary care pediatricians and pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists (Ochsner Children's™) represents over 230 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 services including congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation, liver and bone marrow transplantation, a comprehensive surgical sub-specialty group, and the region's only comprehensive multidisciplinary developmental center.