Physician - Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Overview 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. 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. Program Overview 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. We are constructing a new, comprehensive, dedicated 5‑story Children’s Hospital on our main campus in New Orleans, expected to open at the start of 2028. In addition to direct patient care, Ochsner Children’s Hospital has an ACGME‑accredited pediatric residency program and teaches pediatric residents from the Tulane‑Ochsner Pediatric Residency program as well as medical students from Tulane and the University of Queensland, Australia. Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana 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 publish hundreds of research papers annually and Ochsner participates in numerous multi‑center studies and trials. Ochsner Children’s is proud to have ranked in multiple subspecialties in U.S. News & World Report’s top 50 children’s hospitals in the U.S. for eight years in a row, and is the #1 ranked children’s hospital in Louisiana. Contact For more information about our program or to discuss this position, please contact Dr. Lauren Mutter, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, or Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at View email address on click.appcast.io. Application Notes Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on this careers website. 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: Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Ochsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website, or if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR Employee Solution Center at View phone number on click.appcast.io (select option 1) or View email address on click.appcast.io. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. Ochsner is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ochsner Health