Neonatologists – Slidell, LA

We are seeking an energetic and passionate board-certified/board eligible Neonatologist to join our growing Ochsner Neonatology Team and serve as Medical Director or Associate Medical Director at one of our community Level III NICU located on the Northshore of beautiful Lake Pontchartrain.

Opportunity Details:

• The NICU has 1,133 annual deliveries and include 24/7 NNP in-house coverage.

• The NICU participates in the Vermont Oxford Network and eligible to participate in Ochsner system-based neonatal QI projects.

• This unique opportunity includes a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience with full benefits, paid relocation, and signing bonus.

The Northshore offers a great combination of affordable and suburban amenities with a great education system. The schools in this region have an average rank of 8/10 and is in the top 30% of Louisiana public schools. It has multiple options for outdoor activities, including fishing, biking, and beautiful parks.

Ochsner Health encompasses a combination of community level III and level IV NICU services across Louisiana. The Ochsner network serves the Gulf South region with an established ground and air neonatal transport system.

The Northshore offers a great combination of affordable and suburban amenities with a great education system. The schools in this region have an average rank of 8/10 and is in the top 30% of Louisiana public schools. It has multiple options for outdoor activities, including fishing, biking, and beautiful parks.

Ochsner Health encompasses a combination of community level III and level IV NICU services across Louisiana. The Ochsner network serves the Gulf South region with an established ground and air neonatal transport system.

If you would like more information about our program or would like to discuss this position with Dr. Jose Perez, Medical Director of Neonatology, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at courtney.lawhun@ochsner.org.

Interested physicians should apply to: https://ochsner.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Ochsner/job/Slidell---Northshore-Region---Louisiana/Physician---Neonatologist_REQ_00224715-1 

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.

Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org. To transform your health, please visit www.ochsner.org/healthyyou.

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 a leader in healthcare innovation- Physician imboxes responses are “co-piloted” with AI responses that reduces physician time responding to patient messages and Ochsner Children’s is currently introducing “Deep Scribe “ambient listening technology in our clinics, where the physician note is written in real time by AI while the history and physical are being done.

Ochsner Children’s is a leader in healthcare innovation- Physician imboxes responses are “co-piloted” with AI responses that reduces physician time responding to patient messages and Ochsner Children’s is currently introducing “Deep Scribe “ambient listening technology in our clinics, where the physician note is written in real time by AI while the history and physical are being done.

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!