Physician - Sleep Medicine

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Sleep Medicine Physician. 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.

Position Highlights:

Our sleep department is an outpatient practice comprised of 4 board certified Sleep physicians (1 neurology and 3 pulmonology), 1 nurse practitioner and 1 physician assistant. We have a close working relationship with behavioral health to provide CBTi services, with several ENT physicians in our organization to implant hypoglossal nerve stimulators, and with several experienced local dentists to supply oral appliances.  Sleep medicine services are in high demand in our organization, and our streamlined referral network includes primary care, ENT, allergy, psychiatry, and cardiology.  We are closely integrated with in-house DME to perform CPAP setups, downloads, and mask fittings.

Our Sleep Labs are AASM accredited with 12-beds at three locations with a fully integrated home sleep testing program offering sleep diagnostic services for both pediatrics and adults.  There is easy access to the patient medical record and sleep study software through our secure web-portal.  Our sleep group conducts a monthly journal club and case discussion conference.  There are informal opportunities to teach neurology, internal medicine, and psychiatry residents on their outpatient sleep medicine rotations. There are also opportunities for teaching as a clinical assistant professor with Tulane and LSU, research support, and Physician Leadership development.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary is commensurate with experience and training
• Paid vacation, holidays and CME
• Full benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance
• Additional benefit options focused on physical, financial, social and mental health
• Retirement options (401k, 403b, and 457b)
• Relocation assistance
• Malpractice and tail insurance

Why Choose Ochsner Health:

• Flexible schedules to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
• Integrated health care delivery model with multi-specialty collaboration, large internal referral network and innovative resources dedicated to improving patient care and your ease of practice.
• Physician-led organization that ensures our providers are given the tools and support needed to care for patients. 
• Professional development opportunities in teaching, research, physician leadership and community service.
• EPIC medical record platform utilized throughout the health system to enhance flexibility in patient management.

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.