Physician - Chair, Ophthalmology

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible CHAIR, DEPARTMENT of OPHTHALMOLOGY. Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with more than 37,000 employees and over 4,700 employed and affiliated physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 46 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Gulf South; and its cutting-edge Connected Health digital medicine program is caring for patients beyond its walls.

Position Highlights:

The Chair has responsibility for the development and maintenance of efficient and effective clinical operations and the promotion of collaborative work relationships between clinicians at all levels. Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Achieving high Department performance through commitment to evidence-based eye care, process improvement and the development of a quality improvement program.
• The Chair oversees all academic and teaching components carried out by the Department of Ophthalmology and ensures the highest level of clinical quality and patient safety.
• Successful Chair candidates will be recognized as outstanding leaders and have an excellent track record in clinical care, research, and teaching within a nationally recognized eye program.
• The successful candidate must be collaborative and able to lead an efficient and effective eye program across a large enterprise with the highest standards of clinical outcomes.
• Current board certification with American Board of Ophthalmology is required.
• Current license, or eligible for medical license, in the state of Louisiana.
• Candidates must exhibit values consistent with the mission of Ochsner Health to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate.

The Department of Ophthalmology at Ochsner Health is recognized as a leader in providing top quality eye care in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions. Our team consist of 34 ophthalmologists and optometrists who practice across the entire breadth of the specialty. Members of the department participate in patient care at several facilities in the New Orleans metropolitan area, the Bayou Region, and the region north of Lake Pontchartrain. In addition, Ochsner Health serves as a training site for the LSU Ophthalmology residency training program and maintains AUPO approved Retina and Glaucoma fellowships programs. 

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.
• Our dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion is demonstrated by hiring a workforce that celebrates individual uniqueness among people and cultures. We focus our efforts in key areas that correlate back to our core values of Patient First, Compassion, Integrity, Inclusivity, Excellence and Teamwork.

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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.