Physician - Infectious Disease Physician

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.  We believe that 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 Medical Center in New Orleans is searching for a strong infectious disease physician to join the Department of Infectious Diseases.  Applicants must be board certified in Infectious Diseases. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical skills, academic accomplishment, and professional behavior. The salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and training. Candidates must have academic credentials to be qualified for a faculty appointment at the University of Queensland School of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia.

• The department includes twelve physician members, six advanced practice providers, robust inpatient, and outpatient infectious diseases practices (including Travel, NTM, and Transplant specialty clinics), an ambulatory infusion suite (with associated OPAT Program), an ACGME-accredited infectious diseases fellowship training program, and a clinical research program with full-time study coordinators and established research infrastructure.

  Ochsner Medical Center is one of our nation’s leading organ transplant centers and the inpatient infectious diseases consultative services support both solid organ transplant and hematopoietic stem-cell transplant programs. All services, including antimicrobial stewardship, are supported by two fulltime clinical infectious disease pharmacists.

  Opportunities for involvement with infection prevention/control and antimicrobial stewardship are available. Candidates with academic credentials may be qualified for a faculty appointment at the University of Queensland School of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, our flagship medical school.

  Compensation and Benefits:

  · Starting total compensation is $300K per year

  · Sign-on bonus available

  · 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.

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!

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