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New Orleans Director of Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant

  • We recently announced the building of a new, comprehensive, dedicated Children’s Hospital on our main campus, with expected opening in 2027.
  • Ranked #1 Children's Hospital in Louisiana for the third year in a row by U.S. News & World Report in 2023-24
  • Rapidly expanding 125-bed children's hospital offering a full range of pediatric care from primary to quaternary care
1514 Jefferson Hwy.
New Orleans, LA 70121

Metro Area
New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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Job Description

  • Employed
  • Relocation Assistance Available
  • Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience and training
  • Benefits:
    - 160 Hours of Vacation
    - 10 CME Days Plus $2K Allowance
    - Ochsner-provided malpractice
    - 3.5 X salary in life insurance (max $700K) and matching AD&D
    - Choice of health and dental plans
    - Vision Plan
    - Ochsner-paid salary continuation (short-term disability)
    - Own-occ long term disability
    - 401K - both pre-tax and Roth options
    - Ochsner retirement contribution after 1 year of service
    - Ochsner qualifies for federal 503c loan forgiveness programs.
    - Relocation assistance offered to those living over 60 miles from facility
  • Additional Information: Ochsner Children's Hospital is seeking Director of Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant physician to join an existing pediatric heart failure/heart transplant cardiologist and a newly hired heart failure/transplant physician assistant in the only pediatric heart transplant center in Louisiana. This position includes care of patients with cardiomyopathies, heart failure, transplant, congenital heart disease, and ventricular assist devices. The transplant team is supported by dedicated transplant coordinators, transplant psychologist, transplant social worker, transplant pharmacist, and palliative care team. Ochsner Health has all pediatric cardiac sub-specialties including EP, ACHD, interventional cardiology, imaging including echocardiography and cardiac MRI and CT, and fetal cardiology. We have three congenital heart surgeons and a dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.