Ochsner Health-posted 4 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
New Orleans, LA

Ochsner Children’s Hospital is seeking a board certified/eligible Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist trained in Critical Care Medicine or Cardiology with advanced training in Cardiac Critical Care or significant experience in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care to join the expanding team in New Orleans, Louisiana. Opportunity Details: Approximately 200 cardiac surgical cases performed each year and growing! Only heart transplant and ventricular assist device program in the state. Complex Cardiac Congenital Cath program. Clinical team is supported with 4 APPs, with goals to expand to 24/7 coverage. 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 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!

  • Provide direct patient care in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care.
  • Participate in the management of complex cardiac congenital cases.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including APPs and other specialists.
  • Engage in teaching and mentoring pediatric residents and medical students.
  • Contribute to research and clinical trials in pediatric cardiology.
  • Board certified/eligible in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine or Cardiology.
  • Advanced training in Cardiac Critical Care or significant experience in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care.
  • Experience in managing complex cardiac congenital cases.
  • Interest in academic medicine and research.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
  • Supportive work environment with a focus on teamwork.
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