Physician - Interventional Cardiology

Ochsner Health System’s John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute is seeking a BC/BE INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST to join our growing 7 member (3 interventional,3 non-invasive, 1 EP) Cardiology group, at our health center in COVINGTON, LOUISIANA, located 25 miles north of New Orleans.

The Department of Cardiology includes over 80 cardiologists as members of the Ochsner Health System’s John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute, practicing at 5 community locations (Baton Rouge, Kenner, Covington, Slidell, and Marrero) and at our academic medical center in New Orleans.

Ochsner has 2 medical schools, including the Ochsner Clinical School affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and the Ochsner/LSU-Shreveport Medical School, and our ACGME accredited Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Electrophysiology training programs offer the opportunity to engage in research, and to teach and mentor students, residents, and fellows.

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.

Job Description

Position Highlights:

• Group Subspecialty Practice
• Healthy mix of Inpatient and Outpatient
• Minimal call coverage at only 1 hospital
• Full spectrum diagnostics.
• Join a highly collegial system – wide group comprised of Non-Invasive, Interventional, Structural, and EP Cardiologists.
• Integrated practice model with a robust, internal referral network
• Ochsner Health Center – Covington in partnership with St. Tammany Parish Hospital are perennially recognized as one of the top Heart and Heart Surgery programs by U.S. News & World Report as well as Thomson Reuters
• 24/7 reliable hospitalists onsite
• Strong support from collaborative specialties
• EPIC medical record platform utilized throughout the Ochsner Health System
• Tort reform state

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

About 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.

The Northshore region is located in Mandeville, Slidell and Covington, LA north of Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. Just 30 miles from New Orleans the Northshore region offers a family oriented low cost of living location with easy access to all the amenities of a city. Known for its many recreational programs for both adults and kids, excellent parks, frequent festivals and community events throughout the year, the Northshore has continued to attract residents to the growing area. Additionally, St Tammany Parish is ranked #1 for its outstanding, award-winning public school system.

Ochsner Health Center - Covington has been providing comprehensive healthcare to the North Shore region since it opened its doors in October 2003. The multi-specialty facility spans 98,500 square feet and houses a laboratory and a 23-hour stay outpatient surgery center. It’s located in Covington at the corner of Interstate 12 and Highway 21.

With close proximity to North Shore residents, Ochsner Health Center - Covington offers patients the benefit of easy access to primary care providers and specialists in the same location. In addition, whether on the North Shore or any of the other Ochsner locations throughout Louisiana, Ochsner stays up-to-date with your medical information through our integrated electronic medical record system. Electronic medical records provide your physician access to your information from any location, eliminating the need to bring records from facility to facility and reducing the risk for lost paper records. North Shore providers work closely with physicians at other regional locations and Ochsner’s facilities in New Orleans to provide comprehensive patient care. Because Ochsner is the largest private health care system in the state, patients and physicians have access to a wider range of resources.

Ochsner Medical Center - North Shore is a full-service, 165-bed acute care hospital that includes a 24-hour emergency room and the only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) on the North Shore. The hospital specializes in surgical and cardiac care, pediatric intensive care, physical therapy and rehabilitation and sleep disorders. Ochsner Medical Center - North Shore is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.

Ochsner North Shore has grown to a regional healthcare network providing comprehensive care and specialties. We offer an entire network of advanced healthcare services with over 300 physicians and specialists who deliver integrated care.

The North Shore is located across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. As a suburb of New Orleans, the North shore region offers a family-oriented community with the amenities of New Orleans just 30 minutes away.  The North shore is known for its many recreational programs for both adults and kids, its festivals, parks, and community events throughout the year.  Additionally, St. Tammany Parish is ranked #1 in the state for its outstanding, award winning school system.  Ochsner - North Shore offers an entire network of advanced healthcare services with over 160 physicians and 60 APPs who deliver care at our facilities located in Abita Springs, Covington, Mandeville, Slidell, Pearl River as well as Hancock County in SW Mississippi.  Along with our partners, St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington and Slidell Memorial Hospital in Slidell, we provide integrated care for the majority of St. Tammany Parish residents utilizing a shared EMR on the same EPIC platform.

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.

Ochsner is the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a  “Best Hospital” across four specialty categories.

Nationally Ranked Hospital
Ranked #1 in Louisiana
Ranked #1 in New Orleans Metro Area
Ranked #1 in Nation for Liver Transplants 3 years in a row