Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care

Ochsner Rush Health, based in Meridian, MS, is looking for BE/BC Pulmonologist/Critical Care physician to help us grow our program. We have an extensive network of 30 primary care clinics and 5 critical access hospitals throughout East Central Mississippi and West Alabama that serve as a large referral base. We currently have one pulmonologist on our team (4 pulmonologists in town) with a third intensivist to help with the ICU coverage. This position offers a nice mix of Pulmonary and Critical Care, EBUS and more procedures to come.

Highlights include: 

• 23 bed closed ICU; with 11 ICU beds in the Long-term Acute-Care Hospital

• Alternate coverage between Pulmonology outpatient clinic & ICU.

• Telemedicine and EBUS available. Navigational Bronchoscopy coming.

• Very large 8 county referral area with a 350,000 patient base.

• Adult Hospitalist Program that has been here for over 20 years

• Best in class EHR system- EPIC systemwide.

• New young administration that directly supports our physicians.

• Rapidly growing system -have added over 30 new physicians in the last 2 years.

• Competitive Compensation including 2 year base guarantee plus wRVU.

• Enticing Recruitment package consisting of stipend, loan repayment and/or stipend.

• Teaching opportunities for local family medicine residency program.

• Hospital does sponsor J1 waivers.

Benefits include:

• Hospital Employed setting

• Health insurance for doctor & family

• Long term and short term disability

• Malpractice with tail

• Hospital will pay dues, license and membership costs

Meridian, MS: A mid-sized town with a population of 45 to 50,000. Commonly referred as the Transportation Center of the South, Meridian is very centrally located with rapid access to major cities including New Orleans, LA (3 hours); Jackson, MS (1.5 hours); Birmingham, AL (2.5 hours); Atlanta, GA (4 hours); and the beaches of Gulf Shores, AL (3.5 hours). It is a very family Oriented community with conservative values, a low cost of Living, low crime rate and excellent school options. Our beautiful year-round warm weather allows for multiple outdoor activities including camping, fishing, hiking and boating. Meridian has a strong medical community with Ochsner Rush Health making up the largest non-military employer in the region. Known for its thriving performing arts, the city boasts the MS Arts & Entertainment Experience (MAX); the Riley Center; The Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian Little Theatre and the Meridian Symphony Orchestra.

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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.

Ochsner Health is Proud to be an Employer of Choice.

• Recognized by Zippia as one of the “20 Best Companies to Work for in New Orleans, LA”
• Named as a 2020 Top Workplace by Times-Picayune
• Named one of the 2021 Top Workplaces in the USA by Energage
• Named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2020
• Named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2020 list of “100 Great Hospitals in America”
• Named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2020 list of "52 Great Health Systems to Know"

Opportunities listed here represent open positions at Ochsner Health and Ochsner Health managed entities.

A mid-sized town with a population of 45 to 50,000. Commonly referred as the Transportation Center of the South, Meridian is very centrally located with rapid access to major cities including New Orleans, LA (3 hours); Jackson, MS (1.5 hours); Birmingham, AL (2.5 hours); Atlanta, GA (4 hours); and the beaches of Gulf Shores, AL (3.5 hours). It is a very family Oriented community with conservative values, a low cost of Living, low crime rate and excellent school options. Our beautiful year-round warm weather allows for multiple outdoor activities including camping, fishing, hiking and boating. Meridian has a strong medical community with Rush Health Systems making up the largest non-military employer in the region. Known for its thriving performing arts, the city boasts the MS Arts & Entertainment Experience (MAX); the Riley Center; The Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian Little Theatre, the Meridian Symphony Orchestra and a newly opened Children’s Museum.