Physician - Neurology - Meridian, MS

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Neurologist to join its well-established Neurology and EMG Center. 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 Southeastern United States.

This group is dedicated to providing high-quality Neurology care throughout East Mississippi and West Alabama to a service area of over 350,000 patients.
Ochsner Rush is an integrated health system consisting of a 215-bed hospital; a 49 bed LTAC hospital; 5 critical access hospitals, and over 30 clinics located throughout the area. We are the largest hospital in the region and over 100 years old.

Highlights:

• Ability to step into an already existing high-volume practice with a large 8 county referral network of Rush Clinics and hospitals.
• Patient service area of over 350,000.
• Existing Neurologist is experienced and would serve as a great mentor.
• Great team consisting of one experienced Neurologist and 2 NPs.
• Services include diagnostic testing (EEG) and therapeutic procedures (vagal nerve stimulation, deep brain stimulation). We would like to expand to do (EMG & Nerve Conduction studies).
• Responsibilities would include outpatient clinic 5 days a week including procedures.
• Would cover inpatient and outpatient.
• All of our interventions especially with trigger points and spinal epidurals would be referred out to our local pain management.
• 23-bed closed ICU and specialists within the system.
• Adult Hospitalist Program in place for more than 20 years.
• Teaching opportunities for local family medicine residency program.

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

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.