Physician - Interventional Cardiologist

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters.

About the Role

Ochsner Health System’s John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute is seeking a BC/BE Interventional Cardiologist to join our growing 7-member Cardiology group (3 interventional, 3 non-invasive, 1 EP) 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.

Position highlights:

• Group Subspecialty Practice
• Healthy mix of Inpatient and Outpatient care
• 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

Qualifications

Board Certified/Board Eligible in Interventional Cardiology.

Benefits

• 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

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.

• Flexible schedules to ensure a healthy work-life balance
• Integrated healthcare 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 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
• Dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion demonstrated by hiring a workforce that celebrates individual uniqueness among people and cultures

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 ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Electrophysiology training programs offering opportunities to engage in research, teach, and mentor students, residents, and fellows.

Location

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 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.