Physician - Section Head, Emergency Medicine

About the role

The Section Head, Emergency Medicine provides physician leadership and operational oversight for the OMC–Westbank Emergency Department and the Marrero Freestanding Emergency Department (FSED). The OMC–Westbank Emergency Department manages over 50,000 patient visits annually, while the Marrero FSED manages over 25,000 patient visits annually, representing a high volume, high acuity, and strategically important emergency care footprint within the Ochsner system.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic physician leadership for two distinct emergency care environments: a high volume hospital based Emergency Department and a high performing Freestanding Emergency Department.
• Ensure safe, efficient, and high quality emergency care delivery across both sites, with a focus on throughput, patient flow, and clinical outcomes.
• Align physician and APP practice patterns with system standards, evidence based care, and Emergency Services service line priorities.
• Directly oversee and support a team of Emergency Medicine physicians and APPs across both locations.
• Lead provider recruitment, onboarding, performance assessment, feedback, and professional development.
• Foster a culture of accountability, professionalism, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with nursing and quality leadership to drive performance in patient safety, regulatory compliance, patient satisfaction, and quality metrics.
• Identify and address clinical variation, performance gaps, and opportunities for improvement using data driven approaches.
• Serve as a physician liaison between emergency department operations, hospital leadership, and system level Emergency Services leadership.
• Engage in constructive conflict resolution and promote effective interdisciplinary communication.
• Demonstrate foundational understanding of healthcare finance, reimbursement, staffing models, and productivity in emergency medicine.
• Support service line initiatives related to growth, access, efficiency, and sustainability for both the hospital based ED and FSED.
• Contribute to strategic planning aligned with Ochsner’s system goals and operating model.
• Model and reinforce high standards of professionalism, ethical conduct, and physician leadership.
• Address performance or behavioral concerns using a structured, stepwise approach consistent with medical staff policies.

Qualifications

• MD or DO, board certified or board eligible in Emergency Medicine
• Licensed Practicing Provider
• Credentialed and required to maintain active clinical practice