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Physician - Medical Director, Pediatric CVICU

Physician - Medical Director, Pediatric CVICU

Ochsner Health SystemNew Orleans, LA, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

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. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

Ochsner Children's Hospital is seeking an experienced Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist to serve as Medical Director of of Pediatric CVICU in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Responsibilities will include leadership, development, and oversight of the physicians in

state-of-the-art 12-bed CVICU with teaching responsibilities for pediatric residents, medical students, and allied health students. The CVICU provides cardiac critical care to cardiac patients from birth to adulthood. In this dedicated unit, a team of pediatric cardiac intensive care physicians work closely with a specialized team to provide around the clock care for our patients with both congenital and acquired heart disease.

Ochsner Children's provides services for all pediatric cardiac sub-specialties including heart failure / transplant, EP, ACHD, interventional cardiology, imaging including echocardiography and cardiac MRI and CT, and fetal cardiology, comprehensive

single ventricle program, and neurodevelopmental clinic.

The heart center includes 21 cardiologists, 3 congenital heart surgeons, 6 cardiac intensivists and 3 pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists. The program performs approximately 250 cardiac surgeries, 400 cardiac catheterizations (75% interventional) and

19,000

ambulatory visits at

15

locations across Louisiana and Mississippi per year. Our heart center has been ranked by US New and World Report for the last 6 years and is the only ranked program in Louisiana; survival after cardiac surgery for our most complex patients (STS STAT 4 and 5 categories) is in the top 10% of programs reporting to STS.

Ochsner Children's, comprised of more than 85 primary care pediatricians who are part of our group of over 290 pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists in 27 locations across Louisiana and Mississippi is the region's leading integrated provider of multispecialty care for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. We offer a full range of complex specialty services including congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation, liver and bone marrow transplantation, advanced GI and Hepatology, Hematology-Oncology and AYA Oncology, and a comprehensive surgical sub-specialty group including Cleft Palate / Cranio-Facial Surgery, advanced spine surgery and the Gulf South's only comprehensive, multidisciplinary developmental pediatrics center.

Ochsner Children's Hospital includes a 67-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 14-bed PICU, a 12-bed pediatric CV-ICU, a NAEC-accredited level IV, 4 bed Pediatric EMU and a 44-bed Pediatric Acute Care unit, with a dedicated pediatric emergency room, supported by a 24-7 pediatric and neonatal transport team utilizing rotary and fixed wing aircraft, as well as ground transport.

We recently began construction on a new 5-story Children's Hospital on our main campus in New Orleans, with expected opening at the start of 2028.

Ochsner Children's Hospital has an ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program and is also responsible for teaching pediatric residents from the Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Residency program as well as medical students from both Tulane and the University of Queensland.

Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana recently announced an agreement to establish a joint allopathic College of Medicine, the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, which is in the LCME accreditation process currently.

Our faculty publishes hundreds of research papers annually and lead numerous multi-center studies and trials.

Ochsner Children's is a leader in healthcare innovation.

Physician inbox messages are "co-piloted" with AI responses that reduce physician time responding to patient messages and Ochsner Children's is introducing "Deep Scribe" ambient listening technology in our clinics, where the physician note is written in real time by AI during the patient encounter.

Ochsner Children's is proud to have ranked in multiple subspecialties in US News and World Report's top 50 Children's Hospitals in the US for 8 years in a row. #1 Ranked Children's Hospital in Louisiana!

If you would like more information about our program or would like to discuss this position with

Dr. William "Billy" Lennarz, System Medical Director of Pediatrics

, and

Dr. Ryan Himes, System Associate Chair of Pediatrics

, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at

courtney.lawhun@ochsner.org

Visit us at booth #26 during the 2025 Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, from October 9-12.

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply Today!

Ochsner Health does not consider an individual an applicant until they have formally applied to the open position on this careers website.

Please refer to the job description to determine whether the position you are interested in is remote or on-site.

Individuals who reside in and will work from the following areas are not eligible for remote work position

Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington,

and Washington D.C.

Ochsner Health endeavors to make our site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website, or if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our HR Employee Solution Center at 504-842-4748 (select option 1) or  careers@ochsner.org . This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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