Physician - Emergency Medicine - Division of Emergency Ultrasound

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana is a well-established department that sees 75,000+ visits / year as a tertiary referral center for the larger Ochsner Health System. The department graduated its first class of Emergency Medicine Residents in 2023 and has seen continued rapid growth in the clinical enterprise. The department is currently recruiting for an Academic Faculty position within the Division of Emergency Ultrasound at Ochsner Medical Center Main Campus as we continue to expand. We are searching for American Board of Emergency Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine certified / eligible physicians, with ultrasound fellowship training and a passion for residency education, who can further grow the diversity of excellence within the academic department. We are particularly seeking physicians who are fellowship trained with experience in Simulation, EMS, Ultrasound, as well as those with experience in Quality and Patient Safety and Operations as we continue to develop these divisions and roles within our department. Interested applicants should send Cover Letter / Curriculum Vitae to the Emergency Medicine Service Line Chair, Jon “Michael” Cuba, MD, FACEP, FAAEM at jonmichael.cuba@ochsner.org.

The Division of Emergency Ultrasound currently has three EM physicians who have completed an ultrasound fellowship. Our department has five ultrasounds, conducts billing, utilizes Qpath software for QA, performs nerve blocks, endocavitary ultrasound exams, and manages ultrasound rotations for EM residents.

Ochsner Health System is Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system with 30 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and more than 60 health centers. Ochsner employs more than 1,100 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts over 600 clinical research studies. Our medical school, the Ochsner Clinical School, in partnership with the University of Queensland in Australia, enrolls 130 medical students each year. We are also one of the largest non-university based physician training centers in the U.S. and the largest teaching hospital in Louisiana. Ochsner is proud to be recognized among the top hospitals in the nation. Ochsner is the only hospital in Louisiana recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” in three specialty categories and as well as receiving five star ratings for six conditions and / or procedures. Ochsner was also recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.