Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Cardiothoracic Surgeon for Covington, Louisiana. The candidate will join Ochsner Health's well-established and experienced cardiac surgery program, one of the largest in the state of Louisiana.

Responsibilities include an emphasis on all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, including valve replacements, coronary artery bypass graft, and TAVR procedures. The candidate should have completed an accredited Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship training program and is either board eligible or certified.

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.

Position Highlights:

• Clinic-based position with dedicated OR time
• Multidisciplinary clinics across Ochsner Health System
• APP support
• Call rotation shared amongst physicians within the group (clinic and hospital consult)
• 24/7 reliable hospitalists onsite and pulmonary critical care support
• Integrated practice model with strong, internal referral network
• Support available from specialists throughout the Ochsner Health System
• EPIC medical record platform utilized throughout the Ochsner Health System
• Tort reform state

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

About Ochsner Health:

• Flexible schedules to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
• Integrated health care 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 our 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.
• Our dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion is demonstrated by hiring a workforce that celebrates individual uniqueness among people and cultures. We focus our efforts in key areas that correlate back to our core values of Patient First, Compassion, Integrity, Inclusivity, Excellence and Teamwork.