Physician - Palliative Medicine - Louisiana/Mississippi

There's never been a more exciting time to grow your career at Ochsner! The best and the brightest work here because they find the work challenging and rewarding – because their input is valued and their opinions respected. Here, there is room to grow and people who want the best for you. Here, you matter.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Discover your next career move today and continue to make a difference here at Ochsner!

Palliative Care: opportunities at locations throughout Louisiana and Mississippi.

Candidates must be fellowship trained and/or board certified or eligible through primary specialty.  HMDC with a demonstrated capability of providing palliative medicine also considered.

Opportunity Details:

• Provide an extra layer of support to patients with serious illness
• Consultations: inpatient, embedded supportive oncology clinic, free standing outpatient clinic, and post-acute facilities (LTACH/Rehab/SNF).
• Provide medical care related to symptom management.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team to develop a written plan of care.
• Develop and facilitates goals of care conversations for patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
• Actively participates in process improvement related to system and department goals.
• Participate in specialty team meetings.
• Serve as collaborating physician to advanced practice providers
• Staff inpatient hospital and outpatient clinic with advance practice providers and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• EPIC electronic health record system at all Ochsner facilities.

Additional Clinical/administrative opportunities:

• Teaching/mentoring of students, residents, and multispecialty fellows
• Director of quality improvement
• Director of clinical research
• Leadership/associate program director of palliative medicine and supportive care fellowship

Compensation & Benefits:

• Benefits include an equitable and clearly delineated compensation plan
• Paid malpractice coverage and a favorable malpractice environment in Louisiana
• Tax-free spending accounts
• Generous retirement benefits (401k, 403b, deferred compensation plans)
• CME allowance. 

Interested physicians should apply to: https://ochsner.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OchsnerPhysician/job/Physician---Palliative-Medicine---Louisiana-Mississippi_REQ_00101107

Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Are you ready to continue to make a difference at Ochsner and live our values of Patient's First, Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, & Teamwork?