Job Description

Exceptional care starts with exceptional people.

For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way.

Hematopathologist

Ochsner Health – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible HEMATOPATHOLOGIST. Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Louisiana, Mississippi and across the Gulf South, delivering expert care at its 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers. Ochsner is nationally recognized for inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities through expertise, quality and digital connectivity. In 2024, more than 40,000 dedicated team members and 4,900 employed and affiliated physicians at Ochsner cared for 1.6 million people from every state in the nation and 63 countries.

Position Highlights:

• Location: New Orleans, LA
• Speciality Certification: Hematopathology- required, Molecular Pathology- preferred
• New graduates are welcome to apply- must be board certified or board eligible by start date
• New hire will join current physician group of 5 hematopathologists, 6 HLA/transfusion medicine physicians, and 30 anatomic pathologists
• Duties include: bone marrow and lymph node interpretation, hematopathology consultation, flow cytometry interpretation, clinical pathology laboratory oversight, quality committee involvement, medical directorship responsibilities, tumor board participation and laboratory stewardship guidance.
• General schedule: 8am-5pm M-F. Night and weekend call is shared with hematopathology group

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

Why Choose 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.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, pregnancy status, pregnancy-related conditions, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military status, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, unemployment status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. These protections extend to applicants and all employment related decisions.

We are unable to accept J1 visa candidates

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