Section Head of Pediatric Anesthesiology

Ochsner Children’s Hospital is seeking an experienced Physician Leader to serve as the Section Head for Pediatric Anesthesiology in New Orleans, Louisiana. In this role, you will lead a team of seven Pediatric Anesthesiology faculty members at our new freestanding hospital scheduled to open in late 2027 or early 2028. The successful candidate will foster patient-centered collaboration, advance academic and research initiatives, and maintain an active clinical practice spanning outpatient care to complex neonatal surgery.

Practice Info

• Practice at the new freestanding Ochsner Children’s Hospital opening in late 2027/early 2028
• Pediatric anesthesiology practice includes all subspecialties and spans from healthy outpatients to complex neonatal surgery
• Teaching program featuring a fully accredited Anesthesiology residency and fellowship opportunities
• OMC Department of Anesthesiology includes 70 Anesthesiologists, 100 CRNA’s, and >45 house staff, with an annual case volume of >80,000

Responsibilities

• Embrace a leadership identity with a clear understanding and commitment to success as defined by collective performance
• Maintain and uphold the highest standards of professionalism and hold others to those standards
• Handle recruitment, performance assessment, compensation, and feedback with basic capacities in interviewing
• Foster teamwork through a commitment to collaboration, proper role assignment, and running effective meetings
• Lead negotiation, conflict resolution, and interdepartmental collaboration by establishing communication and problem-solving linkages across sites and sections
• Apply a stepwise approach to dealing with problematic physicians by setting expectations, documenting behavior, and providing feedback
• Communicate clearly verbally and in writing while gracefully confronting difficult situations
• Navigate healthcare finance and reimbursement with a basic understanding of profitability, coding, and the billing cycle

Qualifications

• Board certified or eligible for certification in physician’s primary specialty
• Licensed Practicing Provider MD/DO
• Credentialed and willing to maintain clinical practice
• History of leadership experience and a verifiable track record of patient-centered collaboration with surgical specialists
• Strong interest in academics and research
• Individuals who reside in and will work from Colorado, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. are not eligible for remote work positions