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Posted: 17-Feb-25
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Type: Full Time
Salary: Highly Competitive
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Internal Number: 0217225
We’re seeking a Director of Pediatric Heart Failure/Heart Transplant to join an existing pediatric heart failure/heart transplant cardiology and a newly hired heart failure/heart transplant physician assistant at Ochsner Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, the only pediatric heart transplant center in the state and the #1 ranked children’s hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report.
This position includes care of patients with cardiomyopathies, heart failure, transplant, congenital heart disease, and ventricular assist devices. You will be joining two heart failure/heart transplant cardiologists and a newly hired heart failure/transplant physician assistant in the only pediatric heart transplant center in Louisiana. The transplant team is supported by dedicated transplant coordinators, transplant psychologist, transplant social worker, transplant pharmacist, and palliative care team. Ochsner Health has all pediatric cardiac sub-specialties including EP, ACHD, interventional cardiology, imaging including echocardiography and cardiac MRI and CT, and fetal cardiology. In addition, there are 3 congenital heart surgeons and a dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.
Ochsner Children’s Hospital is excited to announce their expansion with the building of a new separate, comprehensive and dedicated children’s hospital on the Ochsner main campus expected to open in 2027.
Ochsner Children’s is an active participant in PHTS and ACTION. Interested applicants should be BC/BE in pediatric cardiology and have completed an advanced fellowship in pediatric heart failure/heart transplant or minimum of 5 years of experience in the field.
Ochsner Children’s comprehensive Pediatrics Program includes primary care pediatricians and pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists (Ochsner Children’s™) representing over 230 physicians. The group is the region’s leading integrated provider of multispecialty care for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Ochsner Children’s offers a full range of pediatric complex specialty services including congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation, liver and bone marrow transplantation, a comprehensive surgical sub-specialty group, and the region’s only comprehensive multidisciplinary developmental center.
The team currently cares for patients in an expanding 67-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 14-bed PICU, a 12-bed pediatric CV-ICU, and a 44-bed pediatric acute unit, with a dedicated pediatric emergency room, and full-time, region-wide in-house pediatric and neonatal transport teams.
In addition to patient care, Ochsner Children’s Hospital has an ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program and is responsible for teaching pediatric residents from the Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Residency program as well as medical students from both Tulane and the University of Queensland. Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana recently announced an agreement to establish a joint College of Medicine.
About Ochsner Children’s
Ranked #1 Children’s Hospital in Louisiana for the fourth year in a row and as a top children’s hospital nationally for the eighth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report in 2024-25. Ochsner Children’s Hospital was also recognized as a national leader in the most recent rankings in two specialties: Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery, and Pediatric Orthopedics. Ochsner Children’s Hospital continues to be a top destination for pediatric care in the Gulf South region through an unwavering commitment to always putting patients first.
One of the most comprehensive pediatric programs between Houston and Atlanta, Ochsner Children’s Hospital offers a full range of pediatric care from primary to quaternary care, with services offered in all subspecialties, including Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Advanced GI and Hepatology, Advanced Orthopedic Surgery, Hematology-Oncology, Cleft Palate/Cranio-Facial Surgery, as well as heart, liver and bone marrow transplant. The hospital’s comprehensive pediatrics program, which includes primary care pediatricians and pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists, represents more than 230 physicians. The group is the region’s leading integrated provider of multispecialty care for newborns, infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Ochsner Children’s Hospital is the top congenital heart program in the state, both in volumes and outcomes, and has the largest and most comprehensive pediatric liver transplant program in the Gulf South.
Opened in 1942, Ochsner Children’s flagship facility is located in New Orleans and includes 28 primary care locations and 30 subspecialty location across Louisiana and southern Mississippi, including the Shaquille O’Neal Pediatric Super Clinic in Baton Rouge and the Boh Center for Child Development, a dedicated multidisciplinary pediatrics center.
About New Orleans
One of the most exciting and historical U.S. cities, New Orleans is both cosmopolitan and laid-back—full of world-class music, dining, shopping, attractions, and Southern charm. Professional football and basketball, gorgeous parks, year-round festivals, prestigious academic centers and universities, and hospitality await you. It’s no wonder Travel & Leisure ranked New Orleans #3 in the Best Cities in the United States in their annual “World’s Best Awards” survey in 2023, #1 Food Destination in the U.S. by TripAdvisor in 2024 and in August 2024, AllClear Travel Insurance named NOLA the most walkable city in the United States and the fourth most walkable globally. The city's compact layout, especially areas like the French Quarter and Central Business District, offers over 500 restaurants and 100 attractions within a two-mile radius.
If you’re craving the beach, the Gulf shores of Alabama are about two and a half hours away by car; and the white sands of Destin and Seaside, Florida, are just more than four hours away. It’s easy to understand why residents take great pride in calling New Orleans their home. You’ll fall in love the minute you set foot here, both personally and professionally.
For complete details and a confidential conversation, please contact Glenda Church Smith, Principal, Pediatric Search Partners at glenda@pediatricsearchpartners.com, phone (877) 440-3832 or text (214) 850-3094.