Section Head, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

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Section Head, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Ochsner Health – DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS

Ochsner Health is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Orthopaedic surgeon with Fellowship training in Sports Medicine to serve as Section Head, Ochsner Andrews Sports Medicine Insitute. The candidate would be leading a well established program including 4 Fellowship trained sports medicine surgeons, 5 Primary Care fellowship trained sports medicine physicians, 6 Advanced practice providers and the Ochsner Athletic Training Outreach program. 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.

At the Ochsner Andrews Sports Medicine Institute, we combine Ochsner’s award-winning sports medicine and orthopedic programs with the expertise of renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. As a leader in comprehensive athlete care, we provide world-class services to athletes of all levels – from professional to middle school.

Under the direction of the Department Chair, the Section Head serves in a strategic leadership role with oversite of assigned section. The Section Head will collaborate with leadership to drive the clinical and quality performance of the department and ensure patient safety and satisfaction, as well as provider engagement.

Our institute is home to the largest athletic training program in the region, with over 60 Athletic trainers in the greater New Orleans region dedicated to serving the needs of professional, collegiate, high school, and middle school athletes. We offer a full spectrum of services, including sports therapy, nutrition, psychology, and performance training, ensuring athletes receive exceptional care and support.

Key Highlights of Our Institute:

• Official Health Care partner of the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans
• The practice location is an Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine campus inclusive of a Sports Medicine clinic, physical therapy clinic & Orthopedic specialty hospital with 8 dedicated operating rooms & 15 inpatient rooms
• Academic teaching opportunities include an Orthopedic residency program & ACGME-accredited Sports Medicine fellowship program
• Comprehensive research program in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, combined research opportunities with Andrews Research and Education Foundation
• Onsite Wet Lab training facility
• Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health are teaming up to open a new medical school, the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine. This historic school will be the only HBCU medical school in the Gulf South when it opens.

Position Highlights: 

• The successful candidate will possess proven leadership, team-building, and managerial experience - and a demonstrated track record of driving successful program growth. Areas of administrative responsibility include physician recruiting, performance assessment, quality of care, financial performance, patient experience goals, medical staff management, engagement, strategic development in the context of Ochsner’s system strategy and operating system and basic knowledge of potential synergies across the system.
• Clinic, surgery and shared on-call responsibilities

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