General Pediatrician

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate.  We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. 

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters.  Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! 

Ochsner Children’s is seeking a board certified/board eligible General Pediatrician to join its expanding practice including a pediatric multi-specialty center in Baton Rouge, LA.  We offer comprehensive benefits and competitive salary, including a 2-year guarantee and opportunity for productivity bonus.

Our comprehensive Pediatrics Program including primary care pediatricians and pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists (Ochsner Children’s™) represents over 230 physicians. The group is the region’s leading integrated provider of multispecialty care for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. We offer 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.

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 allopathic College of Medicine.

The Baton Rouge region is the capital city of Louisiana and has a revitalized downtown area that includes live music, museums, art galleries and top-notch food scenes. We are the only multi-specialty group practice in Baton Rouge that is fully integrated with a hospital facility, Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge. Our facilities are focused on making healthcare accessible by offering digital medicine programs, virtual visits and extended hours.

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 three specialties: Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics, and Pediatric Gastroenterology and GI Surgery. 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.

Ochsner Children’s 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. Ochsner Children’s is a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to complex conditions. Ochsner Children’s Hospital is the top congenital heart program in the state (both in volume and outcomes) and has the largest and most comprehensive pediatric liver transplant program in the Gulf South.

Ochsner also maintains 28 primary care locations across southern Louisiana and 30 subspecialty locations (Including the Shaquille O’Neal Pediatric Super Clinic in Baton Rouge); and the Boh Center for Child Development, a dedicated multidisciplinary developmental pediatrics center.

If you would like more information about our program or would like to discuss this position with Dr. James Wayne, Associate Medical Director, Department of Pediatrics, please contact Courtney Lawhun, Physician Recruiter, at courtney.lawhun@ochsner.org.

Interested physicians can submit an online application by visiting URL or fill out a lead form by clicking