Physician - Emergency Medicine - Nocturnist
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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.
The Department of Emergency Medicine at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana is a well-established department that sees 75,000+ visits/year as a tertiary referral center for the larger Ochsner Health System.
The department welcomed its first class of Emergency Medicine Residents in 2020 and also has seen continued rapid growth in the clinical enterprise. The Emergency Medicine Service Line is the 2020-2021 Outstanding Clinical Service Line for the Ochsner Health System.
The department is currently recruiting for more Academic Faculty positions at Ochsner Medical Center Main Campus as we continue to expand.
We are searching for American Board of Emergency Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine certified/eligible physicians, preferably with fellowship/additional niche training and a passion for residency education, who can further grow the diversity of excellence within the academic department.
We are particularly seeking physicians who are fellowship trained with experience in Simulation, EMS, Ultrasound, as well as those with experience in Quality and Patient Safety and Operations as we continue to develop these divisions and roles within our department.
Interested applicants should send Cover Letter / Curriculum Vitae to the System Department Chair, J. Michael Cuba, MD, at jonmichael.cuba@ochsner.org.
Ochsner Health System is Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system with 30 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and more than 60 health centers.
Ochsner employs more than 1,100 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts over 600 clinical research studies. Our medical school, the Ochsner Clinical School, in partnership with the University of Queensland in Australia, enrolls 130 medical students each year.
We are also one of the largest non-university based physician training centers in the U.S. and the largest teaching hospital in Louisiana. Ochsner is proud to be recognized among the top hospitals in the nation.
Ochsner is the only hospital in Louisiana recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” in three specialty categories and as well as receiving five star ratings for six conditions and/or procedures.
Ochsner was also recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare.
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Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide emergency medical care at a high-volume tertiary referral center and participate in the academic mission of the department. Responsibilities include clinical service, residency education, and contributing to the development of specialized divisions such as simulation, EMS, or quality and safety.
Requirements
Candidates must be board certified or eligible by the American Board of Emergency Medicine or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine. Preference is given to fellowship-trained physicians with a strong interest in academic medicine and residency education.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 81% have no call, 34% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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