Southern hospitality is waiting for a Pathologist to join Ochsner

Ochsner Health System in New Orleans is seeking a Pathologist for our community pathology group. Applicants should be board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and have experience in diagnostic surgical pathology as well as experience or interest in: cytopathology, GYN, GU, Breast, or Dermatopathology. The available position is based in the community hospital group within Ochsner health System in the greater New Orleans, Louisiana region.

• Currently, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine consists of 30 pathologist and two PhD's.
• The Community group is made up of 8 pathologists who currently staff 5 hospitals within the greater New Orleans Area and 3 Pathologist in Baton Rouge.
• The current advertised position will grow our community group of pathologists in Baton Rouge
• Additionally, there are 12 pathologists who practice primarily anatomic pathology at the Ochsner Medical Center-New Orleans campus.
• Our entire pathologist group and provides expertise with subspecialty training and interest in dermatopathology, breast pathology, GYN pathology, pediatric pathology, soft tissue pathology, thoracic pathology, transplant pathology, neuropathology, GU and GI pathology as well as cytopathology.
• There are additional clinical pathologists with expertise in blood bank/HLA, hematopathology, microbiology and clinical chemistry.
• The Ochsner health system currently processes approximately 75,000 surgical cases and 50,000 cytology cases annually.
• There is a vast spectrum of cases, with a wide range of complexity.
• The department supports a solid organ transplantation program and comprehensive oncology services, including a state of the art breast cancer center and a bone marrow transplant program.
• As Ochsner Medical Center is an academic institution, the Department supports the academic initiatives of the organization, and serves as an affiliate training site for 2 local accredited pathology training programs as well as rotating medical students.

About Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Celebrating 80 years in 2022, it leads nationally in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, liver and heart transplants and pediatrics, among other areas. Ochsner is consistently named both the top hospital and top children’s hospital in Louisiana by U.S. News & World Report. The not-for-profit organization is inspiring healthier lives and stronger communities. Its focus is on preventing diseases and providing patient-centered care that is accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner Health pioneers new treatments, deploys emerging technologies and performs groundbreaking research, including over 700 clinical studies. It has 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; and its cutting-edge Connected Health digital medicine program is caring for patients beyond its walls. In 2021, Ochsner Health treated more than 1 million people from every state and 75 countries. As Louisiana’s top healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. To learn more, visit www.ochsner.org.