Pediatric Clinical Geneticist

Ochsner Children's Hospital

Details

Posted:

26-Mar-26

Location:

New Orleans, Louisiana

Sector:

Health Care System

Type:

Full Time

Level:

Entry Level

Categories:

Physicians/Surgeons

Internal Number:

REQ_00257282 Ochsner Children's Hospital is seeking a board-certified

PEDIATRIC CLINICAL GENETICIST

to join our Section of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics in New Orleans. The successful candidate will work closely with three existing geneticists, 5 genetic counselors, and an experienced group of nurses. Expertise in the evaluation, diagnosis, and ongoing care of patients with a variety of genetic disorders, including congenital anomalies, congenital heart disease, chromosomal disorders, autism, mitochondrial disease, and cancer, is desired. The section also offers prenatal genetic counseling as well as newborn screening. Key responsibilities of this position include:

Clinical Care

Provide inpatient and outpatient consultative care for children with known or suspected genetic conditions.

Partner with medical and surgical colleagues to serve children with complex conditions in multidisciplinary programs including members of our statewide MFM network, our level IV regional referral NICU team and our multi-disciplinary Boh Center for Child Development.

Teaching and Research

Teach medical students, residents, and allied health students.

Clinical and translational research opportunities abound for qualified candidates.

Academic appointment commensurate with experience.

Leadership and Program Development

Collaborate with institutional stakeholders to drive Pediatric Precision Medicine initiatives, as part of Ochsner's commitment to being the regional leader in genomics and precision medicine.

Ochsner Children's includes:

More than 85 primary care pediatricians and 290+ subspecialists across 27 locations in Louisiana and Mississippi.

The region's leader in complex pediatric care, with advanced programs in:

Congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation

Liver and bone marrow transplantation

Hematology-Oncology and AYA Oncology

Advanced GI and Hepatology

A comprehensive surgical subspecialty group, including craniofacial and advanced spine surgery

The Gulf South's only comprehensive developmental pediatrics center

Facilities & Growth

67-bed Level IV NICU

14-bed PICU and 12-bed CVICU

4-bed NAEC-accredited Level IV Pediatric EMU

44-bed Pediatric Acute Care Unit with a dedicated Pediatric ED

24/7 neonatal and pediatric transport team with ground, rotary, and fixed-wing aircraft support

Future growth: construction underway for a new 5-story Children's Hospital, opening in early 2028 and planned expansion of neonatal services

Education & Research

Ten categorical pediatric residents per year in Ochsner's Pediatric Residency Program.

Teaching opportunities with medical students from Tulane University and the University of Queensland.

Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (currently in LCME accreditation).

Faculty who publishes hundreds of research papers annually and lead multi-center studies and clinical trials.

Recognition

Consistently ranked in S. News & World Report's Top 50 Children's Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery and Gastroenterology and GI Surgery.

Proud to be recognized as the #1 Children's Hospital in Louisiana.

Interested physicians should apply to: https://ochsner.wd1.myworkdayjobs/OchsnerPhysician/job/New-Orleans

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• Pediatrics-_REQ_00257282 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.

About Ochsner Children's Hospital

Ochsner Children's, comprised of more than 85 primary care pediatricians who are part of our group of over 290 pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists in 27 locations across Louisiana and Mississippi is the region's leading integrated provider of multispecialty care for newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. We offer a full range of complex specialty services including congenital heart surgery and cardiac transplantation, liver and bone marrow transplantation, advanced GI and Hepatology, Hematology-Oncology and AYA Oncology, and a comprehensive surgical sub-specialty group including Cleft Palate/Cranio-Facial Surgery, advanced spine surgery and the Gulf South's only comprehensive, multidisciplinary developmental pediatrics center. Ochsner Children's Hospital includes a 67-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 14-bed PICU, a 12-bed pediatric CV-ICU, a NAEC-accredited level IV, 4 bed Pediatric EMU and a 44-bed Pediatric Acute Care unit, with a dedicated pediatric emergency room, supported by a 24-7 pediatric and neonatal transport team utilizing rotary and fixed wing aircraft, as well as ground transport. We recently began construction on a new ... Show more Show less

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