Chair, Department of Medicine - Ochsner LSU Health and LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Job Description / Duties
Shreveport, LA - Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and LSU Health Sciences Center –
Shreveport announce an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished academic
medicine leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Medicine.
The Chair of Medicine will provide strategic
leadership, direction and coordination of administrative, clinical,
educational, and research endeavors to the department’s 15 Divisions, 150
faculty physicians, 91 residents, and 98 fellows with a wide range of
sub-specialties focused on unique clinical, technical, and research expertise
dedicated to the compassionate delivery of health care. The Chair of Medicine
will report directly to the Dean of the LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport
and work collaboratively with the leadership of Ochsner Health who manages the
primary teaching hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe in partnership with LSU.
Building upon the vision of LSU Health
Shreveport School of Medicine, the Chair of Medicine will lead efforts that
focus on the missions of LSU Health Shreveport which include redesigning the
academic model for optimizing inter-professional service delivery and
integration of care. The Chair will also be integral in developing systems of
care in an Academic/Private partnership that provides state-of-the-art care to
improve heath in the greater region.
The Chair will lead initiatives to further
educate future physicians and teaching faculty who will transform healthcare
and support evolving new models of personally centered, broadly inclusive
multidisciplinary care that rewards access, value, and outcomes. They will
support the advancement of innovation from discovery and translation to
impacting clinical outcomes for the patient population, and enhancing the lives
of the faculty and staff by providing a workplace that encourages personal and
professional development and success, celebrates diversity, and rewards the
contributions of each member.
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport is home to one
of three adult Level I Trauma Centers in the state of Louisiana, the School of
Medicine, School of Graduate Studies, School of Allied Health Professions, and
a robust research enterprise. The health system is host to 1,676 students who
enrolled in degree programs during the Fall of 2023 and nearly 600 residents
and fellows who are trained each year.
The successful candidate will be recognized
as an outstanding leader with an excellent track record in clinical care,
teaching, and research. Proven success in the areas of quality, performance
management, program development and expansion, faculty recruitment, and
retention and institutional collaboration within a premier health system is
essential. Successful candidates will hold an MD or MD/PhD or equivalent, have
completed an ACGME accredited residency in internal medicine, and maintain
current board certification in their area of specialty. Eligibility for an
unrestricted Louisiana medical license and an academic appointment at the rank
of Professor are required.
Confidential review of
applications, nominations and expressions of interest will begin immediately
and will continue until an appointment is made. To ensure full consideration,
candidates must provide a Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter. Please direct all
nominations and inquiries to the WittKieffer consultants assisting with this
recruitment, Jim King, III, Dick Nesto, M.D., and Ashley Rittgers, preferably
via e-mail, to arittgers@wittkieffer.com.