This is a multidisciplinary role centered on the medical evaluation of children with suspected abuse and neglect.
Your work spans direct patient care, program leadership, legal testimony, and academic activity. The position is built around a single-physician structure to start, with program growth expected as the service line develops.
You would evaluate children with suspected abuse or neglect across outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings. Outpatient evaluations are based out of an office at the Community Center rather than a traditional exam-room clinic. Cases come through that setting, hospital consults, and the ED. Your work coordinates with the Jefferson Children's Advocacy Center, a state-funded center that handles forensic interviews, evidence collection, and chain of custody. The primary service area is the New Orleans metropolitan area.
You would receive the time and support needed to provide patient- and family-centered evaluations, backed by Children's Hospital leadership and administration. The role is designed so that the clinical work, the program development, and the legal responsibilities are all supported rather than squeezed into a standard clinic schedule.
The Jefferson Children's Advocacy Center uses pediatric forensic nurse examiners. Your role is the medical lead that coordinates with that center's forensic and investigative work.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Days | Monday through Friday |
| Outpatient Base | Office at the Community Center |
| Call | None, as long as you are the only physician on the team |
| Coverage | Single-physician structure to start |
The day is not defined by patient volume. The balance of outpatient and inpatient consult time is not fixed, since you would help set the structure as the program is built.
This service line is being built, not maintained. Ochsner Children's currently triages suspected abuse and neglect cases to a regional competitor, and this role brings that care in-house. You would oversee program development for outpatient, inpatient, and ED consults in coordination with the Parish-funded child advocacy center.
The build is timed with two larger developments:
The position includes dedicated research and scholarly time. You could pursue:
Training and teaching are part of the role. You would work with residents, medical students, and social workers, and help shape training that covers the evaluation of abuse and neglect, legal aspects of the work, multidisciplinary teamwork with law enforcement and social workers, research, and advocacy.