Physician Opportunities

Trust.   Teamwork.   St. Tammany.

Why choose St. Tammany Health System as your professional home? We’re glad you asked.

 

Established in 1954 as a community hospital, St. Tammany Health System has grown over the decades into a regional healthcare leader, with an emphasis on teamwork, trust and community.


It is, simply, a great place to work. St. Tammany Parish is also a great place to live, located on the family-friendly Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in the culturally rich Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area.


But don’t take our word for it. Listen in as some of our physicians offer insight into what makes St. Tammany Health System such a truly special place.



At St. Tammany Health System, we work hard to provide nothing less than world-class healthcare close to home for our neighbors on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. To deliver it, we are committed to attracting and retaining the very best professionals for every position in our health system. 


 Click below to search STHS physician opportunities and apply.




 

Making the best even better

The orthopedics program at St. Tammany Health System is already recognized as one of the finest in the region. Now, we’re aiming to make it even better by adding you as one of our orthopedic physicians. Click to learn more about this opportunity, about all the amenities St. Tammany Parish offers – and how you can become part of our award-winning family.

 

 

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Orthopedic Physician

Let’s talk

Have questions? Drop us a line. We're ready, willing and able to provide answers about St. Tammany Health System.

 

Donna Wallice, St. Health System Physician Recruiter

Donna Wallace
St. Tammany Health System Physician Recruiter
(985) 871-6033

dbwallace@stph.org


Voices of experience

Impressions of St. Tammany Health System from the physicians who work here.

 

Dr. Gabrielle Givens

“It’s really got that family feel, teamwork-based, just to provide patients with excellent medical care.”

Dr. Gabrielle Givens
St. Tammany Health System family medicine physician

Dr. Richard Casey

“We just have this comfortable feeling – home – because administration, I think, has been really pro-physician, the nursing personnel have been great, the patient population here is very appreciative.”

Dr. Richard Casey
St. Tammany Health System critical care pulmonologist



Dr. Christopher Foret

“St. Tammany Parish is the number one place to live and rear a family in the state of Louisiana, statistically and otherwise.”

Dr. Christopher Foret
St. Tammany Health System family medicine physician

Dr. Catherine Pechon

“It’s just a wonderful place to live and be.”

Dr. Catherine Pechon
St. Tammany Health System family medicine physician




Investing in You.

Work at St. Tammany Health System where we invest in the latest technology to make your job easier and surgeries more accurate.


A closer look

More about St. Tammany Health System and Louisiana’s Northshore region

 

A history of healing

A history of healing

It was a dreary, rainy night in the 1940s, and a man was dying on the roadside following a tragic traffic accident. For all intents and purposes, it was then and there – in the rain and on the road whose name has long since been forgotten – that St. Tammany Health System was willed into being. This is our story.

Explore the Northshore

Explore the Northshore

There are myriad reasons to recommend St. Tammany Health System as a professional home for physicians, from its focus on teamwork and trust to its physician-led, outcomes-based culture. But even outside the walls of our facilities, St. Tammany Parish has much to offer from a recreational and community standpoint. We invite you learn more through the link below.

Equal-opportunity employer

Equal-opportunity employer

At St. Tammany Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.


We don’t want to brag …

(But we’re going to anyway)

 

St. Tammany Health System has earned distinction at local, regional and national levels for quality, leadership, employee satisfaction and patient satisfaction. Click here for a full survey of our awards and recognitions.



New Orleans Business - Best Places to Work 2023U.S. News and World Report -- Best Regional Hospital Women’s Choice Awards, America’s Best Hospitals for OrthopedicsWomen’s Choice Awards, America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience Top 10% in Nation for Trauma Care ExcellenceTop 10% in Nation for Pulmonary Care Patient Safety Leapfrog Hospital Safety ScoreLeapfrog Top Teaching HospitalPress Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award