Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
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Ochsner is committed to a clinically-integrated research program with the ultimate goal of improving the health and wellness of our patients and communities. As the largest academic medical center in Louisiana, we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals to be leaders who can meet evolving healthcare challenges.
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With increased demands on time, resources, and energy, healthcare professionals and physicians are experiencing burnout at higher rates than ever before.
Our mission is to create an environment that promotes efficiency, resilience and a culture of wellness.
The Office of Professional Well-Being at Ochsner was created to address and improve the well-being of Ochsner’s workforce and employees by determining the causes of burnout. The program team is comprised of senior physicians, administrative leaders and frontline providers who are working together to strengthen the organization’s well-being.
Ochsner is the first healthcare system in the state to establish a department dedicated to the wellness of Ochsner’s workforce and employees. As a leader in innovating healthcare, our goal is to develop evidence-based solutions aimed at improving the well-being and engagement of provider teams across the state. At Ochsner Health, we are dedicated to helping our patients, community, employees as well as providers achieve wellness. As a major part of our team, OPW is determined to help our workforce and employees find the resources they need to avoid disengagement, reclaim joy and find harmony.
Ochsner wants to continue providing high-quality, accessible and compassionate healthcare for our patients, and the success of our patients are determined by the wellness of our team.
In September 2019, The Office of Professional Well-Being received the American Medical Association Joy in Medicine™ at the Bronze Level for Ochsner’s commitment and investment in improving the well-being of our workforce and employees. Ochsner is one of only 22 healthcare organizations in the country to receive this recognition.
In October 2021, The Office of Professional Well-Being received the American Medical Association Joy in Medicine™ at the Gold Level for Ochsner’s commitment and investment in improving the well-being of our workforce and employees. Ochsner is one of only 5 healthcare organizations in the country to receive the Gold recognition.
If you’re interested in learning more about Ochsner’s OPW, connect with our leadership. For questions or more information, email the Office of Professional Well-Being at wellbeing@ochsner.org.
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If you’re interested in learning more about Ochsner’s OPW, connect with our leadership. For questions or more information, email the Office of Professional Well-Being at wellbeing@ochsner.org.
Nigel Girgrah, MD, Chief Wellness Officer
Melissa Love, Vice President of Professional Staff Services
Ashton Sloan, PA-C
Assistant Vice-President, Office of Professional Well-Being
wsloan@ochsner.org
Overwhelming exhaustion. Feelings of cynicism and detachment from the job or patients. A sense of ineffectiveness or loss of control. These are all clues that a healthcare professional is experiencing burnout. It is estimated that over half of the physicians in the U.S. experience some sign of burnout. Predominant drivers include:
In your personal life, burnout can lead to drug and alcohol abuse, divorce and depression. From an industry standpoint, burnout can impact quality of care, safety, patient satisfaction and staff turnover rates.
OPW helps by offering services designed to support Ochsner employees' personal professional well-being through promotion of:
Learn about ongoing initiatives related to wellness and mental health and well-being at Ochsner as we work towards creating an organizational culture of well-being.
The Professional Experience Program is a resource for employed physicians and advanced practice providers who may be suffering from symptoms of burnout. The Professional Experience Program helps clinicians identify the root causes of sub-optimal work experiences and works to uncover tailored, actionable solutions to improve the provider’s experience at work. The Professional Experience Program is led by its medical director John Sawyer, PhD.
Resilience is a course designed by the Office of Professional Well-Being and Ochsner Learning Institute to help all employees understand the art and science of increasing your ability to experience and handle all kinds of stress - physical, mental, emotional - so that you can remain more purpose-driven personally and professionally.
Schwartz Rounds offers all members of the care team an opportunity to share their experiences, thoughts, and feelings on thought-provoking topics drawn from key topics and actual patient cases.
C.O.P.E. (Connecting with Our Peers through Empathy) is a peer support program designed to provide emotional first-aid to healthcare providers involved in stressful or challenging patient events.
Ochsner employees can access online behavioral health counseling sessions and group therapy with loved ones through the Ochsner Anywhere Care website or mobile app in the privacy of their home.
The EAP provides assistance for major life issues, from relationship problems to legal and financial concerns. Employees and their household family members can receive counseling and help in identifying appropriate community resources.
Chaplains provide sensitive spiritual support for staff from all different faith backgrounds.
Learn more about Spiritual Care.
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