Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist

Legacy Health • Portland, OR

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Legacy Medical Group (LMG), a physician-led health system in the greater Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, is seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking BC/BE Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist to lead and expand our community-based Advanced Heart Failure Program. This physician will spearhead programmatic development, clinical operations, and cardiogenic shock care across our multi-hospital network, working collaboratively with interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, critical care, and regional academic partners.

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Completed ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine Residency, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, and an accredited Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship.
• Board Certified/Eligible in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology.
• Documented procedural competence in right heart catheterization, endomyocardial biopsy (preferred), and temporary MCS/ECMO management.
• Unrestricted Oregon medical license (or eligible to obtain) and valid ACLS certification.
• Unable to sponsor H-1B or J-1 visa waivers at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Endomyocardial biopsy experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the clinical and operational leader for heart failure care across the system, establishing standardized GDMT protocols, transition-of-care pathways, and outpatient GDMT optimization clinics.
• Provide leadership for an active, multidisciplinary 24/7 Shock Team, utilizing standardized invasive hemodynamic assessment and rapid escalation protocols.
• Direct clinical management of temporary and durable MCS, including percutaneous ventricular assist devices (Impella CP/5.5, ProtekDuo, intra-aortic balloon pumps), veno-arterial (VA) ECMO, and acute-on-chronic decompensated heart failure.
• Oversee ambulatory hemodynamic monitoring (CardioMEMS), Barostim and Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM).
• Foster direct clinical relationships and bridge-to-transplant/bridge-to-durable LVAD referral algorithms with local transplant programs, with potential opportunities for shared clinical conferences, joint committees, and cross-institutional collaboration.

Benefits

• Protected time divided between advanced heart failure inpatient consults/ICU rounds and dedicated outpatient heart failure clinic, supported by advanced practice providers (APPs), dedicated nurse navigators, and clinical pharmacy specialists.
• Seamless co-management alongside critical care intensivists, experienced interventionalists (1,350+ PCIs system-wide), and cardiothoracic surgeons.
• Full access to high-volume echocardiography, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, and comprehensive invasive hemodynamic catheterization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior