Critical Care Cardiologist – Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute – Kansas City, MO

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Kansas City, MO

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City and Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute are seeking a dual-boarded Critical Care Cardiologist to join our growing cardiac intensive care program. This is a flexible clinical position ideal for a cardiologist with training and board certification/eligibility in both cardiovascular disease and critical care medicine, with an interest in caring for complex cardiac patients in a high-acuity, multidisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will work primarily in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, caring for a broad spectrum of critically ill cardiovascular patients. The position can be tailored to the candidate’s interests and may include opportunities for inpatient cardiac critical care, echocardiography interpretation, general or subspecialty outpatient cardiology, and collaboration with various specialized teams. It also offers opportunities for program development, education, quality improvement, and clinical research. This role provides the chance to help shape and grow a modern cardiac critical care program while maintaining flexibility in clinical focus.

Requirements

Board certification or eligibility in Cardiovascular Disease
Board certification or eligibility in Critical Care Medicine
Experience or strong interest in cardiac ICU care
Experience with mechanical circulatory support and ECMO
Experience with critical care procedures and skills including intubation, vent management, chest tube placement, arterial and venous access
Interest in multidisciplinary care, education, and program growth
Doctorate Degree

Nice To Haves

Echo training or interest in echocardiography

Responsibilities

Work primarily in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, caring for critically ill cardiovascular patients.
Manage patients with acute and advanced heart failure, cardiogenic shock, acute coronary syndromes, complex arrhythmias, mechanical circulatory support (including temporary MCS and ECMO-supported patients), and multisystem critical illness with cardiovascular disease.
Provide inpatient cardiac critical care.
Interpret echocardiograms.
Conduct general or subspecialty outpatient cardiology.
Collaborate with advanced heart failure, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, imaging, and transplant teams.
Participate in program development, education, quality improvement, and clinical research.