Medical Director of Heart Failure with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine & Carilion Clinic Roanoke, Virginia

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA

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About The Position

Carilion Clinic is seeking a Medical Director of Heart Failure Services to lead the growth and expansion of heart failure care across its integrated system of seven hospitals and multiple outpatient clinics serving nearly one million residents of southwestern Virginia. The primary site for advanced therapies will be Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, a 703-bed Level 1 Trauma, Academic, and Tertiary Care Center where advanced heart failure services include left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). The Medical Director will provide strategic and clinical leadership to advance heart failure care across the full continuum of disease severity and all clinical sites. This high-impact leadership role is within a nationally recognized cardiovascular network. The Medical Director will lead a multidisciplinary team of physicians, advanced practice providers, and staff to further develop a systemwide heart failure program. The Heart Failure Clinic, located in the Crystal Spring Tower, includes expanded exam space, an outpatient infusion suite, dedicated physician and APP offices, and a conference room designed to support multidisciplinary care. Carilion Clinic is a community-based, integrated, not-for-profit health system where innovation, collaboration, and physician leadership are central to the culture. The system includes seven hospitals, more than 280 physician practice locations, 30 Graduate Medical Education programs, and more than 850 physicians across over 85 specialties. It uses a fully integrated EPIC electronic medical record. The Section of Cardiology offers fellowships in general, interventional, and structural cardiology and is committed to education, research, and academic excellence in partnership with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

Responsibilities

Lead and expand heart failure services across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Further develop the Heart Failure Clinic to improve patient access and expand services.
Identify and manage patients at risk for mortality, hospital readmission, and adverse outcomes.
Refine and oversee a comprehensive inpatient heart failure consultative service for high-risk hospitalized patients.
Evaluate patients for ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy, including destination therapy and bridge-to-transplant support.
Coordinate care with regional heart transplant centers.
Provide formal and bedside teaching for cardiology fellows, internal medicine residents, and other learners.
Participate in and support clinical research aligned with the academic mission.