Physician Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Services

Southcoast Health System • Fall River, MA

13d • $475,000 - $650,000

About The Position

Southcoast Health is focused on bringing together high-quality Physicians to deliver exceptional care and services. We are the region’s largest integrated network of Physicians and Advanced Practice Practitioners. The Heart and Vascular Center at Southcoast Health provides advanced, tertiary level cardiac care at the systems main hospital in Southeastern MA. High-end imaging, catheterization, structural, electrophysiology and surgical services are all provided with a Heart Team approach in an ideal sized hospital setting. On top of our dedicated general cardiologists, there are multiple advanced subspecialists and surgeons within the division, as well as a robust Advanced Practice Practitioner service. More information can be found at : www.southcoast.org/cardio-heart-vascular Southcoast Health Heart and Vascular Center Highlights Busiest STEMI center in the region Over 2,000 diagnostic catheterizations, and 800 interventions per year High Risk PCI with Impella support, Laser and shock wave therapy Advanced Electrophysiology Program >1000 Ablations per year (SVT, AFIB, VT, Convergent AF) >600 device per year (Pacemakers, ICD, CRT, leadless, Subq ICD) Laser lead extractions Advanced Structural Heart Program >250 TAVRs/year, >100 Watchman/year Other advanced structural procedures including mitral clip, PFO and ASD closure and alcohol septal ablation State of the art Hybrid OR with integrated imaging systems Advanced Cardiac & Vascular Surgical Programs >350 cardiac surgical procedures annually including coronary revascularization, valve repair and replacement, aortic surgery, mechanical circulatory support, ECMO. EVAR/TEVAR, carotid stenting/TCAR, high volume peripheral interventions, DVT/PE thrombectomy State-of-the-art Imaging Services Full Echo services including 3D with a dedicated Structural Heart imaging team Full Nuclear services including PYP scans Coronary and cardiac CTA, Cardiac MRI Research and Teaching Currently participating in multiple research trials and providing medical student and APP rotations Position Highlights Exceptional opportunity to join a group of 26 Physicians & 24 Advanced Practice Practitioners Clinical hospital service and ambulatory practice time at Southcoast Health, The Heart and Vascular Center dedicated to providing consultative services for advanced heart failure patients The Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Services physician will work with other colleagues and services in collaboration toward the development of a comprehensive Heart Failure evaluation and management program, including the development and growth of an MCS program The position will be supported in a partnership with the Advanced Heart Failure Program at Tufts Medical Center The Heart Failure clinician will be a full participant in activities of the Tufts Heart Failure Team, approximately 4 weeks of attending on the inpatient LVAD/transplant/advanced heart failure service on-site at Tufts, potential participation in outpatient clinics, participation in all of the LVAD/transplant evaluation meetings and presenting local cases to the team following full local evaluation

Requirements

• Completion of US Residency & Fellowship
• Board Certification in Cardiology
• Board certification/eligibility following Fellowship Training in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant

Nice To Haves

• Opportunities to participate in research and clinical trials

Responsibilities

• The Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Services physician will work with other colleagues and services in collaboration toward the development of a comprehensive Heart Failure evaluation and management program, including the development and growth of an MCS program
• The Heart Failure clinician will be a full participant in activities of the Tufts Heart Failure Team, approximately 4 weeks of attending on the inpatient LVAD/transplant/advanced heart failure service on-site at Tufts, potential participation in outpatient clinics, participation in all of the LVAD/transplant evaluation meetings and presenting local cases to the team following full local evaluation

Benefits

• Competitive Salary with Productivity Based Incentives
• Employment model with no buy-in or overhead
• Starting salary plus RVU incentive & quality bonus
• Sign-on Bonus Program and Relocation assistance
• Excellent benefit package including 41 days paid-time-off including vacation and CME
• 6% match on retirement after 2 years
• Malpractice coverage of $2M / $6M
• Excellent work life balance with supportive colleagues and administration

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees