Physician Pediatric Congenital Cardiologist, Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI

Pediatric Cardiologist Opportunity

The Patricia and Karl Betz Congenital Heart Center (CHC) at Helen Devos Children's Hospital (HDVCH) is seeking a Board certified/Board eligible Pediatric Cardiologist to join its growing practice.

The Betz Congenital Heart Center is administratively located at HDVCH and offers comprehensive care for congenital heart disease patients of all ages throughout Michigan. Care is provided at the main facilities in Grand Rapids and Lansing, and in an increasing number of outreach locations, including Muskegon, Traverse City, Owosso, Mount Pleasant, Lakeland, Holland, and Reed City.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a collaborative spirit and track record of working successfully across multiple fields of practice.

Position Highlights:

• Care for congenital heart disease patients (age 0 to 21 years) in primarily outpatient settings, including performing and interpreting basic outpatient imaging and testing.
• Familiarity with general inpatient pediatric cardiology care
• Sub-specialty interest/experience in cardiac imaging is welcome
• Participation in general and specialty call (night and weekend) is required

Program Highlights:

• Largest congenital cardiology group in West Michigan, providing state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient congenital cardiac care
• Lifelong care, with a robust fetal cardiology program and MFM, and a fully accredited Adult Congenital Heart Disease program
• The pediatric and adult congenital services share an administrative center and are co-located in adjacent spaces.
• An exceptional transition program provides continuity of care as patients age out of the pediatric space and into the adult.
• On-site facilities include cardiac catheterization, 3-D and 4D echo, advanced visualization, CMR and CT.
• Clinical inpatient and outpatient services are well supported by advanced practice providers, skilled sonographers, cardiovascular techs, nurses, and dedicated pediatric dietician, psychologist, and social worker.
• Excellent surgical outcomes (awarded Three Star Status by the STS)
• Cardiology fellowship program
• Teaching opportunities (medical students, pediatric residents, and cardiology fellows)
• As the Clinical academic partner of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, academic appointments, teaching, and support for clinical research are available

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital: At Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, we fight for every child. With 350+ pediatric specialists and subspecialists, 13 years of U.S. News & World Report national rankings and innovations that draw patients from all over the world, we're driven to replace fear with hope, and doubt with answers. We believe in the possibility of every child's future.

HDVCH is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 241-bed free standing dedicated children's hospital located on the campus of Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Annually, there are 8760 inpatient and 124,600 ambulatory visits, as well as over 55,185 children seen in the Pediatric Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma rated). HDVCH also has one of the nation's largest NICU's (108-beds).

Strong communities with natural beauty:

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, boasting a vibrant downtown scene with hundreds of local restaurants and craft breweries. It is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, the fastest growing major city in Michigan, and one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest. A global canvas of creativity and community, Grand Rapids is home to ArtPrize, concert and theater venues, museums, Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, city owned parks and is located just 30 minutes away from the beautiful west Michigan lakeshore. With a growing metro area population of over 1 million people, Grand Rapids has been recently identified by Forbes as the #1 best city to raise a family based on cost of living, housing affordability, commute, and education. In 2022, US News ranked Grand Rapids 16th best place to live in the United States out of 150 metro areas.

Corewell Health:

People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy, and transparency. Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 65,000+ dedicated peopleincluding more than 12,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,500 nurses providing care and services in 21 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations, and several post-acute facilitiesand Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.3 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness. For more information, visit corewellhealth.org