Critical Care Cardiologist | Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute | Kansas City, MO

Position Overview

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 flexible clinical position is ideal for a cardiologist who is board certified or eligible in both cardiovascular disease and critical care medicine, and who has an interest in caring for complex cardiac patients in a high‑acuity, multidisciplinary environment.

Position Highlights

The successful candidate will work primarily in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, caring for a broad spectrum of critically ill cardiovascular patients, including those with:

• Acute and advanced heart failure
• Cardiogenic shock
• Acute coronary syndromes
• Complex arrhythmias
• Mechanical circulatory support, including temporary MCS
• ECMO‑supported patients
• Multisystem critical illness with cardiovascular disease

Professional Opportunities

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
• Collaboration with advanced heart failure, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, imaging, and transplant teams
• Program development, education, quality improvement, and clinical research

Why This Role

This position offers the opportunity to help shape and grow a modern cardiac critical care program while maintaining flexibility in clinical focus. Candidates may build a role centered on the CICU or combine critical care cardiology with imaging, outpatient cardiology, advanced heart failure, or other areas of interest.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a collaborative, clinically excellent physician who is comfortable managing high‑acuity cardiovascular illness and working within a team‑based model of care. Preferred qualifications include:

• 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, ventilator management, chest tube placement, arterial and venous access
• Interest in multidisciplinary care, education, and program growth
• Echo training or interest in echocardiography is welcome but not required, depending on the candidate’s desired role