Cardiology Physician

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Electrophysiologist, you will join The Heart Institute of East Texas (HIET), a leading practice affiliated with St. Luke's Health-Memorial in Lufkin, Texas. This is an exceptional opportunity to become part of a highly recognized team, providing advanced cardiovascular care and all EP procedures in a practice that has consistently received the American College of Cardiology's Heartcare Center of Excellence designation.

In this role, you will deliver comprehensive electrophysiology services, leveraging cutting-edge technology in dedicated EP labs, engaging in all EP procedures including LAAO (Watchman/Amulet) and a PFA program for A-fib ablations. You will manage a predictable cardiology call schedule with significant time off, collaborating within an established practice that offers an opportunity to be on Baylor College of Medicine Faculty.

Every day you will:

• Perform all Electrophysiology procedures capable , including LAAO (Watchman/Amulet) and a PFA program for A-fib ablations with both Boston/Abbott systems.
• Utilize cutting-edge technology in our 2 dedicated EP labs, equipped with EnSite X EP System X, Carto 3 V7, and Carto Prime mapping systems.
• Collaborate with a large, experienced team of 13 cardiologists (7 Interventional, 4 Invasive/General, 1 EP) and our CV Surgeon .
• Participate in a manageable 1:7 cardiology call schedule with only 1 major holiday per year.
• Serve a broad 12-county region of Deep East Texas with a population of 350,000 , across 10 clinic locations and privileges at 4 hospitals.
• Contribute to a practice recognized with the ACC Heartcare Center of Excellence every year since 2018, and multiple other ACC accreditations.
• Engage in teaching and committee opportunities , with the potential to be part of Baylor College of Medicine Faculty.

To be successful in this role, you will be a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Electrophysiologist with an active or eligible license to practice medicine in Texas. You will possess strong clinical and procedural expertise in all aspects of electrophysiology, demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and express a strong commitment to clinical excellence, innovation, and collaborative care within a high-volume, nationally recognized cardiovascular program.

Understand, support, and implement the facility's mission to deliver healthcare to those in need. Ensure patient care and satisfaction consistently meet or exceed quality standards in all job responsibilities. Educate patients on clinical and managed care, actively participating as an effective clinic team member in task forces as appropriate. Meet productivity targets, effectively utilizing clinic financial and performance information to drive continuous improvement. Demonstrate a steadfast commitment to service and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor. Maintain strict confidentiality, protect sensitive data, and adhere to all organizational and departmental safety standards and guidelines. Work collaboratively with team members, exhibiting exceptional customer service in all interactions with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff, and the broader healthcare community. Adheres to and exhibits our core values:

• Reverence: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us
• Integrity: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness
• Compassion: Feeling with others, being one with others in their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of the human community
• Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue; continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality

We are offering:

• Extremely competitive compensation & benefits package , with expected salary around the 90th percentile nationally.
• Generous sign-on bonus & productivity bonus , with productivity bonuses available after 1 year if expectations are met.
• Partnership eligibility after Year 2 , with amazing potential for growth.
• Loan repayment availability for eligible candidates.
• Relocation assistance to support your move to Lufkin, Texas.
• Dedicated CME allowance and robust teaching & committee opportunities , including potential for Baylor College of Medicine Faculty appointment.
• Malpractice insurance (occurrence-based).
• Access to cutting-edge technology (EnSite X EP System X, Carto 3 V7, Carto Prime) and dedicated EP labs .
• The opportunity to join a practice with the highest recognition from the American College of Cardiology (Heartcare Center of Excellence) and multiple ACC accreditations.
• A collegial and supportive environment within a large, established cardiology group serving a broad patient population in Deep East Texas.

Job Requirements

Required:

• • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited institution.
  • Board certification or eligibility in Electrophysiology (following Cardiology board certification).
  • Active or eligible license in the state of Texas.

Preferred:

• • Strong clinical and procedural expertise across the full spectrum of electrophysiology, including complex ablations, device implantation, and lead extractions.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with patients, families, referring physicians, and a multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a high-volume, sub-specialized cardiology practice, maintaining focus on clinical excellence and patient safety.
  • Commitment to advancing cardiovascular care through innovation, quality improvement, and adherence to ACC accreditation standards.

Where You'll Work

Awards & Accreditation:

• In 2023, Heart Institute of East Texas, recognized by ACC as Partners in care with St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin for heart failure accreditation with outpatient services The Heart Institute of East Texas is one of the only two outpatient clinics in Texas and the 11th in the nation to receive this Partner in Care Heart Failure Accreditation.
• The Physicians have also received the Texas Forest Country "Small Business of the Year" award from Governor Abbott in 2017 and the Lufkin Chamber of Commerce "Small Business of the Year" award in 2017.
• In 2019, the Texas Medical Foundation ("TMF") awarded the "TMF Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award" to HIET.
• HIET was among 32 health care providers out of over 3,600 in seven states to receive the Gold Level award for 2018 -2019 year (there were no recipients in 2020 - 2021 due to COVID).

Entrepreneurial Initiatives:

• HIET has firmly established itself as a regional leader in advanced cardiac care by incorporating groundbreaking procedures and state-of-the-art technologies. Our team is actively involved in research projects and clinical trials, collaborating with Harvard Medical School, Duke University and Eli Lilly.
• The ACC National Cardiovascular Data Registry's ("NCDR") partner, Veradigm Cardiology Registry (formerly PINNACLE Registry), recognized HIET's contribution in providing registry data used to improve processes and procedures that establish high quality cardiovascular care. These processes have been adopted by over 8,500 providers in nearly 2,500 practice locations.

Additional Recognition:

• Highly qualified, superior quality, and well-respected physicians in the community that serve in various leadership positions throughout the region.
• HIET cardiologists are board certified in multiple specialties and are leaders in the cardiovascular field in Deep East Texas.
• Physicians were instrumental in establishing cardiovascular and surgery programs at both hospital systems in Lufkin - Woodland Heights Medical Center (Community Health Systems) and MHSET.
• Physicians currently serve or have served in many leadership roles, both in the local hospitals and in the community itself (Chiefs of Staff, Chiefs of Cardiology, Cath Lab Directors President of Angelina Medical Society).

Dedication to excellent care within the community and a patient-first mindset, as well as a commitment to bring cutting edge clinical care to patients served.

• The Practice's clinics create access to much needed cardiovascular care in these rural, underserved communities.
• Physicians provided educational meetings and health fairs for the prevention of cardiovascular disease for economically disadvantaged counties (Jasper/Houston).
• HIET partnered with Boston Scientific from 2018 to 2022 via the program "Close the Gap" to combat healthcare disparities.

ABOUT THE HEART INSTITUTE OF EAST TEXAS:

A thriving healthcare system is seeking a qualified Interventional cardiologist for a mature Cardiovascular service line. The opportunity is with the Heart Institute of East Texas, a large multispecialty cardiology group providing services at two hospitals local hospitals and two open heart programs . click apply for full job details