APP - Cardiology (experience required) - flexible schedule, 6.5 wks PTO

Benefis is one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

The Benefis Health System Heart & Vascular Institute in Great Falls, Montana is seeking a n experienced advanced practice provider with cardiology experience to join our team. We are a level II trauma center and regional referral center offering direct, in-house referrals, dedicated clinic staff , experienced ICU/PCVU medical staff and an employed medical group of over 440 physicians and APPs.

Position Description

• Seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cardiologist to join our multi-disciplinary practice of interventional, structural and non-invasive cardiologists, cardiac thoracic/vascular surgeons, electrophysiology and other healthcare professionals delivering comprehensive patient care in inpatient and outpatient settings

• We offer a wide range of cardiac services including echo, stress echo, TEE, nuclear imaging, cardiac CT and MRI imaging, ABI, tilt table, Holter monitors, and more.

• Flexible schedule, 4- or 5-day work week in various settings including outpatient clinic, hospital rounds and consults (if desired), and community outreach, with opportunity to build and grow new programs

Why we stand out

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure

• Over 440 employed providers on medical staff

• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!

• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures

How we support you

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries + productivity and performance bonuses

• 33 days paid time off (28 days PTO, 5 days CME)

• Relocation assistance

• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues

• 5-7% retirement match

• Paid malpractice + tail

• Provider wellness programs focused on personal and professional development

• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana's base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System is one of Montana's largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation . We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker's "Best Places To Work in Healthcare" for 7 years . Benefis covers 1/4 of the state's land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing .