Cardiology - Heart Failure

Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist Opportunity

ECU Health Physicians and East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, are seeking a BC/BE Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join an established advanced heart failure and mechanical circulatory support program located in Greenville, North Carolina. Applicants should be advanced heart failure fellowship trained and ABIM certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. The Clinical sections represented in The Department of Cardiovascular Sciences include Structural Heart Disease, Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Primary and Secondary Prevention and Vascular Diseases. The East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU Health Medical Center is eastern North Carolina's premier facility for cardiovascular services. The six-story, 375,000-square-foot tower houses 4 electrophysiology labs, 6 catheterization labs, state of the art imaging and diagnostic equipment, 6 cardiovascular operating rooms, and 1 hybrid operating room. It features 120 beds for patients undergoing procedures for cardiac medicine, cardiac surgery, and vascular surgery.

Job Highlights include:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital Privileges at The East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU Health Medical Center, one of the top cardiac facilities in the country
• Growing physician-led 9-hospital healthcare system
• Academic affiliation with East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine
• Established advanced heart failure and mechanical circulatory support team inclusive of advanced heart failure cardiologists, a heart failure surgeon, heart failure pharmacist, heart failure social worker, six heart failure advanced practice providers, and heart failure certified nurses
• Growing heart failure program that includes a destination LVAD center, cardiogenic shock program with dedicated ECMO team and CICU critical care service, established CardioMEMS center, pulmonary hypertension program with dedicated pulmonary hypertension clinic and inpatient management, and active heart failure clinical trials and registries
• Invasive procedures will include heart catheterization and CardioMEMS
• 29-county referral network that includes 1.5 million residents
• Greenville, NC is located 80 miles east of Raleigh, NC and 80 miles northwest of beautiful Atlantic Beach, NC.
• In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits plan, qualified applicants may also be eligible for loan repayment, sign-on bonus, income guarantees, and residency/fellowship paid commitment stipends.

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education, and strategy. This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.

City: Greenville State: NC