Cardiology - Heart Failure and Transplant Physician

Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist Locum Opportunity Fort Myers, FL We are seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist for a weekend locum opportunity in Fort Myers, Florida, beginning December 2026. This assignment provides coverage for a high-volume Advanced Heart Failure program managing complex heart failure, cardiogenic shock, Impella, and ECMO patients within an integrated cardiac and surgical program. Assignment Details Start Date: December 4, 2026 End Date: March 31, 2027 Assignment Length: Approximately 17 weeks Full weekend coverage needed Advanced Heart Failure Cardiology Schedule Friday 5:00 PM Monday 8:00 AM Saturday and Sunday rounding required Approximately 8 hours onsite each day for rounding Coverage after onsite rounding transitions to call Overnight call required Provider must be available for the entire weekend coverage period Daily overtime applies after 8 hours Practice Setting Advanced Heart Failure Center Integrated Advanced Heart Failure Cardiology and Surgical program Inpatient and clinic coverage High-acuity cardiac patient population No telehealth High-volume and growing Advanced Heart Failure program Patient Population Advanced and complex heart failure Cardiogenic shock Patients requiring short-term mechanical circulatory support Clinical Responsibilities Provide Advanced Heart Failure Cardiology coverage Perform weekend inpatient rounding Provide overnight call coverage Manage complex and advanced heart failure patients Manage cardiogenic shock Manage short-term mechanical circulatory support Impella management ECMO management Provide comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic heart failure care Collaborate with multidisciplinary cardiac and surgical teams Manage clinic patients independently when applicable Mechanical Circulatory Support Percutaneous Impella Surgical Impella ECMO No LVAD implantation currently performed Heart transplantation is not performed onsite Program works closely with 4 regional heart transplant referral centers Support Staff Multidisciplinary Advanced Heart Failure team APP typically rounds with the physician in the hospital Physician must be comfortable rounding independently if APP coverage is unavailable due to PTO or CME Clinic patients are managed independently by the physician Requirements MD or DO Board Certified or Board Eligible by ABIM in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Completion of an ACGME-accredited Heart Failure fellowship Proficiency with short-term mechanical circulatory support Impella experience required ECMO experience required More than 5 years of post-fellowship experience preferred Strong communication and interpersonal skills Comfortable working within a large multidisciplinary team Submission Requirements NPDB report must be no more than 3 months old Clear NPDB required Candidates with NPDB reports/issues will not be accepted Ideal Candidate An experienced Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist with strong expertise in cardiogenic shock, Impella, ECMO, and short-term mechanical circulatory support. This opportunity is particularly well suited for a physician seeking recurring weekend coverage who is comfortable managing high-acuity heart failure patients both collaboratively and independently.