Physician Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Services

Cardiology - Physician Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Services

Southeastern Massachusetts - less than 30 minutes from Providence, Rhode Island and less than 1-hour Boston, Massachusetts

Southcoast Health is focused on bringing together high-quality Physicians to deliver exceptional care and services. We are the region's largest integrated network of Physicians and Advanced Practice Practitioners.

The Heart and Vascular Center at Southcoast Health provides advanced, tertiary level cardiac care at the systems main hospital in Southeastern MA. High-end imaging, catheterization, structural, electrophysiology and surgical services are all provided with a Heart Team approach in an ideal sized hospital setting. On top of our dedicated general cardiologists, there are multiple advanced subspecialists and surgeons within the division, as well as a robust Advanced Practice Practitioner service.

More information can be found at: www.southcoast.org/cardio-heart-vascular

Southcoast Health Heart and Vascular Center Highlights

Busiest STEMI center in the region
• Over 2,000 diagnostic catheterizations, and 800 interventions per year
• High Risk PCI with Impella support, Laser and shock wave therapy
• Advanced Electrophysiology Program
  • >1000 Ablations per year (SVT, AFIB, VT, Convergent AF)
  • >600 device per year (Pacemakers, ICD, CRT, leadless, Subq ICD)
  • Laser lead extractions
• Advanced Structural Heart Program
  • >250 TAVRs/year, >100 Watchman/year
  • Other advanced structural procedures including mitral clip, PFO and ASD closure and alcohol septal ablation
  • State of the art Hybrid OR with integrated imaging systems
• Advanced Cardiac & Vascular Surgical Programs
  • >350 cardiac surgical procedures annually including coronary revascularization, valve repair and replacement, aortic surgery, mechanical circulatory support, ECMO.
  • EVAR/TEVAR, carotid stenting/TCAR, high volume peripheral interventions, DVT/PE thrombectomy
• State-of-the-art Imaging Services
  • Full Echo services including 3D with a dedicated Structural Heart imaging team
  • Full Nuclear services including PYP scans
  • Coronary and cardiac CTA, Cardiac MRI
• Research and Teaching
  • Currently participating in multiple research trials and providing medical student and APP rotations

Position Highlights

• Exceptional opportunity to join a group of 26 Physicians & 24 Advanced Practice Practitioners
• Clinical hospital service and ambulatory practice time at Southcoast Health, The Heart and Vascular Center dedicated to providing consultative services for advanced heart failure patients
• The Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Services physician will work with other colleagues and services in collaboration toward the development of a comprehensive Heart Failure evaluation and management program, including the development and growth of an MCS program
• The position will be supported in a partnership with the Advanced Heart Failure Program at Tufts Medical Center
  • The Heart Failure clinician will be a full participant in activities of the Tufts Heart Failure Team, approximately 4 weeks of attending on the inpatient LVAD/transplant/advanced heart failure service on-site at Tufts, potential participation in outpatient clinics, participation in all of the LVAD/transplant evaluation meetings and presenting local cases to the team following full local evaluation
• Completion of US Residency & Fellowship
  • Qualifications include Board Certification in Cardiology and Board certification/eligibility following Fellowship Training in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
• Opportunities to participate in research and clinical trials
• Competitive Salary with Productivity Based Incentives
  • Employment model with no buy-in or overhead
  • Starting salary plus RVU incentive & quality bonus
• Sign-on Bonus Program and Relocation assistance
  • Excellent benefit package including
  • 41 days paid-time-off including vacation and CME
• 6% match on retirement after 2 years
• Malpractice coverage of $2M / $6M
• Excellent work life balance with supportive colleagues and administration

Community Highlights

• Situated less than 30 minutes southeast of Providence, RI, 60 minutes south of Boston, 30 minutes west of Cape Cod with convenient access to major highways
• Four-season coastal living with boating - sail and power and a whole host of other water sports with opportunity to live on the water
• Multi-cultural communities with great family-oriented neighborhoods
• Excellent private and public schools

About Southcoast Health

Southcoast Health is a physician-led not for profit Health system. It is one of the largest and fastest growing health systems in New England. Since its inception in 1996, Southcoast has become a sought-after destination for health care professionals. As a thriving part of the New England medical community, Southcoast Health offers practice excellence in an environment you want to call home.

For more information contact Holly Lestage, Manager Provider Recruitment @ 508-525-3585 or lestageh@southcoast.org