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Job description
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.
Worksite address
fort myers, FL, 33900, US
Who can apply
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