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Job description
Responsibilities
The NORTON ADVANCED HEART FAILURE CLINICS is seeking a board‑certified or board‑eligible advanced heart failure cardiologist to join its expanding program. The ideal candidate will join our Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program, a multidisciplinary team that includes fellowship‑trained heart failure cardiologists, advanced practice providers, ventricular‑assist device surgeons, and specialized nursing, social work, financial counseling, pharmacy, perfusion, and device coordination support.
Management of patients who have heart failure with preserved systolic function and heart failure with reduced systolic function
Ability to risk‑stratify patients who need disease management, guideline‑directed medical therapy or referral for advanced surgical options, including LVAD or heart transplantation
Knowledge of device management, including implantable cardiac defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy
Experience with heart failure monitoring tools, including the CardioMEMS HF system, ReDS system vest and LifeVest
Ability to perform right heart catheterizations and endomyocardial biopsies
Barostim baroreflex activation therapy to provide innovative neuromodulation treatment for patients with symptomatic heart failure despite optimal medical therapy
Opportunity to practice specialized therapies for amyloid, hypertrophic, noncompaction and sarcoid cardiomyopathy, and more
Interest in temporary and permanent mechanical circulatory support, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Collaborate with hospital and community‑wide initiatives around re‑admission reduction and post‑acute care for heart failure patients
Support and manage VAD implant patients and heart transplant patients with pre‑ and post‑transplant follow‑up through the UK HealthCare Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Affiliate Network
Collaborate with Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, to provide total congenital heart disease and mechanical circulatory support in conjunction with their pediatric heart transplant program
Join current efforts participating in heart failure and transplant national research studies, including support for investigator‑initiated projects
Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program takes over patients’ care after their one‑year anniversary from post‑transplant care
Telecardiology services readily available
Advanced practice provider first‑call structure
The physician is responsible for recording a detailed medical history of each patient in the electronic medical record, including, but not limited to, chief complaint, present condition, individual history, and family history. Performing appropriate physical examination of each patient. Analyzing reports and/or findings of tests and personal examinations in order to assess the medical condition of the patient, including diagnosing the patient's injury or illness and formulating a prognosis.
Qualifications
Doctorate Degree
One of: DO or MD
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Worksite address
louisville, KY, 40201, US
Who can apply
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