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Job description
NORTON HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is seeking a fellowship-trained or fellowship-eligible advanced heart failure cardiologist to join its expanding program. The ideal candidate will join our Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program, a more than 50-person multidisciplinary team that includes two board-certified, fellowship-trained heart failure cardiologists, eight heart failure advanced practice providers, two ventricular-assist device surgeons, dedicated heart failure nurse navigators, a social worker, financial counselor, pharmacist, perfusionist and ventricular assist device coordinators.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The ideal candidate will have expertise in advanced heart failure therapies, including:
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
Interest in temporary and permanent mechanical circulatory support, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Collaborate with hospital and communitywide 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
Telecardiology services readily available
Advanced practice provider first call structure
To discuss this opportunity please contact Brittany Brohm, Senior Provider Recruiter, at or (call or text).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
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Worksite address
louisville, KY, 40201, US
Who can apply
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