Pediatric Cardiology - Medical Director of Echocardiography

Experience Required

4 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Responsibilities

NORTON C HILDREN'S HEART INSTITUTE, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and a part of Norton C Hildren's Medical Group, has several opportunities available to join its established group. Our specialized team of providers consists of 35 board-certified pediatric cardiologists, advanced practice providers and support staff. Our cardiologists have expertise in pediatric cardiology, heart failure and transplantation, adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), adult congenital and pediatric interventional cardiology, cardiac imaging, fetal cardiology, telemedicine and electrophysiology. We also have designated anesthesiologists for cardiac procedures and a specialized critical care team.

Selected candidate will have at least four years of experience and demonstrated excellence in echocardiography as well as outstanding leadership skills

Leadership role as medical director of echocardiography with dedicated time and support

Academic position as an assistant or associate professor of pediatrics at the UofL School of Medicine Full-service team providing congenital heart disease care, including complex neonatal surgery; pediatric ventricular assist device; and heart transplant, catheterization and electrophysiology procedures Growing practice of 20 cardiologists, 10 advanced practice providers and other specially trained cardiac staff

Busy clinical practice performing over 10,000 echocardiograms a year, including:

3,500 inpatient echocardiograms

2,800 tele-echocardiograms

900 fetal echocardiograms

200 transesophageal echocardiograms

Echocardiography laboratory at Norton C Hildren's Hospital is accredited in pediatric transthoracic, pediatric transesophageal and fetal echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission

Norton C Hildren's Hospital and Novak Center for C Hildren's Health are accredited Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Comprehensive Care Centers by the Adult Congenital Heart Association

Established quality assurance processes following quality metrics from the American College of Cardiology Adult Congenital & Pediatric Cardiology Quality Network (QNet)

Institute participates in numerous national registries and collaboratives, including the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Congenital Heart Surgeons Society, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) and National Pediatric Cardiology-Quality Improvement Collaborative

Research opportunities with resources available through Norton C Hildren's Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine

Qualifications

Required:

Medical degree/diploma

Residency/fellowship certification

Kentucky medical license or license eligible

Norton Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/S Exual Orientation/Gender Identity Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

71039