Physician - Medical Director of Pediatric Advanced Heart Therapies- Charlotte NC
Physician - Medical Director of Pediatric Advanced Heart Therapies- Charlotte NC
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If its possible you will find it at Atrium Healththe leading communityfocused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia.
The Congenital Heart Center at Levine Childrens Hospital (LCH) seeks to recruit a Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologistto join our growing faculty as the Medical Director of Pediatric Advanced Heart Therapies Program.
- The Pediatric Advanced Therapies Program currently has 2 MDs 2 dedicated APPs 3 VAD/Transplant RN coordinators a dietitian and a social worker.
- The right candidate will have an opportunity to advance the strategic vision of the program in addition to participating in clinical research and national committees. The Congenital Heart Center is an active participant in PHTS and ACTION.
- Our Congenital Heart Team currently includes: 17 cardiologists 3 congenital heart surgeons 8 cardiac intensivists 3 pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists 2 pediatric cardiac radiologists 20 APPs (includes 3 surgical APPs) 16 sonographers 5 nurse navigators and 9 dedicated RNs.
The Levine Childrens Congenital Heart Center:
- Established in 2010 is consistently ranked as one of the top pediatric heart centers in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
- Our comprehensive congenital heart services include advanced cardiac imaging dedicated cardiovascular intensive care staff and regional referral programs in heart failure/transplantation cardiac catheterization electrophysiology adult congenital heart disease and fetal echocardiography. Surgical cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology volumes have more than doubled since 2010.
- The Pediatric Advanced Therapies Program has experienced exponential growth becoming the largest transplant center in the region for the past 5 years. We have an active pediatric advanced mechanical support program and use all devices.
- Our stateoftheart two lab cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology suite opened in February of 2017 with dedicated staffing and anesthesia teams. Our new outpatient office complex opened in December 2020 designed to treat all patients from fetal cardiology to ACHD.
- We have one of the most comprehensive Cardiac Neurodevelopment programs in the Southeast providing many specialty services to our congenital heart patients in the same office suite. Participation in investigator initiated and multicenter industry sponsored studies is ongoing within the Heart Center with the support of an active clinical research department. We remain closely aligned with our Atrium Health adult cardiology counterparts within the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute.
Requirements:
- The director candidatewill have completed an ACGMEaccredited fellowship in pediatric cardiology and be BC/BE by the American Board of Pediatrics.
- A fourth year of additional training in pediatric heart failure and transplant or a minimum of 5 years transplant experience is required.
- The candidate must meet the qualifications as the primary pediatric heart transplant physician as delineated by the OTPN and will oversee patient care strategic vision program development administration safety and quality of the program.
- The director will work closely with the Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and the Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Chief.
- Clinically will rotate equally on Heart Transplant/Heart Failure Inpatient and Outpatient Services. Clinical expertise with mechanical circulatory support devices is required.
Levine Childrens Hospital (LCH) is a stateoftheart facility in beautiful Charlotte North Carolina and the largest and most comprehensive childrens hospital between Washington DC and Atlanta GA. LCH has 11 floors and 234 inpatient beds including a PICU and CVICU covered 24/7 by inhouse intensivists Progressive Care Unit Inpatient Observation Unit Pediatric Rehab Unit and Pediatric Emergency Department. We are committed to being the regions leading provider of pediatric health care services.
LCH is a premier referral facility within Atrium Health (AH) one of the nations leading and most innovative healthcare systems. AH operates nearly 2500 systememployed physicians more than 60000 employees and more than 7460 licensed beds across the Carolinas and beyond. In 2021 our health system joined with Wake Forest University and integration of the congenital heart programs on both campuses is underway.
Charlotte is one of the nations fastestgrowing big cities and is projected to increase in population 71 by 2030. The area features worldclass entertainment eclectic culinary experiences as well as an abundance of arts musical and cultural opportunities. There are numerous professional sports including the NFL Carolina Panthers NBA Charlotte Hornets MLS Charlotte FC soccer club NASCAR Carolina Knights baseball Charlotte Checkers hockey and worldclass training facilities at the US National Whitewater Center as well as unlimited yearround recreational opportunities. Our students thrive in excellent public and private schools and numerous top ranked colleges and universities throughout the greater Charlotte region. Our location provides easy access to beautiful Blue Ridge mountains and some of the nations most popular beaches. We are connected via easy airport access and convenient proximity to other major metropolitan areas.
When you join Atrium Health you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally renowned integrated health system you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine elevate hope and advance healing for all.
To learn more or to submit a CV for confidential consideration please contact:
Amber Chau Administrative Assistant for Levine Childrens Congenital Heart Center at.
Lexy Doane Physician Recruiter Atrium Health at
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
