Job Summary

Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a System Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging to join our team.

Job Duties

The physician leader will work closely with the System Chief of Cardiology (SCC), collaborate with all subspecialty cardiology leaders, catheterization lab directors and regional associate chiefs (RAC) to establish and grow an integrated and comprehensive Interventional Cardiology Service across Geisinger Health System (GHS).

Clinical responsibilities would include (and are not limited to):

• Personally maintain an active clinical practice that includes (but may not be limited to) cardiovascular imaging

• Coordinate Cardiovascular Imaging efforts across GHS

• Create new programs that complement existing clinical efforts and provide our communities with expanded clinical expertise

• Provide review of any clinical quality challenges that arise

Additional responsibilities include in job description.

System-wide, Geisinger’s Heart and Vascular Institute has 69 Cardiologists, 12 Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 12 Vascular Surgeons as well as 82 Advanced Practitioners. Services are provided at GMC in Danville, PA; The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital at Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV) in Wilkes-Barre, PA; Geisinger – Community Medical Center (G-CMC) in Scranton, PA; Geisinger – Gray’s Woods in State College, PA; as well as select community locations encompassing an additional Cardiologists.

Geisinger’s Heart and Vascular Institute also offers comprehensive care for our pediatric heart patients. The pediatric and congenital heart team consists of eight Cardiologists and one Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Geisinger’s Janet Weis Children’s Hospital (JWCH) at GMC.

The multidisciplinary team members of the Geisinger Heart and Vascular Institute participate in outcomes and population-based research through the Geisinger Center for Health Research; molecular, cellular and genomics research at the Siegfried and Janet Weis Center for Health Research; and trials of new drugs, devices and techniques through the Geisinger Center for Clinical Studies. The Institute serves as an educational venue for five cardiology fellows per year and advanced fourth-year cardiology fellows, an annual Cardiology Symposium and frequent CME lectures.

Position Details

Requirements:

• Board Certification in Cardiovascular Diseases

• Board Certification in Echocardiography

• Active Licensure in Pennsylvania

• Current DEA and State Controlled Substance License

• Established record of clinical leadership in Cardiovascular Imaging, including Structural TEE

• Established record of administrative leadership

• Established record of academic, research and educational pursuits

• Additional training and/or Board Certification in Nuclear Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Imaging (Cardiac MRI/CT) may also be beneficial

• Masters Preparation in Research, Statistics, Public Health or Management may be beneficial

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.