Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Job at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE

The ChristianaCare Center for Heart & Vascular Health  is currently seeking an Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join and lead our Advanced Heart Failure Program at the Center for Heart & Vascular Health.

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of board certified specialists including Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologists,  Electrophysiologists,  Experienced Nurse Practitioners, and Heart Failure Care Navigators in one of the top 10 largest volume heart failure hospital systems in the United States
• Provide advanced heart failure care services independently, including optimal care of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)
• Participate in patient care through consultative and inpatient cardiac services, patient admissions under the Advanced Heart Failure/LVAD service, outpatient care in our Heart Failure Outpatient Center, on-call coverage and teaching opportunities with ChristianaCare's Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
• Support the Heart & Vascular Center's initiatives to continuously improve patient care and outcomes through innovative programs and utilizing new technologies including virtual health care delivery and participating in the latest research and clinical trials.
• Provide collaborative leadership with the leadership of the Heart and Vascular Servcie line, Section of Cardiology and Medical Group.

About the Team

The ChristianaCare Advanced Heart Failure Group is a team of 4 Advanced Heart Failure Doctors, and a team of advanced practice clinicians and heart failure task force support staff.  Our section of Cardiology also includes diverse community based practices and the hospital based cardiology group of 25 cardiologists and 16 advanced practice clinicians. The practice setting offers busy clinical practice, opportunities to participate in teaching of Cardiology Fellows and House staff, and engagement in clinical research. The Center for Heart and Vascular Health at Christiana Hospital sees on average 1,800 chest pain admissions and performs over 3,000 cardiac catheterizations, 1,400 PCIs, 1,600 EP procedures and 880 cardiac surgical procedures annually. The Center also provides advanced heart failure services including placement and management of left-ventricular assist devices. ChristianaCare is affiliated with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. In addition, the Center partners with Pennsylvania Hospital for cardiac transplantation and transplant medicine services.