Interventional Cardiology opening in Columbus, IN

Interventional Cardiology opening in Columbus, IN
Full-Time & Permanent

Seeking a BE/BC Interventional Cardiologist to join group in Southern Indiana.

General Info:

- Opening due to growth
- Group comprises of 10 MDs; Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiologists, EPs, Cardiothoracic
- In addition to serving the hospital, the cardiologists have dedicated outreach clinic time to 1 of 3 sites (Greensburg, North Vernon, & Seymour all within 30 minutes of Columbus). The cities have critical access to hospitals. EP generally does .5 days every week for outreach whereas Gen Cardiologists do 1-2 days. IC cards will do .5-1 day every 2-4 weeks dependent upon need.
- Practice with a good mix of inpatient and outpatient care supported by 8 NPs and an AGCNS-BS (Ross).
- Supports a 10-county region in southeastern Indiana with a catchment of around 400k.
- Rated as one of the nation's 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in 2021 & 2022.
- The Cardiovascular Service Line is the system's #1 growth priority for 2025.
- A new designated EP lab was recently constructed.
- In addition, there are 2 cardiac Cath labs and 1 hybrid lab with a growing structural heart program.
- Adding Interventional Cardiologists to comprise a team of 4 is under review.
- Epic EMR
- Average number of patients per provider: 14-28

For the Interventional Cardiologist:

- IC Cards are in the clinic average of 20% (1-1.5 days per week). 80% spent in hospital/Cath lab. Dedicated block time for IC s in the Cath Lab is being developed and a rotating inpatient rounding schedule every 7-9 weeks. IC s have dedicated time to ready Echos, Nuclears, and EKG s are done
- Team has a 1:4 call with a 15-minute call back and 30-min arrival response time (utilizing locum/prn s to assist or opportunity to pick up extra call)
- 100 STEMI s a year is evenly distributed among those 3 physicians. Average 10-20 STEMIs a month (1 of the top volume in the state).
1. Diagnostic Cardiac Caths 1100-1200 average 100 a month and of those a little under half
(480/yr) will need intervention (see pt 2 below)
2. PCI 475-485 (consistently for past 5 years)
3. TAVR 40-45 (program started Sept 2021) per year/shared among 3 IV Card. Equates to about
3/month.
4. Watchman 40-45 (program started Nov 2022)
5. CardioMems (10-12)
- Not currently doing Mytraclips but will be evaluated once the team is built.

Benefits:

- 1 Year starting Base Salary of $750,000
- Year 2: Compensation consists of Base Salary currently of $881,790 in accordance with the Group Cardiology Compensation Plan (subject to change if supported pooled compensation changes)
- Recruitment Incentive is in increments of $20,000 per year of commitment. Starting with $60,000 tied to a 3-year commitment
- $4,000 CME Allowance
- Comprehensive benefit package: Paid Time Off, CME allowance & potential quality bonus
- Favorable malpractice state with insurance provided.
- Excellent employee & physician retention
- We are open to recent graduates or practicing physicians and are an H1B eligible facility.

Location:

No city blends world-class architecture and small-town charm quite like Columbus, Indiana. Columbus is located in Southeastern Indiana within an hours drive of Indianapolis, IN, Cincinnati, OH, and Louisville, KY. The community celebrates ethnic diversity and tradition through social and cultural community events and associations. Columbus is home to a solid mix of service, technology and manufacturing companies, including the corporate headquarters for Fortune 500 Company, Cummins, Inc. Columbus has a quality educational system with many options. Our community provides an opportunity for a great work-life balance.