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Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, is seeking applications for a full-time, employed faculty position as an Interventional Cardiologist and to serve as the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology Section in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at the rank of Associate or Full Professor and in the Bruce and Robbi Toll Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI). The highly accomplished and experienced Interventional Cardiologist applicant will have a clinical focus in the areas of complex coronary interventions, structural heart disease and the ability to implant mechanical circulatory support devices.

This individual will provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership to advance excellence in patient care, education, innovation and research within a nationally recognized academic medical center. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of interventional cardiology services, and catheterization lab operations, ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety and clinical outcomes. In addition, the candidate will maintain a high level of clinical productivity while ensuring excellent patient outcomes while leading the development and expansion of advanced interventional programs. The individual will oversee operations of the cardiac catheterization laboratories in coordination with the nurse manager to ensure proper workflow optimization, resource utilization and staffing while ensuring adherence to performance metrics and quality benchmarks. This individual will collaborate with hospital leadership to align goals with the strategy of the HVI. This position will report directly to the Chief of Cardiology and Deputy Director of the Bruce and Robbie Toll Heart and Vascular Institute, Dr. Juan Carlos Plana.

The candidate will also be expected to participate in teaching and mentorship of medical students, residents and fellows in addition to leading clinical research initiatives, trials and other scholarly activities with the goal of collaborating with academic leadership to enhance the institution’s national reputation.

The candidate joins a group of over 50 full-time academic cardiologists in an expanding multidisciplinary practice in a supportive environment, with strong clinical, research and teaching programs, including robust structural and interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure and transplant programs, and specialized programs in cardio-oncology, cardio-obstetrics, and specialized amyloidosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy clinics. TJUH is one of 32 hospitals within the Jefferson Health Network.

Applicants must have an MD/DO degree from an accredited institution, possess board certification in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology and should possess a license or be eligible to practice medicine in Pennsylvania by the time the appointment starts. The applicant should have 10+ years of demonstrated clinical experience in interventional cardiology (in advanced coronary and structural interventions) with demonstrated leadership experience preferred and a track record of clinical excellence, program development, and academic contributions. Strong leadership, communication and organizational skills will be necessary. Academic appointment or eligibility for faculty rank commensurate with experience.

Applicants must apply online and may also forward a curriculum vitae to the Cardiology Search Committee, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, ATTN: 

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

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Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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