Physician - Heart Failure - MultiCare Health System
Tacoma, WA
About the Job
About Pulse Heart Institute
MultiCare’s Pulse Heart Institute is a physician led institute with multi-specialty partnership with Cardiothoracic surgery, vascular and cardiovascular service lines. Our team and state-of-the-art programs create a world-class health care organization and the destination center for cardiac, thoracic, and vascular care with complex structural heart disease and interventions, advanced heart failure service as well as advanced imaging with cutting edge technologies.
Pulse Heart Institute is seeking a skilled advanced Heart Failure specialist, preferably with Mechanical Circulatory Support expertise to join our team. Our Heart Failure program is well-established and recognized for providing high-quality, comprehensive care and advanced cardiac therapies to our community and the Pacific Northwest region. We are a credentialed, well-established LVAD program with excellent clinical outcomes (consistently at or above national benchmarks). Our team includes dedicated professionals such as Heart Failure Certified Cardiologists, LVAD Surgeon, large pool of advanced Heart Failure APPs, VAD Coordinators, and Social Workers.
FTE: 1.0 Shift: Day Schedule: Variable
Base salary: $493,092.00 plus performance bonus, production bonus and call pay
Contact: Carla Voss at carla.voss@multicare.org
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What We Have to Offer
Competitive compensation package including sign-on and relocation
Excellent benefits including medical, dental, annual leave, CME, retirement, and malpractice insurance (including tail)
Generous time off to support work/life balance
Career growth options with student loan repayment and leadership opportunities
Research opportunities, both industry-sponsored clinical trials and investigator-initiated research, in collaboration with dedicated Research Institute staff
Wellness program including dedicated mental health services and leadership and wellness coaching
Enjoy life in the Pacific Northwest with breathtaking water, mountain, and forest views at every turn
Position Summary
MultiCare Pulse Heart Institute is looking for a Cardiologist with clinical job experience in the field of Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support to join our team. Our Heart Failure program is recognized for high-quality, comprehensive care and provides Advanced Cardiac Therapies to our region. We completed Joint Commission Certification for Destination TherapyLVAD care in 2018 and have a dedicated inpatient service and office space to manage the full spectrum of heart failure patients.As a provider within our physician governed cardiovascular institute you’ll find everything you need to excel in your job with talented teammates sharing your commitment to quality patient care. The administrative team within Pulse Heart Institute is here to partner with you to provide a high value system of health care to our community and across the Pacific Northwest. You will be joining a highly regarded and well established collegial team. Our team of general cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, EP’s,advanced heart failure, cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons work in a highly collaborative environment to provide the best possible patient care.
Requirements
- BC/BE in Advanced Heart Failure
- Proficient in ECMO, HMIII, short-term Mechanical support strategies, cardioMEMS, and pulmonary hypertension
- Licensed in the state of WA by the time of employment
- DEA, NPI & prescriptive authority
- Current BLS for Healthcare Providers certification by the American Heart Association
Why Choose Pulse?
- Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
- Mission-driven: Together, give people their best life. Pulse Heart Institute makes the complex world of cardiovascular care simple for our patients
- Award-winning: Chest Pain – MI Registry™ Platinum Performance Achievement Award for several years running. Across the state of Washington, MultiCare hospitals with Pulse units were the facilities to achieve this award in 2024
- Employee-centric: MultiCare is consistently ranked among “America’s Best Employers by State” by Forbes
- Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn
Pay and Benefit Expectations
Associated benefit information can be viewed here.