Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist

About the role

As our Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist, you will join the nationally recognized CHI Health Heart Institute and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. You will become part of a highly collaborative cardiovascular team dedicated to advancing clinical excellence, innovation, research, and medical education while providing exceptional care to patients with advanced heart failure and complex cardiovascular disease. You will also contribute to the development and expansion of a destination LVAD program.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care for patients with advanced heart failure in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients with advanced heart failure and complex cardiovascular disease
• Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient heart failure care through a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach
• Participate in the ongoing growth and development of the Advanced Heart Failure Program
• Collaborate closely with cardiac surgeons, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, general cardiologists, advanced practice providers, and multidisciplinary cardiovascular teams
• Provide consultative services for patients with advanced heart failure and cardiomyopathy
• Participate in the management of patients in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and inpatient cardiovascular services
• Utilize innovative technologies and evidence-based treatment approaches to optimize patient outcomes
• Participate in a high-quality Heart Failure Clinic dedicated to comprehensive longitudinal patient care
• Collaborate with CommonSpirit Health service line partners on clinical research initiatives, quality improvement projects, and best practice sharing
• Participate in national and international cardiovascular research trials and scholarly activities
• Teach and mentor fellows, residents, and medical students through Creighton University School of Medicine
• Conduct clinical research in collaboration with faculty across CommonSpirit Health and Creighton University
• Contribute to a culture of academic excellence, innovation, and patient-centered cardiovascular care

Requirements

• American Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiovascular Disease
• American Board Certified or Board Eligible in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
• Completion of an accredited Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
• Completion of an accredited Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Program
• Cardiology, or board eligible upon completion of fellowship
• Valid and unrestricted medical license or eligibility for medical licensure in the State of Nebraska

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in academic medicine, research and medical education

Work Environment

CHI Health is the largest faith-based health system in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, serving patients through a comprehensive network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty care locations. The Omaha market consists of five hospitals providing inpatient and outpatient services across the metropolitan area, creating an integrated system of care supported by more than 900 physicians and advanced practice clinicians representing over 40 specialties. At the center of the Omaha market is CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, a 396-bed Academic Medical Center, Level I Trauma Center, and tertiary referral hub serving patients throughout Nebraska, Iowa, and the surrounding region.

Through its partnership with Creighton University School of Medicine, CHI Health has created a nationally recognized academic health system where clinical care, medical education, research, and innovation work together to advance patient outcomes and physician development. Physicians benefit from collaboration with highly specialized colleagues across cardiovascular medicine, oncology, neurosurgery, trauma, critical care, maternal fetal medicine, and numerous additional subspecialties. Providers have opportunities to engage in resident and fellowship education, clinical research, and quality improvement initiatives while practicing in a system that values collegiality, professional growth, and mission driven care.

Community

Practice in Omaha, Nebraska, a vibrant metropolitan area of more than 1 million residents consistently recognized for its affordability, economic strength, family-friendly environment, and exceptional quality of life. As Nebraska's largest city, Omaha offers the amenities of a major metropolitan area while maintaining a welcoming Midwestern culture and reasonable cost of living.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary guarantee
• Relocation assistance
• CME allowance
• Comprehensive benefits

Pay

$599,000 - $620,000 /year