Advanced Heart Failure Hospitalist

About the role

The Heart Failure Hospitalist will provide dedicated inpatient management of patients with advanced heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions, working with a multidisciplinary team to improve access, quality outcomes, and transitions of care, with an initial mix of inpatient and ambulatory duties evolving toward a predominantly hospital‑based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient management of patients admitted with acute and chronic heart failure, including patients on mechanical circulatory support and post‑heart transplant.
• Perform and coordinate inpatient heart failure consultations throughout the hospital.
• Assist with management of patients with advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support devices, and heart transplantation.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and care coordination activities.
• Facilitate timely evaluation and triage of patients requiring advanced therapies, including LVAD and heart transplantation.
• Collaborate with emergency medicine, hospital medicine, intensive care, cardiac surgery, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, and other consulting services.
• Support efficient patient flow, discharge planning, and transitions of care.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence‑based heart failure pathways and protocols.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives focused on heart failure outcomes.
• Provide selected outpatient heart failure clinic sessions as needed.
• Assist with post‑discharge follow‑up and transitions‑of‑care visits.
• Support continuity of care for complex heart failure patients.
• Support institutional efforts to improve heart failure quality metrics.
• Participate in initiatives aimed at reducing 30‑day heart failure readmissions.
• Assist in achieving and maintaining compliance with national quality standards and accreditation requirements.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership on heart failure performance improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to development of heart failure service line growth strategies.
• Participate in the education of residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in conferences, case discussions, and multidisciplinary educational activities.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree.
• Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the State of New Jersey.
• Demonstrated interest in cardiovascular disease and heart failure management.
• Training or experience in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
• Preferred: Experience managing patients with mechanical circulatory support and cardiac transplantation.
• Preferred: Interest in quality improvement and healthcare delivery initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax‑deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Pay

Base salary: $259,634

Schedule

Full Time