Physician - Co-Director Cardiovascular Serviceline

About the role

Specialty: Physician, Co-Director, Cardiovascular Service Line
Schedule: Full time
Practice Detail: Well-established cardiovascular service line seeking a co-director
EMR System: Athena, outpatient; Cerner, inpatient
Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital
Location: Nashville, TN

Life at Ascension

Life at Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together.

Position Highlights

About Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West
With 541 licensed beds, this hospital provides adult specialty care to the more than two million residents of Middle Tennessee, Southwestern Kentucky and Northern Alabama
Comprehensive stroke center - The largest adult cardiac surgery and most comprehensive structural heart program in the region
Saint Thomas and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have an established partnership in Middle Tennessee for training medical residents in a variety of specialties including internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery.
About Nashville
Known as the nation’s health care capital - Home to more than 1.9 million people and more than 40,000 businesses
Nicknamed Music City USA, Nashville has the strongest concentration of the music industry in America. The area has plentiful parks and recreation, professional sports, great shopping and livable neighborhoods and suburbs.
Ranked Top U.S. City for Job Seekers in 2020 by MoneyGeek.

What You’ll Make an Impact In This Role

Ascension Saint Thomas Heart is seeking a co-director for the cardiovascular service line. Position Highlights

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills.
• Cook up discharge planning with case management.
• Recommend, participate in, and work to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Acknowledge patient referrals from other physicians.
• Act as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participate in academic programs (eg medical education and research) as requested.
• Provide appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participate in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

Minimum Requirements You’ll Need

• Licensure / Certification / Registration: Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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