Overview

Job Specifics

Outstanding opportunity for a Cardiologist with Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology training.  Join OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute, a group of 30 Cardiologists, and be an integral part of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria Cardiology Fellowship and Internal Medicine Residency. Minimal Call shared with a large collegial group and supported by Cardiology Fellows.

Our Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology team is based out of our flagship hospital, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, a high-volume quaternary referral center with 642 beds, boasting the following: 

• Comprehensive Advanced Heart Failure program with a fully staffed and busy inpatient service and high-volume outpatient clinic 
• CMS Certified Heart Transplant Program with tremendous growth potential
• CMS Certified LVAD Program with two Heart Failure surgeons implanting HeartMate 3
• ACGME Certified Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship with 9 General Cardiology fellowsand structured resident and medical student rotations.
• Regional Cardiogenic Shock referral center with surgical and interventional temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support services
• ELSO Certified Gold Level ECMO Program (VA and VV)
• Robust Interventional Cardiology program with comprehensive Structural Heart Disease program
• High-volume Electrophysiology program with expertise in high-risk endo/epicardial VT ablation

The Benefits

• Highly competitive, hybrid-model compensation with emphasis on work-life balance
• Competitive base salary plus incentives.
• 4 weeks paid vacation and 6 paid holidays
• 480 hours sick time/year
• Signing bonus
• Paid occurrence based malpractice, CME, association membership dues
• Health, life, and dental insurance, retirement plan, and paid relocation

The Community – Peoria, Illinois

• Nestled in the heart of the Illinois River Valley, Peoria is the largest Illinois metropolitan area outside of Chicago and St. Louis. Here, you can live as big or small as your heart desires! Check out the City of Peoria, with its urban amenities and hustle. Or choose a suburb, small town or rural life, with a laid-back vibe and community schools.
• Regarded as an ideal blend of urban, suburban and rural influences, the Greater Peoria area offers a lower cost of living, easy commutes and amenities that appeal to an array of lifestyles. With countless small- to medium-sized arts and entertainment venues, the Greater Peoria area draws national touring shows while nurturing local talent. It is also home to a large and eclectic selection of locally owned food and drink establishments with domestic and international flavor.
• In Peoria, you’ll find an educated populace fueled by respected universities and medical schools, professional and NCAA Division I college sports, and of course the home base for the OSF HealthCare Ministry which was founded here in 1877.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Doctorate
• Licenses/Certifications: Physician Licensed to practice medicine in current state.
• Board certified or board eligible in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
• Obtain and maintain medical staff membership and appropriate privileges.
• Must be eligible as a provider for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal heath programs.
• Physician shall meet all qualifications to participate in OSF's programs for professional malpractice and other liability coverage.
• Licensed by the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the State of Illinois to prescribe narcotics, if applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent clinical experience as a Fellow or Attending at a large academic center.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care aligned to the preferences, goals, and needs of the patients served
• OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.