JOB OVERVIEW • Job Title: Heart Failure Cardiology
• Job Type: Permanent
• Location: Munster, IN
• Service Setting: Inpatient and Outpatient
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, flexible scheduling
• On-Call Expectations: No general cardiology call
• Start Date: TBD
PATIENT POPULATION • Average Daily Volume/Census: TBD
• Admissions & Rounding: Inpatient heart failure consult service; specific admission and rounding responsibilities not detailed
• Consults & Follow-Ups: Yes - inpatient heart failure consultations and outpatient heart failure clinic visits
• Case Mix/Clinical Focus Areas: Heart failure management, advanced heart failure care, guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) optimization, readmission reduction, and comprehensive cardiovascular care
FACILITY & TEAM DETAILS • EMR System: Epic - inpatient and outpatient, with AI-enabled documentation; HIMSS Stage 7 certified
• Specialty Backup:
- Established Structural Heart program
- Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiovascular imaging services
• Support Staff:
- Established heart failure clinic staffed by two dedicated nurse practitioners
- Planned advanced heart failure team includes one cardiologist and two APP
- Additional support includes cardiac rehabilitation, palliative care, dietitian, and social work.
• Diagnostic Support:
- Echocardiography, nuclear imaging, and right heart catheterization in cardiac catheterization labs
• Additional Services:
- Outpatient IV diuretic therapy and remote monitoring, including implantable hemodynamic monitoring
COMPENSATION & PERMANENT BENEFITS • Competitive salary
• Sign-on bonus negotiable
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 403(b) with employer match
• Malpractice coverage including tail
• Generous CME allowance plus reimbursement for licensure, DEA, CSR, dues, and subscriptions
• Paid time off
JOB REQUIREMENTS • Active IN License
• BC/BE
• Additional Requirements: Heart failure clinical expertise and ability to lead the growth of an established heart failure program. Specific experience and training requirements were not provided.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Provide comprehensive heart failure care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Lead and grow the established heart failure program.
• Develop the planned advanced heart failure program at the 500-bed hospital.
• Provide outpatient services through the established heart failure clinic.
• Manage inpatient heart failure consultations.
• Collaborate with the two dedicated heart failure nurse practitioners and the broader cardiovascular service line.
• Develop and support initiatives focused on reducing hospital readmissions and optimizing guideline-directed medical therapy.
• Participate in quality improvement and program development initiatives.
• Coordinate patient care with cardiac rehabilitation, palliative care, dietitians, and social workers.
• Utilize available diagnostic services, including echocardiography, nuclear imaging, and right heart catheterization.
• Collaborate with Structural Heart and Electrophysiology teams for appropriate patient treatment and care planning.
• Work within the planned physician-led advanced heart failure team model consisting of one cardiologist and two APPs.
• Use Epic for inpatient and outpatient documentation.
