The Heart Institute at Joe DiMaggio Children?s Hospital (JDCH) is seeking a full-time pediatric transplant cardiologist to join an established team of specialists. The Heart Transplant Program started in 2010 and has become the second busiest program in the state of Florida.

The physician must be board-certified in Pediatric Cardiology and have completed advanced fellowship training in heart failure and transplantation. The ideal candidate would have expertise in managing advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant patients, in addition to use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS)/ventricular assist devices (VAD). The physician will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of cardiologists and advanced practice providers specializing in heart failure, VAD, and transplantation, offering comprehensive care to pediatric and young adult patients. Patient care responsibilities include hospital service, outpatient clinics, and periodic satellite clinic coverage. Candidates should have an interest and passion for teaching, as they will be involved in training of the next generation of physicians with Memorial Hospital System?s ACGME-accredited Residency and newly accredited Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Programs. Research interests are encouraged and supported.

The rapidly growing Heart Institute consists of 32 cardiologists, and 3 cardiothoracic surgeons. Over 500 catheterizations and 15,000 echoes are performed annually at JDCH. JDCH has a robust Cardiopulmonary Exercise Stress Lab and Cardiac Rehabilitation program. JDCH boasts excellent support for clinical research and there is ample opportunity for involvement. Our center participates in numerous multicenter studies, trials, and registries. Complementing the Heart Institute, Memorial Healthcare System has comprehensive programs, including the Transplant Institute, located onsite, to provide oversight and additional resources for our program.

This is a full-time employed position with the Memorial Physician Group. The position offers competitive benefits and a compensation package that is commensurate with training and experience. Professional malpractice and medical liability are covered under sovereign immunity.

Benefits Overview

Memorial provides several programs and benefits to ensure you feel supported and connected in your professional and personal life including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care/Healthcare FSA accounts, and Retirement Plans. Some benefits are paid for by Memorial. Some are split between you and Memorial. Some are offered to you at a group discount, and others are paid for by you. We care about keeping you healthy ? physically, mentally, socially, and financially. Some of our additional benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), Adoption Assistance, Disability Insurance, Education Assistance, Parental Leave Pay, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services, Long-Term Care, Pet Insurance, Reproductive Medicine, Physician Wellness Program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Relocation Reimbursement.

About Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

About Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a 226 bed free-standing children’s hospital in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida located near Fort Lauderdale. The hospital is currently undergoing a 4-story vertical expansion to double the number of floors and to continue to meet its commitment to providing the highest quality and safest care for children in the region. This expansion is scheduled to open the Fall of 2022 and includes a new CVICU and Cardiac Step Down Unit as well as state-of-the-art ORs and cath labs. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is one of six hospitals that are part of Memorial Healthcare System, the third largest public health system in the country. Memorial delivers nearly 14,000 babies per year in three hospitals and has 132 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) beds – both Level II and III services (the state of Florida does not yet have a separate designation for Level IV care). Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (JDCH) has robust high-risk and congenital programs including a US News and World Report ranked pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program, one of only two active programs in the state that does heart transplant...s. JDCH’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine program is also ranked by US News and World Report as number one in Florida and is one of the largest programs in the southeastern United States. JDCH also has robust Neurosciences, Hematology/Oncology and other specialized surgical programs (approximately 10,000 surgeries per year), and the area’s largest pediatric and neonatal transport team, which also does mobile ECMO. JDCH serves over 375,000 children per year from around the state. Approximately 100,000 children are cared for in our three emergency rooms across the county per year. JDCH’s services continue to grow with the opening of the new specialty center/ambulatory surgery center in Palm Beach County in 2018 and a new ambulatory pavilion in Miramar, near Miami-Dade County which will open in 2022. JDCH offers resources for academic pursuits, spanning from clinical research to basic science investigation via affiliations with nearby universities and through its Pediatric Institute for Discovery and Innovation (PIDI). JDCH has an established pediatric residency program and deep relationships with other hospital providers and universities. JDCH combines leading-edge clinical excellence with a child- and family-friendly environment that emphasizes the Power of Play. JDCH offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services – delivered with kindness, dedication and compassion.

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