- 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
What You Will DoAscension Saint Thomas Heart is seeking a co-director for the cardiovascular service line.
Position Highlights:
- 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.
- 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.
- For nearly 20 years, Saint Thomas Medical Partners has provided primary and specialty care to the community spanning 45 counties in Middle Tennessee, and provides care to over 315,000 patients annually. One of the largest healthcare providers in the state, offering rewarding careers across 50 specialties in 16 hospital campuses and more than 250 sites of care through a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics, and rehabilitation facilities. Our physician-led clinical care among more than 2,000 affiliated providers.
When you join Saint Thomas Medical Partners, you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages
Responsibilities:- Evaluate and treat patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinate discharge planning with case management.
- Recommend, participates in, and work to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
- Accept 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.
What You Will NeedLicensure / 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.
Visa EligibilityNone
BenefitsPaid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
