Physician / Faculty - EP Cardiologist at Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is now accepting applications for a full-time, employed faculty position in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.

• Expertise is required in the specific area of cardiac ablation procedures including atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
• Applicants must also be trained in the performance of lead extraction procedures.
• Responsibilities will include up to 3 days of EP laboratory coverage and 2 days of outpatient hours per week, patient care in cardiac consultative and inpatient services, on-call coverage and teaching responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:                                                                                                                                                

• MD or DO from an Accredited Program – Required
• Board certified/eligible in Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (CCEP)
• The ability to obtain a medical license in the Commonwealth of PA prior to start date

The Jefferson Heart Institute is the center of the division’s outpatient clinical practice, including patient testing, anticoagulation program, cardiovascular risk reduction program, and the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Center. In addition to the Jefferson Heart Institute, the Division of Cardiology operates three outpatient satellite facilities and the newly opened Jefferson Angioplasty Center located in the Jefferson University Hospital.

• The Division of Cardiology at Thomas Jefferson University is composed of 36 full-time academic cardiologists in an expanding multidisciplinary practice in a supportive environment, with strong clinical, research and teaching programs; including Critical Care Cardiology, a nationally recognized Structural and Interventional Cardiology section, a highly experienced Electrophysiology subdivision, and an expert Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant program.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.