Advanced Heartfailure & Transplant Cardiology

Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital, affiliated hospitals of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have an opening for a Cardiologist with fellowship training in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant. 
 
About the opportunity:

• Join a team of 40 cardiologists (all Cardiovascular sub-specialties) and 30 advanced practice providers
• There are currently 3 other Advanced Heart Failure & 1 Transplant Cardiologists on staff
• Teaching opportunity as faculty on hospital teaching services and Cardiology Fellowship
• This is a “shared care model”
• Time is split 1:4 weeks on the heart failure service
• Weekend call 1:4
• Night call is 1:15 (light from home)
• Strong team of dedicated ancillary support staff
• Opportunity additional invasive and non-invasive procedures
• Academic appointment to Brown University
• Potential to participate in research
• H1b visa friendly

About you:

• Strong desire to be part of a team
• Bring a passion for the work and the capacity to find the joy in it
• Board certified or eligible in Advance Heart Failure
• Fellowship training in Advance Heart Failure & Transplant
• Additional training in Echocardiography a plus but not required
• A track record of excellence in teaching and patient care in an environment that fosters diversity and inclusion.

 About the benefits:

• Generous base salary with bonus potential 
• EMR is EPIC
• Diverse patient population (clinically, culturally, and economically)
• Dynamic leadership team that values work-life balance
• $6000 annual professional allowance/ 1 CME week
• Excellent benefits
• 5 weeks PTO
• 401k with 6% match (after 1 year of employment, 3-year vesting)

About us:
Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital are affiliated partners of the Lifespan Physician Group, which offers the highest quality and most comprehensive cardiovascular services in the Region. Our cardiovascular specialists work as a team, across all disciplines, combining their expertise to provide an individualized treatment plan for each patient. Our philosophy of care emphasizes easy access for patients and an easy referral process for physicians.
 
Lifespan is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and other individuals who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research, teaching and clinical missions.

A not-for-profit organization, Lifespan is overseen by a board of volunteer community leaders who are guided by its mission: Delivering health with care.  

As Rhode Island's largest healthcare system and private employer, our employees represent a broad spectrum of experience, occupations and cultural backgrounds who are guided by our shared values of C.A.R.E.:

Compassion: Delivering care and comfort with empathy and kindness.
Accountability: Taking ownership of actions and their consequences.
Respect: Placing the highest value on every individual’s well-being regardless of personal professional differences.
Excellence: Always providing safe, high quality, innovative care and service.

Formed in 1994, Lifespan is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprised of three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's Hospital; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, a community hospital offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; Lifespan Physician Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island; and Coastal Medical, a primary care driven medical practice.

Lifespan teaching hospitals are among the country’s top recipients of research funding from the US National Institutes of Health. The hospitals received $92 million in external research funding in fiscal 2019. All Lifespan-affiliated partners are charitable organizations that depend on support from the community to provide programs and services. 

Lifespan, Rhode Island's first health system, was founded in 1994 by Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. A not-for-profit comprehensive, integrated, academic health system with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Lifespan's present partners also include Rhode Island Hospital's pediatric division, Hasbro Children's Hospital; Bradley Hospital; Newport Hospital; Gateway Healthcare; and Coastal Medical. 

Lifespan is committed to investing in our dedicated and talented workforce, improving the health of our local economy, and providing job and advancement opportunities at all levels for employees at our facilities. We value the cultural richness of our workforce and are committed to diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices.

Across our affiliates , we promote a culture of well-being, offering a holistic package of benefits to our employees and their families, while always keeping the patient at the center of our work. Put simply, we embrace our mission of Delivering health with care.

Across our state and region, we extend our expertise and services into the communities where people live, learn, work, play and pray. Lifespan coordinates hundreds of programs, events, and community service activities every year, benefiting as many as 30,000 Southern New Englanders.