Fellowship CV Imaging Physician

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

July 15, 2024

Department:

31000250 AHMHI CV Admin Expenses MPLS

Shift:

Day/Evening (United States of America)

Shift Length:

Hours Per Week:

40

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

Occasional

Job Summary:

See summary below. In addition to learning imaging, the fellow will work once a month on the weekends. We currently have moonlighters pick up these shifts. This position will cover one weekend a month at no additional charge. In addition, the fellow will have a 1/2 day clinic a week.

Key Position Details:

1 YEAR CLINICAL ADVANCED CARDIAC IMAGING TRAINING PROGRAM

The Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship at the Minneapolis Heart Institute is a 12 month program designed to train cardiovascular specialists in Advanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CCT). At the end of the Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship, trainees will achieve Level III training requirements according to ACC 2015 ACC 2015 Core Cardiovascular Training Statement and become expert in these 2 areas of cardiac imaging.

The program is designed as an advanced fellowship position for trainees who have completed a formal three-year general cardiology fellowship.  In addition to gaining the relevant knowledge of physics and instrumentation for each modality, fellows will learn to independently acquire, post-process, and interpret CMR and CCT studies.

Fellows have hands-on supervised clinical training, one-on-one teaching sessions with imaging attendings and participate in research and educational activities. The high volume of clinical studies and research opportunities provide fellows an excellent teaching environment. We typically average between 8-10 CMR studies, 25-30 cardiac CTAs (50% coronary CTA, 30% structural, 20% other), and another 15-20 coronary calcium scores at a given day.

In addition to the standard CMR studies for evaluating cardiac morphology and function, advanced techniques including pharmacologic stress imaging, adult congenital heart disease and arrhythmia substrate imaging are routinely performed. Minneapolis Heart Institute has a strong collaboration with NIH-NHLBI through is also one of the few academic centers that offers state-of-the-art CMR sequences for quantitative myocardial blood flow, and advanced pulse sequences which allow for complete free-breathing CMR exam with real-time cine imaging for patients with arrhythmia and delayed enhancement in those with pacemakers/defibrillators.

Cardiac CT studies include evaluation of coronary artery disease (with ad-hoc FFR-CT is available for the functional assessment of coronary artery stenosis), pulmonary venous anatomy, cardiac morphology and function for many complex valvular cases, large number of TAVR, TMVR and tricuspid interventions planning. 

• The program consists of 4 full time cardiologists who are level 3 trained in CMR and 6 full-time cardiologists level 3 trained in CCT, a full complement of support staff, and state of the art imaging facility with dedicated cardiac MRI (1.5T Siemens Aera) and 2 dedicated dual-source CT scanners (Siemens Force and Siemens Flash) with several software for multimodality post-processing capabilities.
• The fellowship is a paid fellowship for a 1-year term starting on July 1, 2025. Additional duties of 1 weekend/month rounding and a half a day/week in clinic.
• Must be board eligible or board certified in cardiology and must be eligible to obtain an unrestricted Minnesota State Medical Licensure.
• This position requires a Medical Doctorate degree (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) or foreign equivalent from an approved school of medicine

W offer a competitive compensation package, including:

• Medical, dental, life and vision insurance; short and long-term disability
• CME allowance
• 15 PTO days, 5 CME days and 6 research days
• Relocation assistance may be available

As part of the application process, you must submit the following documents in PDF format via email:

• A personal statement ( this can also be uploaded with your application).

• Three letters of recommendation attesting to your academic and personal qualifications including one from your current program director.

Please email these documents to Pamela.LaVone@allina.com

Applications must be received by September 7, 2024

No sponsorship is available for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

Direct Patient Care.

• Reviews patient's medical history while collecting, prioritizing, and synthesizing comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
• Evaluates, interprets, and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care.
• Provides education, consultation or intervention to patients (treatment plan) and their families.
• Works collaboratively with patients to improve their health and well-being.

• Practices in a thoughtful manner including consideration for cultural diversity, individual autonomy and legal responsibilities.
• Charts in electronic format in accordance with licensure and scope.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary team approach to case management.
• May provide care in an ambulatory clinic, inpatient or outpatient hospital setting.
• May participate in on-call rotation.
• May participate in peer review and quality assurance.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Utilizes quality improvement tools to develop processes that promote continuous improvement in delivery of patient care, patient outcomes, or work flows.

Job Requirements

• Doctoral/Ph.D. level advanced degree in Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or foreign equivalent from an approved school of medicine required.
• Licensed Physician - MN Board of Medical Practice required and must be board certified or be eligible for board certification within designated specialty upon hire.
• ACLS/BLS Tier 3 - Multisource required upon hire.
• Drug Enforcement Agency Certificate upon hire required.
• Prescription Monitoring Program upon hire required.
• National Provider Identifier upon hire required.

Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently