Job Summary

Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a System Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging to join our team.

Job Duties

The physician leader will work closely with the System Chief of Cardiology (SCC), collaborate with all subspecialty cardiology leaders, catheterization lab directors and regional associate chiefs (RAC) to establish and grow an integrated and comprehensive Interventional Cardiology Service across Geisinger Health System (GHS). 

Clinical responsibilities would include (and are not limited to):

• Personally maintain an active clinical practice that includes (but may not be limited to) cardiovascular imaging
• Coordinate Cardiovascular Imaging efforts across GHS
• Create new programs that complement existing clinical efforts and provide our communities with expanded clinical expertise
• Provide review of any clinical quality challenges that arise

Additional responsibilities include in job description.

System-wide, Geisinger’s Heart and Vascular Institute has 69 Cardiologists, 12 Cardiothoracic Surgeons, 12 Vascular Surgeons as well as 82 Advanced Practitioners. Services are provided at GMC in Danville, PA; The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital at Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV) in Wilkes-Barre, PA; Geisinger – Community Medical Center (G-CMC) in Scranton, PA; Geisinger – Gray’s Woods in State College, PA; as well as select community locations encompassing an additional Cardiologists. 

Geisinger’s Heart and Vascular Institute also offers comprehensive care for our pediatric heart patients. The pediatric and congenital heart team consists of eight Cardiologists and one Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Geisinger’s Janet Weis Children’s Hospital (JWCH) at GMC.

The multidisciplinary team members of the Geisinger Heart and Vascular Institute participate in outcomes and population-based research through the Geisinger Center for Health Research; molecular, cellular and genomics research at the Siegfried and Janet Weis Center for Health Research; and trials of new drugs, devices and techniques through the Geisinger Center for Clinical Studies. The Institute serves as an educational venue for five cardiology fellows per year and advanced fourth-year cardiology fellows, an annual Cardiology Symposium and frequent CME lectures.

Position Details

Requirements:

• Board Certification in Cardiovascular Diseases
• Board Certification in Echocardiography
• Active Licensure in Pennsylvania
• Current DEA and State Controlled Substance License
• Established record of clinical leadership in Cardiovascular Imaging, including Structural TEE
• Established record of administrative leadership
• Established record of academic, research and educational pursuits
• Additional training and/or Board Certification in Nuclear Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Imaging (Cardiac MRI/CT) may also be beneficial
• Masters Preparation in Research, Statistics, Public Health or Management may be beneficial

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills

Office Administration

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.