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Posted: 05-Feb-25
Location: Temple, Texas
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Internal Number: 25000018
Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiologist
Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a fellowship trained, board certified, Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiologist for our Advanced Heart Failure Transplant team at BSWH Medical Center Temple Center for Advanced Medicine. Our heart failure services, including heart transplant/ventricular assist devices, ECMO, and an interdisciplinary shock team are growing. You will join a team of 8 advanced heart failure specialists. Our team currently supports approximately 50 heart replacements annually and has a focus on quality and longitudinal well-being for our patients. The advanced heart failure team supports the Central Texas Region and is part of a team including robust structural, surgical, imaging and imaging team members.
Duties include inpatient and outpatient heart failure and transplant consultation service. Additional responsibilities include ACGME education of Cardiology Fellows and rotating service on the inpatient cardiac transplant service at BSWH Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas,
Qualifications
- Must be UNOS qualified for the care of patients with cardiac transplants.
- An interest in education and research is encouraged, but not essential.
- Provide coverage for Transplant, inpatient and outpatient services.
- Outreach rotations may include Waco, College Station, Round Rock or Killeen.
- 1:6 or 1:8 call
About Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple is a 636 bed multi-specialty teaching hospital with a Level I Trauma designation. The hospital is consistently ranked as a top teaching hospital. In 2023 Fortune Magazine ranked BSW Temple as the #1 Major Teaching Hospital in the United States. 13 out of the last 15 years it has ranked in the top 20 Cardiovascular Teaching Hospitals in the US. The hospital has 31 accredited residency and fellowship programs.
About the Community
Temple is regarded as one of the best areas to live and work in Texas and was ranked the sixth most affordable place to live in the U.S. in 2019. In addition to no state taxes, Temple enjoys a robust economy, and a cost of living that?s lower than the national average. Served by four independent school districts and nationally recognized Temple College, the community places a high priority on education. Dubbed the "Wildflower Capital of Texas," Temple lies along the famous Texas Wildflower Trail and is the demographic center of the state, with convenient access to major cities including Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas, Baylor Scott & White Health provides full-range, inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, and emergency medical services through 49 hospitals and more than 900 patient care access points, more than 6,000 affiliated physicians, 40,000 plus employees and the Scott & White Health Plan. U.S. News & World Report ranks Baylor Scott * White Health hospitals amongst Texas? Top 10.
This is an employed position with a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, generous relocation, CME, and matching 401K.
Please apply online at http://jobs.BSWhealth.com Contact Deborah Dixon, CPRP, Sr. Physician Recruiter at Deborah.Dixon@BSWHeatlh.org.
Baylor Scott & White Health is an equal opportunity employer
BENEFITS
Our competitive benefits package includes the following:
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- 457(f) savings plan with employer contribution
- CME reimbursement and paid time off
- Excellent Relocation Assistance packages
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Doctorate Degree in Medicine
- Licensed to Practice Medicine in the state of Texas by the Texas Medical Board by start date
- Where Applicable- Employee shall be currently board certified in his or her specialty or demonstrate active pursuit of board certification as defined by the appropriate specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists
Five of our hospitals made Healthgrades? America?s 250 Best Hospitals list, indicating they are in the top 5% in the nation for overall clinical excellence.