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CATH LAB MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Employer
Baystate Health
Location
Springfield, Massachusetts
Closing date
Mar 12, 2022

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CATH LAB MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Baystate Health, western Massachusetts’ premier healthcare provider and home to the UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate, is seeking an Interventional Cardiology physician to join our integrated cardiovascular program as the Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Baystate Medical Center (BMC), the largest hospital in western Massachusetts and part of the Baystate Health’s network of 5 regional hospitals.

Position Highlights –

  • A high volume of procedural referrals upon your arrival and administrative time reserved for this leadership role
  • An established team of colleagues including employed and community cardiologists, as well as cardiac and vascular surgeons
  • A dyad partnership with an experienced Cath Lab manager, which enables the medical director to focus on quality outcomes; collaboration among the medical staff; schedule optimization; equipment, technology, and processes that support outstanding quality metrics
  • A key leadership role within the integrated Heart and Vascular Program
  • Faculty appointment at UMASS Chan Medical School - Baystate, commensurate with academic qualifications
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package

Cardiac Catheterization laboratory

The Cardiac Catheterization laboratory at BMC utilizes new and emerging technologies in providing the full complement of diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures, including: right and left heart hemodynamic studies; complex percutaneous coronary intervention; peripheral angiography and endovascular interventions; structural heart interventions, such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair, and left atrial appendage occlusion; and placement of advanced hemodynamic support devices.

Baystate Heart and Vascular Program

The Baystate Heart and Vascular Program is a highly integrated regional service line that includes cardiology, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery. The Cath Lab at BMC is one of the busiest in the state. A new 8 endo lab suite adjacent to 6 dedicated heart and vascular operating rooms is currently under construction. The Heart and Vascular Program at Baystate Health is nationally recognized and performs over 95% of all PCI and greater than 80% of all cardiac surgeries for the residents of western Massachusetts. The Cath Lab consistently ranks amongst the top 10% nationally for PCI outcomes. BMC serves as the hub for the Western New England Acute MI program, which provides primary PCI to over 350 STEMI patients annually, also with top decile outcomes. Baystate Health's high-volume cardiac surgery, TAVR, CHF, and vascular services are nationally recognized for their outcomes. Baystate Medical Center has consistently been named as one of the nation’s top performing cardiovascular hospitals by Watson Health. The program’s academic offerings include medical student and resident education, and accredited fellowships in general and interventional cardiology, and electrophysiology. There is active clinical and funded outcomes research across the program.

Qualifications: Board certified in interventional cardiology and a proven track record of a strong commitment to medical leadership, collaboration, and quality improvement. Minimum 5-7 years of high-volume procedural experience and progressive management and leadership roles. Candidate should be a strategic thinker with the ability to collaborate, communicate to variety of audiences to drive change and to work as a conduit to unite community providers, employed providers and hospital staff. Interest and experience in complex coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock and/or mechanical support is desirable. Clinical research expertise is also desirable.

YOU BELONG AT BAYSTATE.

At Baystate Health we know that treating one another with dignity and equity is what elevates respect for our patients and staff. It makes us not just an organization, but also a community where you belong. It is how we advance the care and enhance

To learn more about our health system and living in western Massachusetts, please visit our website at www.choosebaystatehealth.org.  Interact with us socially at facebook.com/BaystateCareers or on Twitter @BaystateCareers.

All correspondence can be directed to:

Melissa Hale, Manager of Physician Recruitment at Baystate Health

Phone:  413-794-2624 Email: Melissa.Hale@baystatehealth.org 

 

Are you ready to advance your career with us?

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company

Baystate Health is western Massachusetts’ premier healthcare provider and is home to the prestigious University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate. The cornerstone of our organization is Baystate Medical Center, a 716-bed tertiary care hospital which boasts the state’s single busiest emergency department and the region’s only Level-I trauma center. Together with three community hospitals, Baystate Children’s Hospital and Baystate Primary Care Medical Practices, we offer a diverse culture that provides outstanding opportunities for physicians to advance their career. 

The Pioneer Valley is a thriving area located in western Massachusetts and provides extensive access to urban, suburban and rural amenities. When you live and work in the Pioneer Valley, you will enjoy picturesque four-season living, excellent schools and year-round social and cultural events. In fact, Massachusetts was once again ranked #1 in Education nationally by U.S. News and World Report. 

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