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The Congenital Heart Center at Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH) seeks to recruit a Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist to join our growing faculty as the Medical Director of Pediatric Advanced Heart Therapies Program.

• The Pediatric Advanced Therapies Program currently has 2 MDs, 2 dedicated APPs, 3 VAD/Transplant RN coordinators, a dietitian, and a social worker. 
• The right candidate will have an opportunity to advance the strategic vision of the program, in addition to participating in clinical research and national committees. The Congenital Heart Center is an active participant in PHTS and ACTION. 
• Our Congenital Heart Team currently includes: 17 cardiologists, 3 congenital heart surgeons, 8 cardiac intensivists, 3 pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists, 2 pediatric cardiac radiologists, 20 APPs (includes 3 surgical APPs), 16 sonographers, 5 nurse navigators, and 9 dedicated RNs. 

The Levine Children’s Congenital Heart Center:

• Established in 2010, is consistently ranked as one of the top pediatric heart centers in the country by U.S. News and World Report. 
• Our comprehensive congenital heart services include advanced cardiac imaging, dedicated cardiovascular intensive care staff, and regional referral programs in heart failure/transplantation, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, adult congenital heart disease, and fetal echocardiography. Surgical, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiology volumes have more than doubled since 2010. 
• The Pediatric Advanced Therapies Program has experienced exponential growth, becoming the largest transplant center in the region for the past 5 years. We have an active pediatric advanced mechanical support program and use all devices. 
• Our state-of-the-art two lab cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology suite opened in February of 2017, with dedicated staffing and anesthesia teams. Our new outpatient office complex opened in December 2020, designed to treat all patients from fetal cardiology to ACHD. 
• We have one of the most comprehensive Cardiac Neurodevelopment programs in the Southeast, providing many specialty services to our congenital heart patients in the same office suite. Participation in investigator initiated and multi-center industry sponsored studies is ongoing within the Heart Center, with the support of an active clinical research department. We remain closely aligned with our Atrium Health adult cardiology counterparts within the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. 

• The director candidate will have completed an ACGME-accredited fellowship in pediatric cardiology and be BC/BE by the American Board of Pediatrics.
• A fourth year of additional training in pediatric heart failure and transplant, or a minimum of 5 years transplant experience is required.
• The candidate must meet the qualifications as the primary pediatric heart transplant physician as delineated by the OTPN and will oversee patient care, strategic vision, program development, administration, safety and quality of the program.
•  The director will work closely with the Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and the Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Chief.
• Clinically will rotate equally on Heart Transplant/Heart Failure Inpatient and Outpatient Services. Clinical expertise with mechanical circulatory support devices is required. 

• Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support
• Educational assistance and professional development programs
• Paid medical liability insurance 
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances
• Relocation assistance