Cardiology Opening in Rapid City, SD
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Cardiology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
9/27/24
**Advanced Imaging Cardiologist opening - Rapid City, SD**
**Position Details:**
- Full-time, permanent
- Seeking a Board Certified Advanced Cardiac Imaging Cardiologist to join our progressive practice in Rapid City. With a team of board-certified physicians, skilled support staff and excellent facilities, the Heart & Vascular Institute offers a full spectrum of cardiovascular care.
- The ideal candidate will have a strong interest, advanced training, and credentialing in nuclear imaging, cardiac CT, echocardiography, and vascular imaging.
- Offices are fully equipped for stress testing, Holter monitoring and ICD/pacer evaluation.  Training in echocardiography, vascular imaging, cardiac CT, and nuclear imaging preferred.
**Heart & Vascular Institute is the areas largest group of cardiovascular specialists:**
- 9 Non-interventional Cardiologists
- 5 Interventional Cardiologists
- 2 Electrophysiologists
- 2 Cardiothoracic Surgeons
**Opportunity Highlights:**
- Sole group of cardiovascular specialists in western South Dakota
- Serves a five-state region with a catchment area of 428,000
- Newly constructed 4-story facility located on the campus of hospital, a 417-bed Level II trauma center with $220 million of recent renovations
- 10 years of consecutive platinum performance achievement in the Chest Pain MI Registry
- Expansive outreach program to surrounding communities with 7 established outreach sites
- Comprehensive EP program offering the full spectrum of treatment for electrical heart disease
- Dedicated Structural heart program offering transcatheter aortic valve replacement, left atrial appendage occlusion, PFO/ASD closure, MitraClip, and transcatheter mitral valve implantation
- Cardiac Cath Lab performs diagnostic and interventional coronary angiograms, including complex coronary percutaneous coronary interventions and chronic total occlusions (CTOs), carotid angiograms/stenting, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), embolizations, inferior vena cava (IVC) filter insertions and removals, venograms, IVC stenting and thrombolysis
- Annual volumes:
* 650+ Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery
* 2500+ Cath Lab Procedures
* Including 250 Structural Heart Interventions
* 1300+ EP Lab Procedures
* 500+ Ablation
- 2 fully functional hybrid suits, 2 cath labs, 2 EP labs
- Comprehensive Cardiovascular Quality Assessment/Quality Improvement (GA/GI) Program with active registry participation. This includes participation in STS Adult Cardiac Surgery, NCDR CP/MI, NCDR Cath/PCI, NCDR Device Implant Registry, NCDR TVT, SVS Vascular Quality Initiative, AHA Get with the Guidelines A-Fib and NCDR LAAO registries
- Robust cardiovascular clinical research program currently enrolling in over 20 clinical trials
- Established heart failure clinic, cardiac rehab program, anticoagulation clinic, lipid, and lifestyle medicine programs
- Skilled team of over 20 dedicated advanced practitioners to assist with both inpatient and outpatient management of patients
**Compensation/Benefits:**
- Excellent benefits package and highly competitive compensation:
- Retention bonus
- Starting bonus
- Competitive 2-year salary guarantee
- Quarterly productivity bonus
- CME, relocation, & moving stipend
- Health, dental, life, vision, disability
- Company funded retirement plan
**Location:**
- The Black Hills is a picturesque part of the country well known for its national monuments, outdoor activities, family friendly adventures and welcoming communities.
- Communities in the Black Hills experience all four seasons all are breathtaking and filled with fun events and leisurely activities.
- Summer is a fantastic opportunity to hike the scenic trails and swim in the beautiful lakes.
- Autumn is the time of year when many throughout our region enjoy scenic drives through areas such as Spearfish Canyon and the Badlands Loop.
- There are lots of fall festivals and events with chili cook-offs, pumpkin-carving contests and productions put on by local theater groups.
- Winter and spring in the Black Hills have no shortage of outdoor and indoor activities.
- These seasons offer a multitude of ways to explore, including exceptional downhill and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ice skating and hockey.