Cardiac Hospitalist

ChristianaCare, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare, is actively recruiting a board-certified/eligible Internal Medicine Physician to join its established, hospital-based Cardiology team.

About the Position

• Provide inpatient cardiovascular disease care while working a predictable 7on/7off schedule with day/night rotation
• Duties include new admissions, acute care, overnight supervision/call, while providing support for patients with heart related conditions
• Maintain close collaboration with interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and non-invasive cardiologists, cardiology fellows, and advanced practice clinicians to provide effective co-management of patients

Compensation & benefits package include:

• Base salary, annual bonus incentive, plus sign-on bonus
• Health, prescription, dental and vision benefits
• 403b, 457b and Defined Contribution retirement plans
• Fully paid malpractice insurance

About the Team

ChristianaCare Cardiovascular Consultants is a large, progressive, hospital-based cardiology group that includes 25 cardiologists and 16 advanced practice clinicians. The section of Cardiology also includes diverse community-based practices.  The practice setting offers busy clinical practice, opportunities to participate in teaching of Cardiology Fellows and House staff, and engagement in clinical research.  The Center for Heart and Vascular Health at Christiana Hospital sees on average 1,800 chest pain admissions and performs over 3,000 cardiac catheterizations, 1,400 PCIs, 1,600 EP procedures and 880 cardiac surgical procedures annually. The Center also provides advanced heart failure services including placement and management of left-ventricular assist devices.  ChristianaCare is affiliated with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.  In addition, the Center partners with Pennsylvania Hospital for cardiac transplantation and transplant medicine services. 

About ChristianaCare

As the largest healthcare provider in the state, ChristianaCare is committed to maintaining the highest standards of patient care while sustaining the well-being of its medical and dental staff members. ChristianaCare has earned continued Gold Seal of Approval™ by The Joint Commission for many years.   The Center for Heart and Vascular Health is accredited by the ACC for excellence in chest pain, heart failure, myocardial infarction and cardiac catheterization patient care.  In the past year, ChristianaCare received the AHA Gold Plus award for heart failure care, the AHA Platinum award for myocardial infarction care, the AACN Beacon Award for Excellence, and the Daisy Foundation Award for nursing excellence. In 2020, ChristianaCare received the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence award from the ACC, one of fewer than 40 hospitals with this designation.  ChristianaCare also operates a Comprehensive Stroke Program within the Center for Heart and Vascular Health. Our cardiovascular program offers reasonable call, favorable benefits, teaching opportunities, research opportunities, and patient diversity.

Based in Delaware with facilities in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s largest and most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with more than 290 residents and fellows. We are continually ranked by US News & World Report as a Best Hospital. With our unique, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.  ChristianaCare is an anti-racist organization.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.