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Description

The Valley Health System is seeking a visionary and experienced Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Bergen County, NJ.

World-class heart care starts with world-class heart specialists — and we want you to be part of our team! At Valley, you’ll find a multidisciplinary team that specializes in all aspects of heart health. Our heart care team continues to find innovative ways to treat and prevent heart disease. As leaders in the field, they lead and participate in groundbreaking research that’s improving heart health and patient outcomes. Valley also has an alliance with Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. Through this alliance, Valley’s heart team collaborates with providers at Cleveland Clinic to develop care plans for complex cases.

SCOPE

The Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support will play a pivotal leadership role within the Valley Medical Group and the Valley Health System. The Director will be responsible for contributing to the clinical expansion, integration, and coordination of inpatient and outpatient heart failure care across the health system.

Responsibilities

Inpatient rounding and maintaining an outpatient clinic
Be a collaborating physician for Advance Practice Providers in heart failure
Engage in clinical research in heart failure both for diagnosis and new technology development.
Collaborate with all cardiac specialties, including electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, structural heart, cardiac imaging and cardiac surgery to maximize the use of available therapies to benefit our heart failure patients.
Work in close partnership with cardiac surgery to open a destination LVAD program without cardiac transplantation
Participate in the on-call schedule as determined by the Chair of VMG Cardiac Services
Participate as a member of our Shock Team.
Provide critical care to patients with cardiogenic shock and other acute cardiovascular emergencies.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee the mechanical circulatory support (MCS) program, including patient selection, pre-operative evaluation, and post-operative care.

Lead multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient management and program development.

Stay abreast of the latest advancements in MCS technology and treatment methodologies.

Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and contribute to the continuous improvement of the MCS program.

BENEFITS :

Full Time

Paid holidays, PTO

Competitive salary and benefits package including Medical, dental, vision, short / long term disability, 401k

Opportunity to lead a dynamic and dedicated team in a progressive healthcare environment.

Access to state-of-the-art technology and resources.

The chance to make a real difference in the lives of patients in your community.

Enjoy a vibrant work-life balance in Bergen County, NJ, with excellent schools and a high quality of life.

Qualifications

Licensed physician in the State of New Jersey and New York.

Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiology and Heart Failure.

Experience in heart failure and mechanical circulatory support.

Maintains up-to-date credentials and maintains CME credit hours as required

Must be willing to participate in clinical trials and clinical research

Must have an outstanding clinical background and reputation and the leadership, vision, knowledge and strategic organizational skills to grow the advanced heart failure program with a strong focus on quality care

Must be comfortable relating collaboratively with other departments, providers of care, as well as referring physicians

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES AS AN ATTENDING

Provide direct and indirect medical care of high quality in both the office-based and hospital setting to patients in a cost-effective and comprehensive manner.

Always model service excellence behavior to patients, their families, physicians, and staff.

Participate in the clinical management of inpatient care through discharge in collaboration with the Intensivist and advanced practice providers to assure high quality outcomes.

In collaboration with office staff and advanced practice providers, assure policies and processes for outstanding evidenced-based outpatient care throughout the continuum of care. Commitment to appropriate documentation for entire department.

Communicate effectively and collaborate with referring providers to enhance patient care. Role model and expect this behavior of the entire team.

Clinical care to patients and family members will be provided under the paradigm of Valley Health System Service Excellence Standards and CARE standards along with Valley’s Patient Family Centered Care model. Care will be aimed at achieving the highest quality outcomes in a cost-effective manner.

WHY CHOOSE VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM

More than 35 years of healing hearts : Over the past 30 years, Valley’s Heart and Vascular Institute has grown exponentially, driven by advancements in the knowledge, technologies, therapies, techniques and skills our cardiac team employs every day. Patients benefit from having access to world-class care, right here in Bergen County.

A personalized, team approach to care : At Valley, every patient sees more than one doctor and benefits from the focus of an entire team of cardiac professionals. Our surgeons, interventionalists, imaging specialists, electrophysiologists, anesthesiologists, nurses, therapists, advanced practice providers and support staff work together to find the best therapies for our patients, putting them at the center of their care.

A Cleveland Clinic alliance member for heart care : Valley is an alliance member of Cleveland Clinic's Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. Cleveland Clinic's heart program is nationally ranked.

A commitment to research : Through our ongoing research and clinical trials, we’re ensuring that patients have access to the latest and most promising treatments available.

Recognized for cardiovascular excellence : Our awards in heart and vascular care are a testament to the distinctive patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes we deliver every day.

About Bergen County :

Bergen County is one of the most desirable counties in the United States, with excellent schools, numerous recreational and cultural activities, and proximity to NYC. Valley is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and sustaining a respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment. With the opening of our brand-new hospital on April 14, 2024, Valley continues to demonstrate its commitment to providing exceptional, world class care to our community. You can take a virtual tour of our new hospital here .

This is an extraordinary opportunity for a compassionate, dedicated, and forward-thinking advanced heart failure cardiologist. If you're interested in a career in which your expertise and collaboration are paramount to the success of an organization, join us!

Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to :

Alex Cano

Executive Director Physician Recruitment

Mount Sinai Health System

Alex.cano@mountsinai.org

Employer Description

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by :

Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.

Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.

Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

About the Mount Sinai Health System :

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2023-2024.

For more information, visit https : / / www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.

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