What are the responsibilities and job description for the UMMG Staff Physician - Cardiology position at University of Miami Health System?
The Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, is seeking a skilled and experienced General Cardiologist- staff physician, to join our healthcare team at the Uhealth Doral facility. The ideal candidate should have excellent clinical skills, strong leadership qualities, and the ability to provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient services. The candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and contributing to academic and educational initiatives.
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSOM) is the leading research institution in South Florida. UHealth, University of Miami Health System delivers world-class clinical care throughout South Florida, pioneering research in Stem Cell therapies, electrophysiology and structural heart disease, with a visionary approach to medical education. The UHealth Tower is a 500-bed hospital that offers comprehensive cardiovascular services including active programs in interventional cardiology (advanced coronary and structural interventions), electrophysiology, and cardiothoracic surgery. The UHealth Tower Flagship Hospital is part of an integrated medical campus that includes a large county hospital (Jackson Memorial Hospital) and the Miami Veterans Affair Hospital.
Essential Job Functions :
- Provide clinical care and consultative services to patients with a variety of cardiovascular conditions
- Conduct comprehensive patient evaluations, develop treatment plans, and oversee patient care
- Perform and interpret various diagnostic tests such as echocardiograms, CT scans, MRI scans, and nuclear cardiology studies
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans
- Provide leadership to the cardiology team, including mentoring and teaching trainees and junior staff members
- Participate in academic and educational initiatives, including teaching medical students and conducting research
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient information and adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Desired Qualifications :
UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care.
