Cardiothoracic Surgery

BC/BE Cardiothoracic Surgeon Career Opportunity

Piedmont Heart Institute in Athens, Georgia, has an extraordinary opportunity for a BC/BE Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join the Piedmont Heart Institute at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. The division is the sole provider of cardiac and thoracic surgical services to a large and diverse population in Athens and the surrounding area in Northeast Georgia and practices all aspects of cardiac and thoracic surgery. This is a full-time position with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. Ideal candidate will have minimum 3-5 years of experience in both cardiac and thoracic surgeries.

Piedmont Athens is a busy 427-bed regional hospital providing a full range of tertiary care services. We perform approximately 450 open heart surgeries a year, more than 150 TAVRs yearly, plus transcatheter procedures including TEER, Watchman, and soon tricuspid interventions as well. The team features two dedicated cardiothoracic surgery operating rooms (with fully dedicated OR staff), five dedicated APPs, and a 12-bed cardiac ICU. You would be joining two busy established surgeons, one of whom also utilizes the Intuitive Xi and DV5 robots for cardiothoracic surgical procedures.

Ideal candidates will be facile in all aspects of cardiac surgery (including emergent CABGs and aortic dissections; we do not perform transplants at Piedmont Athens). Additionally, collegiality and collaboration define our cardiac team at Piedmont. We pride ourselves on very close working relationships within our team, and between us as cardiothoracic surgeons, clinical and interventional cardiology, heart failure, and electrophysiology partners. Ideal candidates will also display a commitment to teamwork and excellence in patient care and patient safety to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.

Piedmont offers:

· Competitive compensation package

· Outstanding benefits

· Signing Bonus

· Generous PTO

· CME allowance

Requirements:

· Completion of ACGME accredited fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery

· Board certified/board eligible in cardiothoracic surgery

· Current Georgia medical licensure or the ability to obtain an unrestricted Georgia license

About the Piedmont Heart Institute and Piedmont Healthcare: The Piedmont Heart Institute combines a Level I Cardiovascular Center, with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, healthcare professionals and physicians, providing quality, compassionate care for patients with cardiac, thoracic and vascular conditions. Piedmont employs more than 200 cardiovascular physicians and surgeons and over 70 pulmonologists that provide care throughout Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.

Piedmont Athens Regional is one of northeast Georgia’s largest not-for-profit hospitals. The 427-bed, acute care hospital joined the Piedmont family in 2016 and features a regional Level II trauma center and Level III neonatal ICU. Founded by physicians in 1919, the hospital has garnered national acclaim in patient experience, comprehensive cardiac care including open heart and thoracic surgery, orthopedics, neurosciences, minimally invasive surgeries, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, oncology and gastroenterology. Today, Piedmont Athens Regional is committed to providing accessible healthcare by making seamless connections between patients and providers. To support our commitment, in 2022, Piedmont Athens opened a $194 million patient tower with state-of-the-art technology to deliver convenient care to patients from across the region.

Piedmont Athens Regional is proud to be the official healthcare provider for the University of Georgia Athletic
Association. The hospital also serves as an educational training site for hundreds of medical students from the
Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership.

Key Hospital Facts:

• Located in Athens-Clarke County while serving the following counties: Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Madison, Jackson, Barrow, Walton, Morgan, Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes, Elbert, Hart, Franklin, Banks, Stephens and Habersham
• More than 3,300 employees including physicians and healthcare professionals
  • Major Services
    
    • Emergency Services
    • Heart Care
    • Home Health
    • Imaging Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Maternity Care
    • Neurosciences
    • Oncology
    • Orthopedic/Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation
    • Pediatrics Care
    • Surgical Specialities
    • Wound Care & Hyperbaric services

Awards and Recognition

• Piedmont Athens Regional CEO Michael Burnett
presented the Distinguished American Award, N al Football Foundation and College Hall of
Fame, 2022
• Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL) Honor Roll, Stroke, American College of Emergency Physicians,
2022
• Best Maternity Hospital 2022, Newsweek
• LifeLink Platinum Award, LifeLink Workplace Partnership for Life, 2021
• Named a Top Large Hospital in Georgia, Georgia Trend, 2021
• Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, Get
With the
Guidelines® Target Stroke, American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association, 2022.
• Heart Failure, Gold Plus, Get With the Guidelines® Heart Failure, American Heart Association/
American Stroke Association, 2022.

Received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR
Chest Pain – MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement
Award, one of only 30 hospitals nationwide to receive this
honor, 2020
• Ranked No. 4 in Georgia in a World’s Best Hospitals list for
2020, Newsweek, 2020

It's Time to Get Better

Piedmont Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit health system and a recognized leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Across Georgia, Piedmont serves communities representing 85% of the state’s population through 27 hospitals, 113 immediate care locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practice locations, and more than 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. With nearly 50,000 caregivers and more than 4.5 million patients served, Piedmont offers physicians the opportunity to practice in a growing, mission-driven organization committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch.  

At Piedmont, we believe it's always time to get better.

Time to build on our reputation of excellence and enhance our services to deliver a whole new level of compassionate care, and time for discovering new treatment options while providing technology and tools that give patients the information they need - and the voice they deserve in choosing their healthcare.

Piedmont’s purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch is our Promise, and it governs our delivery of holistic patient-centric care. And we keep this promise every day. From our patients and their families, to our employees, volunteers, vendors and communities – making a positive difference is not just what we do, it’s who we are. Our team is committed to a common set of priorities aimed at creating a one-of-a-kind experience that always puts the patient first.

Home to the University of Georgia, Athens is as much a city of knowledge as its Greek counterpart. Located 78 miles east of Atlanta, Athens has a rich culture and thriving music scene, which ranked the city on our Top 10 Best Music Scenes list. This college town also has year-round recreation activities, restaurants and more than 65 downtown shops, which help support the local small-business economy.

Today's Athens is full of creative energy, as evidenced by the city's world-renowned music scene, nightlife, art scene and festivals.

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