General Cardiologist, Clinical Educator with Brown Academic Appointment

The Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute, a program of Lifespan Physician Group (LPG): Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital, affiliated hospitals of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have an opening for a non-invasive cardiologist specializing in general cardiology, echocardiography or critical care.  Our Cardiologists are part of an academic medical center program, with opportunities for Brown University Clinical Faculty appointment.
  
About the Job:

• Join a team of 40 cardiologists (all Cardiovascular sub-specialties) and 30 advanced practice providers
• Teaching opportunity as faculty on the hospital teaching services and Cardiology Fellowship
• New clinical leadership which is building a team environment
• The practice has a robust waiting list
• Weekend call 1:5
• Night call is 1:15 (light from home)
• Strong team of dedicated support staff including APPs, RNs, Medical Assistants, and Secretaries.
• Time is split between cardiac noninvasive testing, outpatient office and inpatient cardiac consultative services
• Potential for an academic appointment to Brown University
• Potential for participation in research and quality improvement initiatives

 About the Benefits:

• Generous base salary with bonus potential 
• EMR is EPIC with a commitment to on-going optimization
• Diverse patient population (clinically, culturally, and economically)
• Dynamic leadership team that values work-life balance
• $6000 annual professional allowance/ 1 CME week
• Excellent benefits
• 5 weeks PTO
• 401k with 6% match (after 1 year of employment, 3-year vesting)

 About You:

• Board certified or eligible in Cardiology
• Fellowship training in cardiac imaging
• Strong Echocardiography and TEE skills, may include structural interventions
• Clinical experience in 3-D Echo
• Interest in Quality Improvement preferred but not required
• A track record of excellence in teaching and patient care in an environment that fosters diversity and inclusion.

About us:
Lifespan Physician Group offers the highest quality and most comprehensive cardiovascular services in the Region. Our cardiovascular specialists work as a team, across all disciplines, combining their expertise to provide an individualized treatment plan for each patient. Our philosophy of care emphasizes easy access for patients and an easy referral process for physicians.
 
About the Community:
Living in Rhode Island, one of the country’s best kept secrets, you will enjoy easy access to:

• Diverse cultural opportunities, a dynamic restaurant scene, and sporting events
• Outdoor activities  along the coast and in the mountains of New England
• Easy access to Boston, NY, and Connecticut as well as the mountain regions of New England.
• Exceptional public and private schooling options

A not-for-profit organization, Lifespan is overseen by a board of volunteer community leaders who are guided by its mission: Delivering health with care.  

As Rhode Island's largest healthcare system and private employer, our employees represent a broad spectrum of experience, occupations and cultural backgrounds who are guided by our shared values of C.A.R.E.:

Compassion: Delivering care and comfort with empathy and kindness.
Accountability: Taking ownership of actions and their consequences.
Respect: Placing the highest value on every individual’s well-being regardless of personal professional differences.
Excellence: Always providing safe, high quality, innovative care and service.

Formed in 1994, Lifespan is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprised of three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's Hospital; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, a community hospital offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; Lifespan Physician Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island; and Coastal Medical, a primary care driven medical practice.

Lifespan teaching hospitals are among the country’s top recipients of research funding from the US National Institutes of Health. The hospitals received $92 million in external research funding in fiscal 2019. All Lifespan-affiliated partners are charitable organizations that depend on support from the community to provide programs and services. 

Lifespan, Rhode Island's first health system, was founded in 1994 by Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. A not-for-profit comprehensive, integrated, academic health system with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Lifespan's present partners also include Rhode Island Hospital's pediatric division, Hasbro Children's Hospital; Bradley Hospital; Newport Hospital; Gateway Healthcare; and Coastal Medical. 

Lifespan is committed to investing in our dedicated and talented workforce, improving the health of our local economy, and providing job and advancement opportunities at all levels for employees at our facilities. We value the cultural richness of our workforce and are committed to diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices.

Across our affiliates , we promote a culture of well-being, offering a holistic package of benefits to our employees and their families, while always keeping the patient at the center of our work. Put simply, we embrace our mission of Delivering health with care.

Across our state and region, we extend our expertise and services into the communities where people live, learn, work, play and pray. Lifespan coordinates hundreds of programs, events, and community service activities every year, benefiting as many as 30,000 Southern New Englanders.