Pediatric - Cardiology Physician

Description

Specialization : Pediatric Cardiology

Job Summary :

The Methodist Congenital Heart Institute and Methodist Children s Hospital has an immediate opening for a pediatric cardiologist to join the growing Methodist Pediatric Cardiology team in San Antonio, Texas.

Qualified Candidates :

Board certification in pediatric cardiology

Must see pediatric cardiology patients in an outpatient setting, as well as see consults and read transthoracic echocardiograms from one or more of our affiliate hospitals in San Antonio, Texas

Additional experience in inpatient and outpatient cardiology is desired

The primary responsibility will be seeing pediatric cardiology outpatients in one or more of our outreach clinics in and around the San Antonio metroplex.

Incentive / Benefits Package :

Employed position with Physician Services

Highly competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

About Methodist Congenital Heart Institute and Methodist Children s Hospital :

The Methodist Congenital Heart Institute is a well-established and rapidly expanding program, which performs the full spectrum of procedures including neonatal cardiac surgery and surgery for low-birth-weight babies, complex valve repair including Cone procedure for Ebstein s anomaly, pulmonary autograft procedure, and adult congenital heart surgery.

Our Heart Institute boasts sub-specialty expertise in Pediatric and Fetal Imaging, Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology, Inpatient Cardiology, Cardiac Intensive Care, and Adult Congenital Cardiology.

Largest congenital heart program in San Antonio for pediatrics and adults

Largest adult heart failure program in South Texas and future plans for pediatric heart transplantation and advanced mechanical circulatory support.

228-bed facility with seven operating suites within the 1037-bed Methodist Hospital campus

94 NICU beds and a 22-bed pediatric intensive care unit with dedicated pediatric cardiovascular care unit and future for free-standing admit-to-discharge cardiac care unit.

Congenital heart program enjoys an extensive catchment area and rapidly growing referral base in South and West Texas, with 40% of volume neonates.

First Level IV NICU in San Antonio and one of the largest in the region

First pediatric aortic heart valve procedure in Texas

Methodist Healthcare System is a 50-50 co-ownership between Methodist Healthcare Ministries, South Texas largest non-public funding source of community health care, contributing $976 million since 1995; and HCA Healthcare, the nation s leading provider of healthcare services. Methodist Children s Hospital is one of the system s nine acute care hospitals.

San Antonio is home to 2.5 million people and is experiencing solid economic growth in industries such as bioscience and healthcare, aerospace, IT and cybersecurity and green technologies. San Antonio's MSA is expected to add up to 1.1 million new residents and 500,000 new jobs by 2040. This growing city offers big-city amenities and world-renowned attractions coupled with a relaxed and inviting atmosphere for all ages. San Antonio residents also enjoy a cost of living slightly below the national average due to lower housing costs, as well as no state income tax.