Cardiology Physician

Physician Opportunity at Southern Oregon Cardiology (SOC)

The Physicians of Southern Oregon Cardiology (SOC) seek a well-trained, board eligible general or invasive cardiologist. SOC is a well-respected and well-trained cardiology group recognized for excellence in patient care for more than 40 years. We have 20 cardiologists with 12 general / invasive cardiologists, 5 interventional cardiologists, and 3 electrophysiologists. We serve 9 counties in Southern Oregon and Northern California. We have an award-winning partnership with Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, where you will spend 95% of your time. We also have clinics in Grants Pass and at the Oregon coast in Brookings.

Program Highlights :

We have a busy Cardiology practice with patients needing to be seen. You will have a positive impact right away. We are the dominant provider in Southern Oregon because of the value we provide to the community.

General and invasive cardiologists can utilize their entire skill set. You will care for patients in clinic and the hospital, serve as the primary cardiologist on-call, read echocardiograms, stress tests, and cardiac CT tests (if you like), perform trans-esophageal echocardiograms, and perform cardiac catheterization procedures if you wish. If you are passionate about cardiac MRI, cardio-oncology, pulmonary hypertension, sports cardiology, etc., you will have the opportunity to focus on these or other interests as well.

Our STEMI program covers 5,000 square miles, and we cared for approximately 200 patients last year. We also perform TAVR (140 patients last year), percutaneous mitral interventions, and the full spectrum of EP procedures including VT ablation and Watchman implantation.

We have very good relations with the cardio thoracic surgeons which performed over 550 open-heart surgeries last year.

Autonomy : We value that each cardiologist is able to determine their own clinic schedule, make call swaps, and choose when we go on vacation. It has allowed cardiologists to serve as a robotics coach for their child s high school team or a soccer coach for their kid s elementary school team, or to pursue other interests.

Mentorship : An experienced cardiologist is always available to discuss challenging patients. You can count on having experienced support. Our cardiologists are passionate about their work and each strengthens the integrity, collegiality and quality of our practice. We have three cardiologists on the six-member Cardiovascular Service Line Management Committee. We have very good relations with the Asante Health Care System which has been recognized by IBM Watson as a top 15 health care system. IBM Watson has also recognized Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center as a top 50 Cardiovascular Program. We are co-owners of the Cardiovascular Institute with Oregon Surgical Specialists and the Asante Health Care System. We have a multidisciplinary Cardiology Conference every Wednesday morning to discuss challenging cases, give presentations on a topic of interest, and host guest speakers.

Benefits : Salary is guaranteed for the first year. Signing bonus, relocation assistance, four weeks of vacation, one week of CME, and health, dental, vision, and retirement benefits are provided. Call duties are equally shared with the other cardiologists. There is a one-year track to partnership.

More about the scenic, gorgeous Pacific Northwest :

Located in beautiful southern Oregon, Medford and the surrounding the area offer year-round activities and adventures including hiking, biking, whitewater rafting, boating, golfing, and world-renowned fly-fishing. With a ski resort only 40 minutes to the peak, downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing, living urban in an outdoor paradise is within your reach. The Pacific coast and Crater Lake National Park are each about a 2-hour drive. Great private and public schools, an excellent place to raise kids. Medford is about 4 5 hours' drive to both Portland and San Francisco. There is also a busy regional airport with daily flights to many major hubs. Most importantly, it is a land of warm and friendly people within an esteemed medical community.