Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist Opportunity

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist Opportunity

Mercy Health Physicians-Youngstown is seeking a board certified or board eligible clinical cardiac electrophysiologist to join our Heart & Vascular Institute. Primary responsibilities include inpatient and outpatient clinical care and procedural competence in diagnostic electrophysiology studies, catheter ablations, and device implantation. Competency in complex ablation, lead extractions, and left atrial appendage closure is not required, but will be looked upon favorably. Candidates are expected to have completed fellowship training in clinical cardiac electrophysiology and be board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

The Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown Heart & Vascular Institute is the largest and highest volume electrophysiology practice in the region, with a total of 15 employed cardiologists including 5 interventional cardiologists and 3 EP specialists.  There are 13 advanced practice clinicians supporting delivery of care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.  The position will be considered 100% electrophysiology, and the call model is 1 : 4 electrophysiology-only call. A newly built state-of-the-art electrophysiology lab and hybrid operating room, both equipped with 60 Vantage View monitors, have been added to an existing fully functional electrophysiology lab. Both electrophysiology labs are equipped with 3D mapping, with the team currently using Carto Biosense.  Clinical research is ongoing and expanding, and our brand-new electrophysiology lab also includes a separate viewing room equipped with 2 viewing screens for education and training purposes.

The Mercy Health Heart & Vascular group also includes 3 board certified cardiothoracic surgeons and 4 board certified vascular surgeons, who collaborate with interventional cardiology and electrophysiology as part of a structural heart team. Electrophysiology and structural heart cases are supported by 3 cardiothoracic anesthesiologists who are board certified in TEE, as well as a team of CRNAs. The service line performs high volumes of cardiac, thoracic, and vascular cases annually. This specialist team is highly integrated and includes a multidisciplinary valve clinic that supports a robust TAVR and MitraClip program, and the electrophysiology group provides the only left atrial appendage closure and lead management programs in the region. The main campus hospital is a level 1 trauma center, is a certified stroke center, is chest pain certified with PCI, and is the only sepsis center of excellence in Ohio.

This is a hospital employment opportunity and there are no overhead or buy-in requirements. Mercy Health offers a highly competitive salary, relocation and loan repayment benefits, sign on bonus, a generous annual CME stipend, 403B with employer matching and 457 retirement plans and a hospital funded Supplemental Executive Retirement Pan (SERP), group disability coverage, and other benefits.

New graduates and current trainees will be strongly considered. Our physician partners are committed to mentoring any new graduate that is hired.

About Mercy Health Youngstown :

Mercy Health Youngstown, formerly Humility of Mary Health Partners, is an integrated health system in the Mahoning Valley, which encompasses the Youngstown / Warren metropolitan area - Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio. It is part of Mercy Health, which is headquartered in Cincinnati and is the largest health system in Ohio and one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United States.

Mercy Health Youngstown provides a full spectrum of healthcare services - acute inpatient and trauma, outpatient and ambulatory, rehabilitation, behavioral, emergency and urgent care, primary care physicians in patient-centered medical homes, specialist physician care, home health, home medical equipment, long-term care and hospice care, as well as Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley.

Mercy Health Physicians offers an extensive network of physicians and is the largest group in the Mahoning Valley. Our team includes primary care physicians and a wide range of specialties.

Community :

Situated an hours drive from Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Youngstown is at the center of the Mahoning Valley. With a population of 550,000, its a comfortable and inviting community with excellent schools and affordable housing, plus dozens of galleries, museums, performance venues and historic sites.

Mahoning County is home to lush parks and miles of hiking and biking trails. Several nearby lakes are great places to spend the day on the water. Plus, youre just an hour south of beautiful Lake Erie.

The Youngstown area has been ranked #4 in the country for top-quality public golf courses, with more than a dozen to play.

Northeast Ohio is home to some of the finest domestic wineries in the country with varietals unique to the climate. The local dining scene satisfies foodies with a wide variety of cuisine.

From the professional Youngstown Symphony Orchestra to the longest continually running community theater in the U.S., the arts are playing an important part in the rebirth of the area. The unique Butler Institute of American Art is home to over 20,000 works created solely by American artists.

In addition to traditional malls, youll find everything from Ohios only indoor Amish Market to quaint antique shops and one of Ohios most unique farmers markets.

The area offers USHL hockey, Division 1 NCAA football and Class A baseball. Its easy to take in the game of your choice close to home. For major league sports, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are just an hour away.

Youngstown is perfectly situated for those who like to travel with 3 international airports within an hours drive.