Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA

Penn State Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI) and the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are actively recruiting an academic leader to serve as the Program Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant in Hershey, PA. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center HVI is a leader in providing advanced, coordinated care for cardiovascular disease in the region and is home to the region?s only heart transplant center.

Opportunity Details:

• Join a team of 5 Heart Failure Cardiologists, 6 Advanced Practice Providers, 1 heart failure program manager (RN) and 2 clinical nurse specialists.
• High quality academic and clinical program.
• Advanced Imaging Opportunities
• Academic appointment will be based upon qualifications.

Requirements

• Medical degree ? MD, DO, or foreign equivalent.
• Fellowship trained, ABIM BC/BE in Advanced Heart Failure.
• Minimum 5 years in General Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplantation.
• Currently holds or is eligible for the rank of Associate Professor or higher.
• Proven leadership experience in an academic healthcare environment.
• A strong commitment to patient care, medical student and resident education and research/scholarly activity is necessary.

Penn State Heart & Vascular Institute

• Arrhythmia care, earning Cardiac Rhythm Designation from Aetna Institutes of Quality® (IOC)
• Cardiac care, designated as a Highmark Blue Distinction Center+
• Heart failure care and in implanting left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) by The Joint Commission
• Pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, listed among Best Children?s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
• Cardiovascular specialists are leaders in their field ? many recognized among the Best Doctors in America

Penn State Health

• Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across central Pennsylvania.
• The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Children?s Hospital and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, Pa.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pa.; Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa.; Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, a specialty provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, in Harrisburg, Pa.; and 2,450+ physicians and direct care providers at 225 outpatient practices. Additionally, the system jointly operates various healthcare providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center and Hershey Endoscopy Center.

Community

• Hershey is a suburban community in a metropolitan area and is one of the fastest growing regions in the state.
• The area offers excellent public schools with many districts ranking in the top 100 in the state.
• Hershey is approximately 12 miles from Harrisburg, the state capital, and within a short train ride or drive to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Patty Shipton, CPRP, Senior Physician Recruiter, at pshipton@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Hershey and the surrounding area offer an attractive, relaxed style of living with easy access to major Northeast cities. Penn State Health is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

Penn State Health is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

About Penn State Health - Physician Recruitment

Penn State Health is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is unapologetically expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across central Pennsylvania.The system includes Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa., Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Children’s Hospital, Penn State Cancer Institute, and Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital (jointly owned), based in Hershey, Pa., as well as more than 1,300 physicians and direct care providers at 78 medical office locations. The system also has jointly owned health care providers, including Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center, Hershey Endos...copy Center, Horizon Home Healthcare and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s medical school.

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