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R-17364

Facility:

LOC0036 - 70 Pleasant Street70 Pleasant Street
Weymouth, MA 02190


SMC Cardiology

Full time

40

Varied Shifts (United States of America)

Responsible for providing comprehensive cardiology care at South Shore Hospital and South Shore Cardiology, a Part of South Shore Health/South Shore Medical Center. Primary responsibility will be to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with cardiovascular conditions in both the in-patient and out-patient settings. Will be joining a team of interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologist and other non-invasive cardiologists and advance practice providers.

 

Compensation Pay Range:

$305,000.00 - $555,000.00

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

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• To provide ambulatory cardiovascular care at South Shore Cardiology, a Part of South Shore Health
• To participate in cardiology coverage at South Shore Hospital; inpatient work is solely in consultation; the hospital has a busy interventional and electrophysiology laboratory. 
• Perform/supervise/analyze various cardiac testing both in the hospital and in the office practice -  including stress tests, reading EKGs, interpreting transthoracic echocardiograms, performing transesophageal echocardiograms, and performing cardioversions.
• Be an active member of the South Shore Health cardiovascular program
• To collaborate with Primary Care and other specialties on the optimization of cardiovascular care for the health system

 Provides supervision to patients undergoing cardiac evaluation as per guidelines and in accordance with licensure, credentialing, and privileging as a member of the medical staff of SSMC
•    Ensures all services adhere to credentialing and privileging policy of SSMC
•    Involves the patient and, when appropriate, the patient's family members to explain diagnoses, plan of care, possible outcomes and any other information that should be shared with the patient family
•    Adheres to documentation standards and policies
•    Ensures the integrity of clinical care standards
•    Monitors, evaluates and acts to improve the quality of medical care
•    Participates in initiatives that encourage the sharing of best practices, incorporates data feedback for objective analysis and promotes collaborative improvements
•    Maintains awareness of developments in the care and treatment of cardiology patients through continuing medical education
•    Provides input into patient care rendered by other disciplines outside the department, assuring adherence to acceptable medical care standards
•    Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow colleagues to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment
 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education

Medical Doctor Degree; residency program

Board Eligible/Board Certified in Cardiol

Minimum Work Experience

Meets requirements of South Shore Health medical staff bylaws.

Credentialed by SSH medical staff.

License/Certifications:  

MD or DO with the successful completion of a residency and licensed in Massachusetts

Certified by the appropriate Board of their residency/fellowship training

ACLS certification.

variable includes days, weekends, holidays, and on-call

Physician/Hospitalist - Board of Registration in Medicine (Massachusetts)