What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Cardiac Radiology Physician - Remote Teleradiology position at Norton Healthcare?
Responsibilities
NORTON CHILDREN'S RADIOLOGY,affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and a part of Norton Children's Medical Group, is recruiting for additional pediatric radiologists across multiple subspecialties. The practice currently includes fellowship-trained pediatric radiologists with training in various subspecialties, as well as a registered radiologist assistant, specialized nurses and radiology technicians.
TWO EMPLOYMENT TRACKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE: Physicians can choose either a combined clinical and academic track with opportunities for promotion from the assistant level up to full professor at the UofL School of Medicine, or an all-clinical track, which includes a gratis faculty appointment with the UofL School of Medicine. The combined clinical and academic track provides the opportunity to explore quality improvement, clinical research, translational research, medical education child advocacy or community engagement. Norton Children's Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, offers broad support for every stage of research,
including study design and statistical analysis.
NORTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RENOVATIONS INCLUDE:
- Two MRIs and one 3 tesla (3T) MRI machine
- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanner
- Two 256-slice CT scanners
- Biplane interventional suite
- Ferriscan for liver or cardiac iron quantification
- Fluoroscopy equipment
- Advanced cardiac imaging (CT and MRI) to help diagnose and evaluate children and adults with congenital heart disease
- Ultrasound elastography to evaluate for chronic liver conditions
- Digital X-ray technology that uses minimal radiation compared with older machines
PEDIATRIC CARDIAC IMAGING PHYSICIAN
- Base compensation guarantee of $450,000, in addition to the opportunity for a productivity bonus.
- Sign-on bonus of $45,000, relocation bonus between $15,000 and $25,000; as an additional recruitment incentive, fellows receive up to $100,000 over five years of service and experienced physicians receive $60,000 over three years of service.
- Full-time positions receive 45 days of paid time off and seven paid legal holidays. All offer terms are prorated based on the physician's full-time employment.
- Provide a wide variety of cardiac services, including heart transplants
- Work with Norton Children's Heart Institute Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, which follows patients into adulthood.
- Dedicated multidisciplinary board for cardiac patients
- More than 50 providers, including fellowship-trained pediatric cardiologists, electrophysiologists, heart surgeons and cardiac intensive care physicians.
- Use of software and 3D modeling for surgical planning of reconstruction and general heart procedures through a partnership with the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering.
NORTON CHILDREN'S HEART INSTITUTE, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is home to the only comprehensive pediatric cardiac surgery, heart failure and transplant program serving Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The full-service program features a specialized team that includes cardiovascular surgeons; transplant surgeons; heart failure cardiologists; pediatric cardiologists; fetal cardiologists; adult congenital heart disease specialists; pediatric and ACHD electrophysiologists; interventional cardiologists; cardiovascular anesthesiologists; intensive care physicians; specially trained pharmacist, social worker, dietitian, child life specialist and nurses; a family support team; and a rehabilitation specialist. In addition to local and regional outpatient clinic visits, services this team provides include interventional catheterization; electrophysiology studies and catheter ablations; implantations of pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators; heart failure treatment; heart transplantation; adult congenital heart disease care; fetal cardiology; telemedicine; fetal, transesophageal and tele echocardiograms; and advanced three-dimensional cardiac imaging. The 17-bed Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Norton Children's Hospital features private rooms dedicated to children recovering from heart procedures; open heart surgery, including transplant; heart failure; and other conditions requiring intensive care. For more information, visit www.NortonChildrensHeart.com .
Qualifications
Work Experience (Basic): None
Work Experience (Desired): None
Education (Required): Doctorate Degree
Education (Desired):
Certification (Required): One of: DO or MD
Certification (Desired): Doctor of Osteopathy OR Medical Doctor
Norton Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law