Congestive Heart Failure Specialist Opportunity in Fairfield County, Connecticut (60 miles from New York City)

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Congestive Heart Failure Specialist Opportunity in Fairfield County, Connecticut (60 miles from New York City)

Nuvance Health, part of Northwell Health, is seeking a Congestive Heart Failure Specialist to join our growing Heart and Vascular Institute at Danbury and Norwalk Hospitals in Connecticut. The ideal candidate will be board certified in Cardiology and board certified / eligible in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology and looking to collaborate with our CHF specialists across our larger hospital system. Post fellowship training experience preferred. Leadership experience a plus.

Specific responsibilities include :

• Collaborate with the larger network CHF team and academic medical center
• In and outpatient consultation for Danbury and Norwalk patient populations
• Management of patients on mechanical support in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Continued management of readmission reduction and CHF care pathways
• Continued education for network clinicians / trainees on relevant and practical CHF topics

We offer a highly competitive compensation package, including base salary plus incentives and generous allowances for CMEs and Dues expenses as well as relocation allowance.

Danbury Hospital's Emergency Department is an accredited Level II Trauma Center, a Stroke Center and a Chest Pain Center, offering 24-hour interventional cardiology. Cardiac services at the hospital include Nuclear Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Arrhythmia Center. Our Cardiac Surgery Program includes TAVR. Norwalk Hospital, a Level II Trauma Center, is accredited as a Stroke Center and certified to provide Emergency Angioplasty for heart attack.

Danbury, Connecticut, located in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and nearby to Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York, is about 60 miles northeast of New York City. Norwalk Hospital is situated along the Long Island Sound, with convenient train access to New York City.  As part of the greater NY metropolitan area, both Danbury and Norwalk enjoy proximity to New York City culture and access to a wide array of four-season recreational activities. Fairfield County offers a variety of housing options and highly rated public and private schools and universities. Boston, New York City, New Haven and Hartford are easily accessible via car or train

Nuvance Health is proudly joining Northwell Health. Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals, 1000+ outpatient facilities, and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 104,000+ employees - 22,000+ nurses and 5,000+ employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell. Our professionals are relentless about staying ahead of the latest clinical trials and research, partnering with our own Feinstein Institute and other world-renowned institutions.

We are a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and therefore eligible employees may qualify for forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Qualified Applicants are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other classification protected under applicable Federal, State or Local law.

Salary Commensurate with Experience.

For more information or to apply for this position, please contact Jeanette Unger, Director of Physician Recruitment, via email jeanette.unger@nuvancehealth.org or phone (203)739-7864.