Physician - Medical Director of Cardiovascular Critical Care - Royal Oak

Cardiologist Position at Corewell Health

Corewell Health East is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible cardiologist with leadership expertise and a strong clinical interest in cardiovascular critical care to join the Heart and Vascular Service Line at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak and serve as the medical director of cardiology intensive care.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a nationally recognized cardiovascular program with a longstanding commitment to excellence in patient care, education, research, and innovation.

The successful candidate will play an important role in care model design for the 20-bed cardiology intensive care unit which includes medically complex and critically ill cardiology patients, while maintaining complementary practice within their area of cardiology expertise. The case mix includes patients with cardiogenic shock, and the candidate will need to demonstrate expertise in advanced mechanical circulatory support.

Candidates from a range of cardiology backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including noninvasive cardiology, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, or another subspecialty cardiology. Formal advanced training in critical care cardiology is required for candidates with substantial relevant training, experience, and demonstrated competency in cardiovascular critical care.

Position Highlights

• Full-time cardiology position based primarily at the Royal Oak campus, with a significant emphasis on cardiovascular critical care
• Management of critically ill patients with complex cardiovascular diseases, including acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock, acute heart failure, significant arrhythmias, hemodynamic instability, and multisystem illness
• Approximately 50% clinical effort devoted to cardiovascular critical care and other inpatient responsibilities, with the remaining clinical effort tailored to the candidate's cardiology subspecialty and programmatic needs
• Opportunity to maintain an outpatient or procedural practice consistent with the candidate's training and expertise
• Close collaboration with interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, electrophysiology, cardiovascular surgery, critical care medicine, advanced practice providers, nursing, pharmacy, and other multidisciplinary teams
• Participation in the continued development of cardiovascular critical-care pathways, protocols, quality initiatives, and educational programs
• State-of-the-art facilities and access to advanced cardiovascular imaging, hemodynamic support, and other cutting-edge technologies
• Teaching opportunities involving cardiovascular fellows, residents, medical students, and multidisciplinary clinical teams
• Faculty appointment at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine commensurate with academic experience
• Opportunities for clinical research, quality improvement, education, and program development
• Competitive compensation and benefits

Qualifications

Required

• MD or DO degree
• Board certified or board eligible in cardiovascular disease
• Advanced fellowship training in critical care cardiology, critical care medicine, or another relevant area
• Eligibility for an unrestricted Michigan medical license
• Eligibility for an unrestricted DEA registration
• Commitment to multidisciplinary, team-based care
• Demonstrated experience, training, or competency in managing critically ill cardiovascular patients
• Strong communication, teaching, and clinical leadership skills

Preferred

• Alternatively, substantial clinical experience caring for high-acuity cardiovascular patients in a CCU, CICU, CVICU, or comparable setting
• Training or experience in noninvasive cardiology, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, or another complementary cardiology subspecialty
• Experience in cardiovascular education, quality improvement, clinical research, or program development