Advanced Cardiac Imaging Physician - Concord, NC

Atrium Health enterprise; North Carolina; On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement benefits

Educational assistance

Continuing Medical Education allowances

Relocation assistance

Job summary

A leading health care organization in North Carolina is seeking an Advanced Cardiac Imaging Cardiologist. This is an excellent opportunity to practice within a dynamic and innovative team at a busy referral hospital. Responsibilities include managing inpatient and outpatient services, along with contributing to a collaborative cardiac program. Candidates must be board-eligible or board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease with specific imaging qualifications. The role offers competitive benefits, including paid time off and educational assistance.

Qualifications

• BE/BC in Cardiovascular Disease required.
• Level III Echo certification mandatory for structural echo.
• Experience in Cardiac MRI at Level III is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy regional referral hospital with advanced cardiac imaging.
• Rotate between inpatient services including a Cardiac Care Unit.
• Participate in outpatient clinics and imaging days.

Skills

Cardiac MRI

Structural echo

CT

Critical care interest

Education

BE/BC in Cardiovascular Disease

BE/BC Echo (Level III)

BE/BC Nuclear

BE/BC Cardiac MRI (Level III)

BE/BC CT

Job description

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking an Advanced Cardiac Imaging Cardiologist to join its growing practice at Atrium Health Cabarrus, a high quality, innovation driven tertiary care site within Advocate Health. This opportunity offers the ability to practice at a busy regional referral hospital while contributing to advanced cardiac imaging, inpatient services, and continued program growth.

CMR and structural imaging is performed at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, a quaternary facility with 874 beds. Structural echo and TEE for this role will be largely performed at AH Cabarrus. Only CMR and CT structural imaging is limited to the CMC site. Structural echo will not be done at CMC short of vacation driven need for coverage.

About Atrium Health Cabarrus

Atrium Health Cabarrus is a 457 bed tertiary care hospital and the second largest in the Greater Charlotte market, serving a rapidly growing and diverse patient population. The hospital is part of Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, one of the largest and most comprehensive cardiovascular programs in the Southeast, and is anchored by a state of the art Heart & Vascular Tower designed for integrated, patient centered care.

The cardiovascular program offers a full spectrum of services including advanced non invasive and structural imaging, structural and interventional cardiology, comprehensive electrophysiology services, and advanced heart failure care. Physicians practice in a highly collaborative, team based environment alongside 17 cardiologists, 4 cardiac surgeons, a dedicated 6 physician vascular surgery team, and robust support from more than 21 cardiology focused advanced practice providers.

Highlights

Why This Opportunity

This is a busy, well established clinical practice with a strong referral base and opportunities to participate in program growth and clinical innovation. Physicians benefit from a supportive, academically engaged health system and the ability to practice on a modern, expanding campus that serves as a regional cardiovascular hub.

Clinical Responsibilities – Inpatient Services

Physicians rotate between two inpatient services, including a 20 bed Cardiac Care Unit that is transitioning to a closed medical surgical cardiac unit. A significant portion of the patient population includes post surgical cardiac patients. Dedicated CCU weeks include management of critically ill cardiac patients, including mechanical circulatory support, ECMO, and advanced cardiac devices. CCU care is co managed with a 24/7 in house critical care team.

Service Schedule

Service coverage is provided in week long blocks. Physicians cover approximately 10 weeks per year, or about one week every 5–6 weeks.

Outpatient Clinic & Imaging

When not on service, physicians split time between clinic and imaging with intentional variety built into the schedule. Outpatient cardiology clinics are interspersed with imaging days. The schedule is designed to avoid back to back clinic days whenever possible. Imaging days rotate to provide variety and prevent long stretches in a single role.

Designated CMR reading days would be at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC), while CT studies are read remotely, though it would be based at CMC if combined with structural CT work. Structural and procedural TEE work would all be performed at AH Cabarrus as part of the on site structural team. Participation in a system-wide structural conference which occurs weekly would be an expectation.

Call & Weekend Coverage

Weekend coverage averages approximately 9 weekends per year, or about Q6. In house advanced practice provider coverage is available 24/7, significantly limiting overnight call burden. Imaging call is shared among imaging trained cardiologists and continues to improve as the group grows.

Training and/or Experience Required

• BE/BC in Cardiovascular Disease
• BE/BC Echo (Level III required for structural echo)
• BE/BC Nuclear (including SPECT MPI, with PET MPI)
• BE/BC Cardiac MRI (level III required)
• BE/BC CT
• Interest in critical care is welcomed

Benefits

Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions

Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage

Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources

Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support

Educational assistance and professional development programs

Paid medical liability insurance

Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances

Relocation assistance

About Concord, North Carolina

Concord, NC is the county seat of Cabarrus county directly northeast of uptown Charlotte which blends big-city opportunity with small-town charm, offering an ideal mix of professional growth and personal comfort. This is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities. Concord has been voted one of America’s Top 100 small towns although with the growth of the county now exceeding 300,000 it is hard to consider it a small town anymore. Living in this area gives you the opportunity to enjoy all that Charlotte has to offer including more than 200 parks, greenways, and outdoor attractions like nearby mountains, east coast beaches, the U.S. National Whitewater Center, plus a full calendar of festivals, concerts, and cultural events throughout the year. The larger Charlotte metropolitan area offers a multitude of dining and shopping opportunities and yet remains a location where the cost of living is reasonable. The Concord/Cornelius area offers lakeside leisure along Lake Norman, and it is a place where you can build both a fulfilling career and a wonderful life with a robust sense of local pride and connectivity.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the United States, providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With Wake Forest University School of Medicine as our academic core, we are shaping the future of health care through innovation, research, education and compassionate care.

When you join Advocate Health, you’re joining a team that’s committed to being the Best Place to Care—where clinicians are heard, supported and empowered to focus on what matters most: caring for patients. This enterprise-wide initiative is grounded in listening to care teams, removing barriers to excellent care, and fostering well-being and connection. It reflects our purpose—from discovery to everyday moments, we’re redefining care - for you, for us, for all—and lives through our values: lifting each other up, leading with purpose, thinking boldly together and embracing change with optimism. Here, you’ll find not just a job, but a career with meaning, growth and impact— for all.