Chief of Cardiovascular Services | Regional Cardiovascular Service Line Leader

Blue Ridge Regional Hospital; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive compensation

Relocation allowance

Signing incentives

CME allowance

Job summary

Asheville cardiology leaders, in partnership with Mission Health, seek a physician executive to serve as Chief of Cardiovascular Services and Regional Cardiovascular Service Line Leader. Lead strategy, quality, and growth across Western North Carolina with a regional network serving over a million residents.

The role balances clinical oversight with administrative leadership, guiding subspecialties, advancing research, and collaborating with hospital and system leaders to shape the future of

Qualifications

• Board certification in Cardiology is required.
• Minimum 5+ years practicing cardiology.
• Prior medical director/leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• 50% clinical and 50% administrative responsibilities.
• Clinical role includes hybrid inpatient and clinic duties.
• Ensure clinical alignment across subspecialties.
• Mentor early-career physicians and APPs.
• Represent the cardiology service line in executive councils.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Clinical leadership

Education

Board Certification in Cardiology

Job description

Description

Specialization

• Cardiology Non Invasive
• Cardiology Interventional
• Cardiology Heart Failure and Transplant
• Critical Care Cardiology

Job Summary

Lead One of the Southeasts Premier Cardiovascular Programs While Living in the Heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Asheville Cardiology Associates and Mission Health are seeking an accomplished cardiovascular leader to serve as Chief of Cardiovascular Services | Regional Cardiovascular Service Line Leader and help shape the future of heart care across Western North Carolina. This is a rare opportunity to lead one of the Southeasts largest and most comprehensive cardiovascular programs while driving strategy, innovation, quality, research, and growth across a regional referral network serving more than one million residents across 19 counties.

A Leadership Opportunity that Stands Apart

Serves as the physician executive voice for cardiovascular services, partnering with hospital and system leaders on strategic growth, quality initiatives, physician alignment, and service line development.

• Lead a highly respected cardiovascular service line with 40 cardiologists and 27 advanced practice providers
• Influence strategy and patient care across one of the regions largest tertiary cardiovascular programs in Western North Carolina
• Partner directly with executive hospital leadership on growth, quality, innovation, and physician development
• Shape the future of structural heart, advanced heart failure, imaging, electrophysiology, and cardiovascular research initiatives
• Benefit from the resources and national scale of HCA Healthcare while maintaining strong physician leadership locally

Position Overview

This role is ideal for a physician leader seeking the next chapter in their career: a position with meaningful organizational influence, a highly engaged cardiovascular team, and the opportunity to shape care delivery across an entire region.

• 50% clinical and 50% administrative responsibilities
• Clinical responsibilities include a hybrid role covering both inpatient service and clinic
• Ensures clinical alignment across subspecialty groups including noninvasive, interventional, critical care, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure and pediatric cardiology
• Ensures clinical standards, quality metric achievement, and mentoring early career physicians and APPs
• Represents cardiology service line in medical executive and cardiac leadership councils
• Champions clinical research, innovation, and participation in national cardiovascular trials while enhancing Mission Healths reputation as a leading destination for cardiovascular care

Why Asheville?

Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville offers an exceptional quality of life that is increasingly difficult to find in major metropolitan markets. Physicians enjoy a unique balance of professional fulfillment and personal well-being with easy access to world-class outdoor recreation, a thriving arts and culinary scene, excellent educational options, and four distinct seasons.

Consistently recognized as one of Americas most desirable mountain communities, Asheville combines natural beauty with cultural sophistication. Residents enjoy hiking, cycling, fly-fishing, golf, skiing, and hundreds of miles of nearby trails while remaining within convenient reach of Charlotte, Atlanta, and other major southeastern hubs. For physicians seeking both career advancement and a lifestyle centered around family, wellness, and outdoor living, Asheville represents a rare opportunity to have both.

Qualified Candidates

• Board certified in Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, or Advanced Heart Failure
• 5+ years of experience as a practicing cardiologist
• Must have leadership experience in a well-established multidisciplinary cardiology program; prior medical director, division chief, or service line leadership experience preferred

Incentive/Benefits Package

• This is an employed position with HCA Healthcare’s Physician Services Group
• Highly competitive executive compensation package with productivity, quality, and leadership incentives
• Benefit offerings that cater to your lifestyle: health, dental, vision, pharmacy, & financial
• Paid time off paired with allocated dollars and days toward CME
• CME allowance, relocation and signing incentives offered in most circumstances