Medical Director of Heart Failure and LVAD Program

AMN Healthcare Leadership Solutions | B.E. Smith; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 600,000 - 730,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health seeks an accomplished heart failure physician leader to serve as Medical Director of Heart Failure and LVAD Program, based at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, New Jersey. This role provides clinical and strategic leadership for advanced heart failure care across the system.

The position focuses on program development, quality outcomes, education, and research in a nationally recognized cardiovascular institute.

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or MD/PhD with the ability to obtain an unrestricted medical license in New Jersey.
• Board certification in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
• Demonstrated experience leading a heart failure program within a large multi-hospital health system.
• Record of clinical excellence, program development, teaching, and scholarly activity.
• Ability to work effectively across hospital, system, physician group, and external partner environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a systemwide strategy for heart failure care.
• Oversee inpatient and outpatient heart failure programs across Atlantic Health System.
• Develop standardized care pathways and EPIC order sets for heart failure patients.
• Collaborate with cardio, surgical, and partner programs to strengthen coordinated care.
• Support education for fellows, clinicians, patients, and families while building a national research presence.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Strategic planning

Educational leadership

Research leadership

Education

MD/DO/MD-PhD

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

Medical Director of Heart Failure and LVAD Program

StartDate: ASAP Available Shifts: -

Atlantic Health

Morristown, NJ

Atlantic Health seeks an accomplished heart failure physician leader to serve as Medical Director of Heart Failure and LVAD Program, based at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, New Jersey. This is a highly visible opportunity to advance a systemwide heart failure strategy across one of New Jersey’s leading integrated health systems and the nationally recognized Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute.

The Medical Director will provide clinical, strategic, operational, educational, and research leadership for advanced heart failure care across Atlantic Health System. The role includes oversight of inpatient and outpatient heart failure programs, development of standardized care pathways, optimization of quality outcomes, collaboration with mechanical circulatory support and transplant partners, and support for fellows, clinicians, patients, and families through education and program development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a systemwide strategy for heart failure care, including goals for clinical quality, access, program growth, and care standardization.
• Oversee inpatient and outpatient heart failure programs across Atlantic Health System, including efforts to reduce length of stay, mortality, readmissions, and variation in care.
• Develop and implement standardized care pathways, network protocols, and EPIC order sets for patients with heart failure and cardiac mechanical assist needs.
• Collaborate with cardiovascular, surgical, mechanical circulatory support, pulmonary hypertension, transplant, hospitalist, advanced practice, and external partner programs to strengthen coordinated care.
• Support education for cardiology fellows, medical staff, clinicians, patients, and families, while helping to build a nationally visible research and academic presence in advanced heart failure.

Ideal Candidate

• MD, DO, or MD/PhD with the ability to obtain an unrestricted medical license in New Jersey.
• Board certification in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
• Demonstrated experience leading a heart failure program within a large, multi-hospital health system.
• Record of clinical excellence, program development, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement, teaching, and scholarly activity.
• Ability to work effectively across hospital, system, physician group, and external partner environments.

About Atlantic Health

Atlantic Health is one of New Jersey’s largest and most respected integrated healthcare systems, serving communities across northern and central New Jersey through more than 400 sites of care. Morristown Medical Center, the flagship hospital, is a tertiary teaching hospital and Level 1 trauma center, and the Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute is recognized for excellence in cardiovascular care.

Compensation And Benefits

The salary range of $600,000 to $730,000 reflects a good faith estimate of the potential base compensation for this physician leader position at the time of posting. This range is subject to change and may be updated in the future. Actual compensation will be determined by various factors, including (but not limited to) location, specialty, academic rank, board certification, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, internal equity, etc. Unless otherwise noted, this figure does not include incentive pay or the value of Atlantic Health’s comprehensive benefits package.

Facility Location

Once known as the "Military Capital of the American Revolution," Morristown is rooted in a deep heritage that's also intertwined with the history of the United States. Because of its role in the war, this town has a number of historical locations that now make up the Morristown National Historic Park. You'll also find a variety of shopping, dining, and recreational locations around town.

About the Company

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.