Pediatric Cardiologist- Per Diem

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Malpractice tail coverage

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

Relocation assistance

CME time & money

Supportive health system

Job summary

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia is seeking a per diem Pediatric Cardiologist to join our team. The role focuses on comprehensive pediatric cardiology evaluations and testing for inpatients and outpatients.

The team includes an electrophysiology service and a dedicated PA in the device clinic; the physician will participate in EP procedures, teaching residents, and academic clinical research, while benefiting from a collaborative health system.

Qualifications

• Pediatric cardiology fellowship required.
• 1-2 years of experience.
• PA license (or ability to obtain one) required.

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient and outpatient pediatric cardiology evaluations and testing.
• Interpret ECGs, echocardiograms, ambulatory ECG, and exercise testing in children and adolescents.
• Inpatient and outpatient electrophysiology and general cardiology care, including pediatric and adult congenital EP procedures.
• Teaching and mentoring residents and adult EP fellows; engage in academic clinical research.

Education

Pediatric cardiology fellowship

PA license (or ability to obtain one)

Job description

Job Summary

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is seeking a per diem Pediatric Cardiologist to join our team.

Job Summary

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is seeking a per diem Pediatric Cardiologist to join our team.

Highlights

• Perform inpatient and outpatient pediatric cardiology evaluations and testing.
• Interpretation of ECG's, echocardiograms, ambulatory electrocardiography, and exercise stress testing in infants, children and adolescents.
• The role would include inpatient and outpatient electrophysiology and general cardiology care, invasive electrophysiology procedures including pediatric and adult congenital patients
• Teaching and mentoring of residents and adult electrophysiology fellows, and academic clinical research.
• The electrophysiology service includes one pediatric congenital electrophysiologist and a PA dedicated to the device clinic.
• The electrophysiology service provides coverage for St Christopher's Hospital for Children.
• We also benefit from having excellent collaboration with several adult electrophysiology programs in the area.

The Benefits We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
• Malpractice insurance & tail coverage
• Generous paid time-off allowance
• Commuter Benefits- tax-free transit or parking
• CME time and money
• Relocation assistance
• Supportive health system to advance goals

Contact Name

Keri Krim

Contact Email

[e-mail]

Contact Phone

484-628-6714

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Qualifications

Pediatric cardiology fellowship required along with 1-2 years of experience.

PA license (or ability to obtain one) required.

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties. With more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children combines topnotch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties, including Cardiology; Ear, Nose and Throat; Gastroenterology; Oncology; and Orthopedics. It houses the only Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher’s is a Magnet® designated hospital and has been recognized as a Women’s Choice Award Best Children’s Hospital.

The Community

Philadelphia located between New York and Washington D.C, is considered to be the birthplace of the United States. The Constitution was debated here in Philadelphia in what is now the Independence Hall. The nearby Liberty Bell Center is home to the famous two-thousand-pound bell which became a symbol of freedom. The National Constitution Center also tells the story of 1920s prohibition. Learn more about Al Capone and other famous former inmates at the Eastern State Penitentiary. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the country's largest museums, is not to be missed. At Fairmount Park, discover outdoor art on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, as well as the Smith Memorial Arch dedicated to Civil War heroes. Attractions for kids include Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest zoo in America. Meet more animals at the Academy of Natural Sciences or enjoy fun and educational interactive displays at the Please Touch Museum.

Videos

• Virtual Tour – St. Chris
• Virtual Tour of Philadelphia

Websites

• St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
• City of Philadelphia

Overview

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The school opened in 2021 and is currently accepting enrollment applications for the second class in 2024. In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.