Job Description

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Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team? At Children’s Mercy, we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference, which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital, for eleven consecutive years.

Children’s Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City – a metro abounding in cultural experiences, vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live, work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in children’s health, we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

The Ward Family Heart Center at Children's Mercy Kansas City is seeking a Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist to join a nationally recognized pediatric cardiovascular program with a large regional referral base, advanced catheterization capabilities, and a strong commitment to innovation, education, and multidisciplinary care. The successful candidate would join an existing group of 45 cardiologists (40 in Kansas City, 2 in Wichita, KS, 2 in Springfield, MO and 1 in Topeka, KS), 4 CV surgeons, and over 30 APNs. Trainees currently in their 4th year Interventional Cardiology fellowship are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric Cardiology and have a 4th year fellowship in interventional cardiology. Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills and a commitment to collaborative, family-centered care. There are ample opportunities for clinical/translational research and teaching (medical students, residents and Pediatric Cardiology fellows). Opportunities for participation in ACHD EP care are also available. Salary and academic rank are commensurate with experience.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Perform a wide spectrum of congenital and structural heart interventions, including ASD and PDA closure, transcatheter valve therapies, angioplasty, stent implantation, and coarctation interventions.
• Perform diagnostic catheterization and advanced hemodynamic assessments in patients with congenital and acquired heart disease.
• Participate in cardiac catheterization laboratory call coverage.
• Provide outpatient consultation and longitudinal follow-up for patients with congenital heart disease.
• Participate in inpatient cardiology service coverage and multidisciplinary care planning.
• Collaborate closely with cardiac surgery, cardiac intensive care, electrophysiology, transplant, and advanced imaging teams.
• Participate in teaching and mentorship of medical students, residents, and pediatric cardiology fellows.
• Opportunities exist for clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, and program development.

Our Heart Center serves a population of over 5 million in the heart of the U.S.A. We perform over 500 cardiac operations, 600 cardiac catheterizations, over 200 invasive EP procedures, 18,000 outpatient visits, and more than 20,000 echocardiograms annually. Our two state-of the art catheterization labs are both hybrid labs and equipped with the latest 3D imaging and EP technology. Telehealth is available and facilitates our outreach clinics. We have video-conferencing capabilities that are routinely used by providers from distant locations to dial into our conferences for patient care and education. The Ward Family Heart Center program consistently ranks amount he top programs nationally by USNWR.

Children's Mercy Heart Center is home to one of the region's leading pediatric cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology programs, providing comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic catheter-based procedures for infants, children, and adults with congenital heart disease. The program performs a broad range of structural and congenital heart interventions, including device closures, balloon valvuloplasty, pulmonary valve replacement, angioplasty, and stent placement, while working closely with cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac intensive care, and advanced imaging teams to deliver multidisciplinary care. As part of a nationally recognized pediatric heart center, the interventional cardiology team also supports fellowship education, research, quality improvement initiatives, and outreach services throughout the region.

Our super-specialty resources include Electrophysiology, Cardiac Transplantation/Heart Failure, Interventional Cardiology and Advanced Cardiac Imaging (fetal echo, 3D echo, trans-esophageal echo, CT, MRI and 3D printing). We also provide specialized, team-based care in Fetal Cardiology (with on-site delivery services for high-risk neonates), Interstage Monitoring (CHAMP), Preventive Cardiology, Cardiac Genetics, Fontan Clinic, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, and Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Services.

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

For additional information please contact:

Brian Birnbaum, MDInterim Co-Director, Ward Family Heart Center

Phone (816) 302-3608

bfbirnbaum@cmh.edu

For more information about Children’s Mercy Kansas City and about Kansas City itself, visit cmkc.link/TakeYourPlace.

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

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Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation are all factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

CM is committed to creating a workforce that supports the diverse backgrounds of our patients and families. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team, so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service, you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, including education, ideas, culture, and beliefs.