Attending Physician, Multimodality Imaging Cardiologist

Job Summary

The Attending Physician, Multimodality Imaging Cardiologist specializes in advanced cardiac imaging applications, including structural interventional echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiac computed tomography (CT), and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The position involves performing and interpreting a broad range of non‑invasive cardiology studies and participating in clinic, consultation, inpatient, and cardiac intensive care services across Cook County Health (CCH). The physician also trains students, residents, and fellows.

• Provides specialized direct care and consultative cardiology services for patients in the inpatient and outpatient sites of CCH.
• Provides specialized acute and chronic cardiac care aimed at improving patient outcomes.
• Performs and interprets essential non‑invasive diagnostic studies including, but not limited to, transthoracic echocardiography, diagnostic and interventional transesophageal echocardiography, stress testing, tilt‑table testing, ECGs, Holter and long‑term monitoring.
• Performs, interprets, and maintains privileges in a minimum of three of the following credentialed advanced cardiac imaging modalities: advanced structural and interventional echocardiography (including 4D, intracardiac echocardiography), nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and/or cardiac MRI.
• Performs multimodality imaging studies on a routine basis alongside other assignments.
• Participates in the training and education of the technical and nursing personnel in cardiac imaging.
• Provides call support for the Division of Cardiology.
• Performs assigned administrative duties.
• Participates in or supports the Division of Cardiology research activities.
• Participates in divisional, departmental, and institutional taskforces and committees.
• Participates in the development and execution of curricula for cardiology fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Collaborates with the Department of Radiology to develop and implement new workflows and imaging protocols for advanced cardiac imaging.
• Maintains board certification status in cardiovascular medicine and relevant cardiac imaging boards.
• Performs quality improvement initiatives in cardiac imaging across CCH.
• Participates in cardiac imaging laboratory accreditation processes.
• Performs emergency assignments and other duties as assigned.

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited medical school, university, or foreign equivalent.
• Licensed as a physician in the State of Illinois or obtains Illinois physician licensure prior to starting employment.
• Cleared for privileges by Medical Staff Services by start of employment.
• Successful completion of a three‑year Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
• Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Cardiovascular Medicine prior to starting employment, or attains Board Certification status within two years of starting employment.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in a minimum of three of the following Cardiac Imaging Boards:
  National Board of Echocardiography (NBE), Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC), Certification Board of Cardiac Computed Tomography (CBCCT), and/or Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CBCMR). Alternatively, obtain Board Certification in a minimum of three of the aforementioned modalities within two years after starting employment.
• Achieved COCATS Level III training in a minimum of three of four credentialed cardiac imaging modalities and completed one year or more of advanced cardiac imaging fellowship training beyond the cardiovascular medicine fellowship.

Bilingual.

• Knowledge of and skilled in the practice of inpatient and outpatient cardiovascular medicine and various non‑invasive cardiology studies.
• Knowledge of and skilled in acquisition, supervision, and interpretation of three of four advanced multimodality cardiac imaging studies that require special privileges at CCH.
• Excellent verbal and…