Lee Health is seeking a Heart Failure Specialist/Medical Director!

Lee Health is a non-profit organization with more than 14,000 employees, 4,500 volunteers, and more than 800 employed primary care and specialty care providers with nearly 90 practice locations throughout Southwest Florida. The organization has four acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals that together house 1,812 hospital beds.

The cardiac flagship, HealthPark Medical Center, is a 460-bed facility located in Fort Myers, FL, that provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient cardiac services. HPMC has been an IBM/Watson top 50 cardiac hospital 3 years in a row (2018, 2019, and 2020), the only hospital in Florida to receive this distinction 3 year in a row.

Position Information:

Lee Health is seeking a Heart Failure Cardiologist to join a well-established and full-service Cardiovascular program with clinical duties out of HealthPark Medical Center and administrative duties throughout the System (four adult acute care hospitals in addition to outpatient clinics). This is an exciting administrative opportunity to further develop and improve an existing program and clinically to provide support to over 50 Cardiologists in caring for complex heart patients. Candidates for this position will be interested in program development and management, quality improvement and leveraging innovation for value to patients. Skills in managing outpatient and inpatient consultations for complex heart cases are required. Candidates for this position will be fellowship trained in Heart Failure and have the skills and leadership to build upon an existing program.

Benefit Highlights:

• Offers a competitive compensation package with salary and metric bonus opportunities
• Paid time off for a nice work/life balance
• Sign-on bonus & relocation package
• Malpractice through articles of sovereign immunity
• 403(b) retirement plan with match
• Short term/long term disability

Fort Myers:

In Fort Myers, there is something for everyone. With warm weather all year round, the area has numerous outdoor activities right at your fingertips, such as boating, playing golf, fishing, enjoying the wildlife, beautiful walking trails, and so much more! Fort Myers also has numerous restaurants, plenty of shopping close by in our malls and outlets, art, history, and a wide variety of festivals all year round.

Fort Myers International Airport is easy to get to, easy to use and offers numerous direct flights and connections to meet all of your travel needs. Those in this area can also enjoy the Key West Express, which allows for a 3-hour boat ride down to Key West! Fort Myers is minutes away from Sanibel Island, Captiva, and Naples. This area is centrally located between three of Florida’s major cities, Orlando, Tampa, and Miami.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please e-mail your CV to our Physician Recruitment Office at [Register to View]