Cardiology Opening in Munster, IN

## Heart Failure Cardiologist | Northwest Indiana (Chicagoland) Northwest Indiana — 30 Minutes from Downtown Chicago ## Position Details * Full-time, permanent employed position * Schedule: Monday–Friday with flexible scheduling * No general cardiology call * Setting: Inpatient and outpatient — outpatient HF clinic plus inpatient heart failure consult service * EMR: Epic with AI-enabled documentation — HIMSS Stage 7 * Credentialing and onboarding take approximately 90–120 days after offer acceptance ## Practice Overview Seeking a BC/BE Heart Failure Cardiologist to provide physician leadership for an established, expanding heart failure program: * Established heart failure clinic staffed by 2 dedicated nurse practitioners * Lead the planned advanced HF program, inpatient and outpatient, at a 500-bed hospital, with a physician-led team model of one cardiologist and 2 APPs * Service line of about 40 cardiologists and 20 NPs across four hospitals, providing a strong internal referral base * Outpatient IV diuretic and remote monitoring, including implantable hemodynamic monitoring * Access to cardiac rehabilitation, palliative care, dietitian, and social work for comprehensive HF care * Full diagnostic support, including echocardiography, nuclear imaging, and right heart catheterization in the cath labs * Collaboration with an established structural heart program (transcatheter mitral repair, TAVR) and electrophysiology for CRT and ICD therapy * Leadership support to develop readmission-reduction, GDMT optimization, and quality initiatives * Collegial physicians committed to mentoring new partners * Financially strong four-hospital system with long-tenured local leadership ## Compensation & Benefits * Competitive salary * Sign-on bonus (negotiable) * Medical, dental, and vision insurance * 403(b) with employer match * Malpractice coverage, including tail * Generous CME allowance * Reimbursement for licensure, DEA, CSR, dues, and subscriptions * Paid time off ## Required Qualifications * MD or DO, Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiovascular Disease * Advanced Heart Failure training or heart failure expertise * Indiana medical license or willingness to obtain ## About the Community – Northwest Indiana * About 30 minutes from downtown Chicago * Lower cost of living and lower state taxes than Illinois * Highly rated school districts * Easy access to Lake Michigan beaches and Indiana Dunes National Park * Chicago's world-class dining, museums, and culture a short drive or South Shore Line train ride away