Electrophysiologist

Electrophysiologist

The Heart Institute of East Texas (HIET) is seeking Board Certified/Board Eligible Electrophysiologists to join their practice of 13 physicians (7 Interventional, 4 Invasive/General, 1 EP) plus our own CV Surgeon. HIET is affiliated with St. Luke's Health-Memorial and has led the hospital to receive the highest recognition from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) as the Heartcare Center of Excellence every year since 2018, as well as the PIONEER award for being one of the first ten hospitals in the nation to receive this designation. As of 2023, there remain only seven hospitals with this designation in Texas, and MHSET (Memorial Health System of East Texas) is one of only a few hospitals with this designation to also have four ACC accreditations in the state (Electrophysiology, Cath Lab, Heart Failure, Chest Pain). HIET serves 12 counties with a population of 350,000 in Deep East Texas with 10 clinic locations and privileges at 4 hospitals.

Job Description

• Full-time Electrophysiologist
• 6 total Cath Labs (2 dedicated EP labs)
• EnSite X EP System X & Carto 3 V7 and Carto Prime (both Mapping systems available onsite)
• List procedures: All EP Procedures capable, LAAO Center of excellence (Watchman/amulet), PFA contract approved and started PFA program for afib ablations with both Boston/Abbott
• Call Schedule: 1:7 cardiology call with only 1 major holiday per year

Benefits

• Extremely competitive compensation & benefits package
• Salary range expected around the 90th percentile nationally
• Productivity bonus available after 1 year if meets expectations
• Amazing potential for growth/partnership eligible after Year 2
• Generous sign-on bonus & productivity bonus
• Loan repayment available
• Relocation assistance
• CME allowance
• Teaching & committee opportunities

Requirements

• Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution
• Board-eligible or board-certified
• Medical license to practice in the state of Texas
• Visa accepted: J1, H1B, or O1

Awards & Accreditation

• In 2023, Heart Institute of East Texas recognized by ACC as Partners in Care with St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin for heart failure accreditation with outpatient services. The Heart Institute of East Texas is one of only two outpatient clinics in Texas and the 11th in the nation to receive this Partner in Care Heart Failure Accreditation.
• The physicians have also received the Texas Forest Country Small Business of the Year award from Governor Abbott in 2017 and the Lufkin Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award in 2017.
• In 2019, the Texas Medical Foundation (TMF) awarded the TMF Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award to HIET.
• HIET was among 32 health care providers out of over 3,600 in seven states to receive the Gold Level award for the 2018-2019 year.

Entrepreneurial Initiatives

• HIET has firmly established itself as a regional leader in advanced cardiac care by incorporating groundbreaking procedures and state-of-the-art technologies. Our team is actively involved in research projects and clinical trials, collaborating with Harvard Medical School, Duke University, and Eli Lilly.
• The ACC National Cardiovascular Data Registry's (NCDR) partner, Veradigm Cardiology Registry (formerly PINNACLE Registry), recognized HIET's contribution in providing registry data used to improve processes and procedures that establish high-quality cardiovascular care. These processes have been adopted by over 8,500 providers in nearly 2,500 practice locations.

Additional Recognition

• Highly qualified, superior quality, and well-respected physicians in the community that serve in various leadership positions throughout the region.
• HIET cardiologists are board certified in multiple specialties and are leaders in the cardiovascular field in Deep East Texas.
• Physicians were instrumental in establishing cardiovascular and surgery programs at both hospital systems in Lufkin: Woodland Heights Medical Center (Community Health Systems) and MHSET.
• Physicians currently serve or have served in many leadership roles, both in local hospitals and in the community itself (Chiefs of Staff, Chiefs of Cardiology, Cath Lab Directors, President of Angelina Medical Society).

Dedication to excellent care within the community and a patient-first mindset, as well as a commitment to bringing cutting-edge clinical care to patients served.

• The practice's clinics create access to much-needed cardiovascular care in these rural, underserved communities.
• Physicians provided educational meetings and health fairs for the prevention of cardiovascular disease for economically disadvantaged counties (Jasper/Houston).
• HIET partnered with Boston Scientific from 2018 to 2022 via the program Close the Gap to combat healthcare disparities.

Compensation Information

$270.55 / Hourly - $337.76 / Hourly