Cardiac Critical Care Intensivist (Dual boarded in Critical Care & Cardiology)

General Cardiologist

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, a part of Norton Healthcare located in Louisville, Kentucky, is seeking two board-certified or board-eligible general cardiologists and also board-certified or board-eligible in critical care medicine to join its growing group of providers in a new 12-bed cardiac critical care unit located on the campus of Norton Audubon Hospital. The group consists of 50 board-certified cardiovascular physicians, more than 45 advanced practice providers, and 200+ support staff. Norton Heart & Vascular Institute is a progressive group of practices that maintains more than 57% of the total cardiovascular market share, more than any other health care provider in our service area. It offers comprehensive cardiovascular care, including specialized programs for electrophysiology, structural heart disease, advanced cardiac imaging, cardio-obstetrics, and advanced heart failure, including mechanical circulatory support and cardiac rehabilitation.

Thanks to an endowment investment of up to $88 million from the Rounsavall Family Foundation, Norton Heart & Vascular Institute's new multidisciplinary clinic space opened in October 2023 on the Norton Audubon Hospital campus as one of 29 locations across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The investment also included upgrading and expanding all catheterization labs across the Norton Healthcare system, as well as computed tomography (CT) machines for advanced imaging.

"This institute is a subspecialty-based model made up of high-functioning providers who are collegial and diverse. Backed by a well-established cardiovascular service line structure that has access to up-to-date technology and facilities, we pride ourselves in providing a high level of service and quality of patient care that make our institute a great place for a provider to practice and grow." - Joseph A. Lash, M.D., Executive Medical Director and Rounsavall Family Foundation Endowed Chair, Norton Heart & Vascular Institute.

Job Description

• Develop and expand Norton Heart & Vascular Institute's cardiac critical care program
• Oversee cardiology services in a 12-bed, dedicated cardiovascular intensive care unit (CV ICU) located at Norton Audubon Hospital, a four-time award-winning American College of Cardiology HeartCARE Center of Excellence
• Provider will work specifically in the ICU for cardiac patients but will be responsible for performing some related bedside procedures and reading diagnostic tests in the hospital
• Support the continued growth of the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Structural Heart Program, including the addition of new procedures
• Support continued growth and development of established Norton Healthcare extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) services
• Join a multidisciplinary team to include cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, and advanced heart failure
• Opportunity to partner with the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program, which includes three physicians and nine advanced practice providers
• Ultimate schedule will be 7 on / 7 off but may do 5 days a week to start with critical care support at night

Requirements

• Medical degree/diploma
• Residency/fellowship certification
• Kentucky and Indiana medical license or license eligible

About Norton Audubon Hospital

Norton Audubon Hospital is a 432-bed acute-care hospital specializing in cardiac, surgical, pulmonary, orthopedic, vascular, urologic, emergency, and diagnostic care. The hospital is home to one of the largest and most comprehensive heart care programs in the Louisville area, having performed the world’s second artificial heart transplant in 1984. It has one of the most successful ECMO and cardiogenic shock programs in the country, with survival rates above the national average, and its comprehensive hybrid A-fib ablation program consistently ranks among the top 10 nationally in procedural volume. The hospital’s multidisciplinary structural heart team performed the first transcatheter pulmonic valve replacement in the region in 2023.

Norton Audubon Hospital has achieved HeartCare Center National Distinction of Excellence through the American College of Cardiology and Center of Excellence in Kidney Stone Management from the Surgical Review Corporation. The hospital also offers care for complex lung conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary nodules, sleep apnea, and more, and is recognized as a Pulmonary Hypertension Center of Comprehensive Care by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

Norton Audubon Hospital is certified by DNV as a Primary Stroke Center, offering comprehensive stroke intervention and treatment. The hospital has also achieved ventricular assist device credentialing and has been recognized by DNV as an Advanced Orthopedic & Spine Center of Excellence for knee and hip replacement and shoulder and spine surgery.

Norton Audubon Hospital provides full inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services and special programs focused on joint care, urology, critical care, geriatric services, sleep disorders, pain management, wound healing, vascular access, and music therapy.

About Norton Medical Group

Norton Medical Group, a part of Norton Healthcare, continues to expand to meet the health care needs of residents in Greater Louisville, including Southern Indiana and surrounding counties. By far the largest network of employed medical providers in the area (3,200), Norton Medical Group operates a highly successful employment model that oversees the business operation of its practices, allowing physicians to focus on quality care for patients.

• More than 24 years of physician employment experience
• More than 30 years of experience operating immediate care centers
• Integrated medical group of more than 2,300 employed medical providers at more than 300 locations across Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, and our surrounding communities
• Over 3,000 employees
• Ancillary services, including laboratories, X-ray, DEXA, mammography, ultrasound, CT, and MRI
• Electronic medical records (Epic) system integrated in 100 percent of practices and hospitals
• Provider Leadership Academy
• Research support services
• Physician Leadership Councils
• Recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Homes in adult primary care
• Physician and provider turnover rate averages 4 percent

Why Norton Healthcare for Your Career?

• Market share leader in the region
• Continued investment in technology and physical spaces for improved patient care environments
• Since 2018, five of Louisville hospitals and Norton Cancer Institute designated as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
• Named to Forbes list of America’s Best Large Employers for 2025
• Named among the nation’s top workplaces for disability inclusion in the Disability Equality Index for 2022 through 2024