Sanford Health·Bemidji, Minnesota
The physician will perform clinical cardiac electrophysiology duties, including history and physical examinations, evaluation, treatment, and consultation for adult patients with heart rhythm disorders. Practice involves a mix of clinic time, reading monitors/device interrogations, and performing procedures such as device implants and ablations.
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Cardiology - Electrophysiology Pacemaker
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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Core Privileges include the ability to perform history and physical examination, admit, evaluate, treat, and provide consultation to acute and chronically ill adult patients presenting with variety of heart rhythm disorders.
M.D. or D.O. degree.
An applicant who has just completed a fellowship shall provide his/her fellowship log, which should meet the required COCATs training for specialized electrophysiology, cardiac pacing, and arrhythmia management. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a fellowship shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 24 months, including numbers of procedures performed morbidity, mortality, infection rates, and other complications. For Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology skills, applicant must be able to demonstrate that he/she has successfully performed 50 ICD/permanent pacemaker placements and 25 ablations in the past 24 months. OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s hospital-based clinical activity for the past 24 months is required. For Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology skills, applicant must be able to demonstrate that he/she has successfully performed 50 ICD/permanent pacemaker placements and 25 ablations in the past 24 months.
Successful completion of a hospital affiliated Internal Medicine residency program of at least 3 years’ duration, and completion of a fellowship in Cardiology of at least 3 years’ duration accredited by the ACGME, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology requires successful completion of an approved ACGME training program that is 12 months in length and is in addition to the Cardiology fellowship.
The Credentials Committee; Physician Executive or Medical Affairs Committee; and the Board of Directors or the Board of Governors may consider training at residency and fellowship programs accredited by organizations other than the above.
Certification by the appropriate specialty /subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as applicable.
Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their fellowship training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their fellowship training unless the appropriate governing Board waives such requirement. (Refer to each entities policy for grandfather exceptions) Level 1 (Basic Cardiology) -- Basic training required of all trainees to be competent consultant cardiologists.
Provider is competent to manage brady arrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias.
This level is addressed in the Cardiology Core Definition of clinical privileges and procedures.
Level 2 (Advanced training in management of complex cardiac arrhythmias) – Providers are experienced in programming and follow-up management of all types of bradycardia pacing systems.
Provider has advance expertise in temporary pacing, Cardioversion, and complex arrhythmia electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation.
Level 2 training will not qualify the provider to perform the invasive surgical procedures required to implant arrhythmia control devices or pacemakers unless HRS guidelines are met (see link below for specific information). http://www.hrsonline.org/uploaddocs/Official_Final_ICD_doc_w_addendum_9-04.pdf See Special request for pacemakers.
Level 3 (Invasive diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac electrophysiology) – Providers who are specialized in invasive and diagnostic and therapeutic CCEP.
Examples would include the ability to perform ablations, programmed electrical stimulation, endocardial mapping, and trans-septal catheterization.
Sanford Health offers a nationally competitive compensation plan with an additional physician benefits package including a health, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, CME allowance, allowed time away, malpractice insurance and tail coverage, and a relocation allowance.
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Applicants must hold an M.D. or D.O. degree and complete a minimum of a 3-year Internal Medicine residency followed by a 3-year Cardiology fellowship, plus an additional 12-month Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology training program. Candidates must demonstrate successful completion of 50 ICD/permanent pacemaker placements and 25 ablations within the past 24 months, or provide equivalent fellowship log documentation.
Providers will have advance technical abilities and cognitive skills in management of patient with complex arrhythmia.
Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists.
Market context
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