Interventional/Structural Cardiologist

The Benefis Health System Heart & Vascular Institute in Great Falls, Montana is seeking an Interventional Cardiologist to join our team with opportunity to participate in our TAVR program. We are a level II trauma center and regional referral center offering direct, in-house referrals, dedicated clinic staff, experienced ICU/PCVU medical staff, and an employed medical group of over 350 physicians and APPs.

Position Description:

• Opportunity to participate in structural heart program established 2022
• Brand new hybrid cardiac catheterization lab within the cath lab and full echo and nuclear labs
  • First cath lab in the world to use ARTIS icono angiography system providing streaming xray!
• Hospital employed joining an established practice serving a population of 275,000
• Clinic hours are Monday – Friday, on call includes rotating weeknight and weekend coverage, 1:4
• Outreach available 1-2 days per month if desired to serve our surrounding community

Heart & Vascular Institute Physician and APP Team:

• 2 Cardiovascular Surgeons 
• 2 Cardiothoracic APPs
• 4 Interventional Cardiologists (1 departing in August 2023)
• 1 Non-Invasive Cardiologist
• 1 Independent EP Interventional Cardiologist
• 1 Nurse Practitioner

Why we stand out:

• Stand-alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
• Patient focused, quality community, and regional medical care

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries and incentive bonus opportunities
• 8 Weeks paid time off (6 PTO, 2 CME)
• Generous sign-on/relocation bonus
• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% Retirement match + 457b program
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community Information:

Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 60,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, two accredited colleges, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana, opening Summer 2023. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, hiking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West.

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest trauma centers. We are proud to be a stand-alone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” 6 years in a row. Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including 4 neurosurgeons, a cardiothoracic and vascular program, a regional cancer institute and a brand-new emergency department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing. 

Contact me today to learn more!