Advanced Heart Failure Physician

• Pay: MUSC does not post a pay range for this role (competitive compensation per MUSC pay grade)
• Employment: Full time, 40 hours/week
• Location: MUSC Health at Tidelands - Waccamaw (Murrells Inlet)
• Employer: MUSC Community Physicians (MCP)
• MUSC Job ID: R-0000053097

MUSC Health, in collaboration with Tidelands Health, is seeking a full-time BC/BE Advanced Heart Failure Specialist to join a well-established cardiology practice located in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. This is an employed position within MUSC Health that will practice within the Tidelands Health system and serve Georgetown and Horry Counties, the second fastest growing region in the country, with a growing population of retirees and seniors.

This practice of seven cardiologists provides a str ong referral base. Both outpatient and inpatient cardiology consultation services are provided in the practice which is attached to the hospital. Providers have access to a cardiac catheterization lab, hybrid OR, electrophysiology equipment, and cardiac imaging located within the hospital and our medical office buildings.

Practice Details

• 2 current Hospitals, Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital & Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital, and plans to expand to a third, Tidelands Health Carolina Bays Hospital, in the coming years.
• 24/7 emergent PCI program and 2 Cardiac Catheterization Labs at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
• 1 hybrid operating room at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital.
• 4 outpatient Practices: Pawleys Island (main hub), Georgetown, Murrells Inlet and Market Common (Myrtle Beach), with plans to expand within Georgetown and Horry Counties
• Special device clinic for pacemaker and cardiac implant patients at Pawleys Island location.
• CT Cardiac Imaging.
• MUSC Health collaboration to expand community access to advanced cardiology care.
• MUSC College of Medicine faculty appointment including rotation on LVAD and cardiac transplant service at MUSC Charleston
• Close collaboration with heart failure team at MUSC Charleston for advanced heart failure evaluations, care pathways, cardiogenic shock initiatives, clinical research trials and participation in educational conferences and fellow education.

The Tidelands practice is part of MUSC Health’s greater Heart & Vascular Center, which provides compassionate care and advanced treatment to patients across South Carolina. MUSC Health Heart & Vascular Center has received the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 3-star rating 20 years in a row, is accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, and is a BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina BlueDistinction ® Center for Cardiac Care.

Position Details

• FT; IP/OP
• Advanced practice provider support
• Includes rotation on LVAD and cardiac transplant service at MUSC Charleston

Compensation Package

• Competitive compensation and benefits package, inclusive of base salary, wRVU production incentive, sign-on bonus, and relocation.
• Health benefits + Retirement plan
• Paid malpractice coverage
• Employer-funded retirement plan
• CME allowance + time off
• Epic EMR
• MUSC affiliate faculty appointments, and the resources which accompany an academic medical center, such as access to the MUSC medical library

About Tidelands Health

Tidelands Health, a 330-bed, community-based, not-for-profit, health system that reinvests millions of dollars each year into our facilities and technology. We are our region’s MUSC Health affiliate. Tidelands Health is dedicated to keeping the communities we serve healthy and active, inside, and outside of the hospital. With four hospitals, and more than 60 outpatient locations, a Tidelands Health facility is always close to home.

About Murrells Inlet, SC

Centrally located on the South of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, Murrells Inlet is a small peaceful village that is known as the "Seafood Capital of South Carolina" and is an ideal place for those who love to explore the outdoors. Murrells Inlet offers small-town living with the convenience of Myrtle Beach and Charleston, SC nearby. Enjoy the Marsh Walk with spectacular views or visit the beaches of the Grand Strand.