Cardiologist

The Cardiologist provides assessment, evaluation, planning and treatment aligned with evidence-based guidelines and performs at the highest professional standards of clinical practice in their specialty. The physician collaborates with external referring physicians to provide continuous care and assist patients with appropriate treatment and follow up as clinically indicated.

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

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Job Requirements

• LEVEL OF EDUCATION
• Minimum: Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (DO)
• Board Certified in the physicians associated specialty
• CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATION
• Preferred: Physicians unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of California
• Must meet all requirements for membership and unrestricted clinical privileges of the CH Medical Staff
• DEA within 30 days
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS)
• TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Minimum: Strong understanding of examination methodologies and diagnostics
• Broad knowledge of common medication, side effects, and contraindications
• In-depth knowledge of legal medical guidelines and medicine best practices

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Collaborative in identifying and supporting operational improvements that will facilitate a better clinical care environment
• Escalates issues and engages other members of the care team or administrative support or leadership, when needed
• Respect for patients confidentiality
• Compassionate and approachable
• Responsible and trustworthy
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Job Responsibilities

• Conducts routine clinical evaluations of patients to assess their health condition and discover possible issues
• Asks intuitive questions to discover causes of illness
• Conducts examinations to ill patients and evaluate symptoms to determine their condition
• Cultivates a climate of trust and compassion for patients (15%)
• Reaches an informed diagnosis based on scientific knowledge and the patients medical history (10%)
• Gives appropriate advice for healthy habits and preventative actions to promote overall health (10%)
• Prescribes and interprets lab tests to obtain more information for underlying conditions or abnormalities
• Prescribes medications or drugs and provide comprehensive instructions for administration (10%)
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with physician groups, specialists, contracted providers, hospitals, and skilled nursing/post-acute rehab facilities as appropriate
• Collaborates with physician assistants and nurses to form a high performing medical team
• Medical Director duties as assigned (10%)
• Examines and provides appropriate treatment within their specialty and refers patients to other physicians when needed
• Monitors quality of care delivered by network provides and manages utilization for enrolled participants (20%)
• Completes charting and documentation to maintain records of patients clinical status and appropriately documents diagnosis, treatment, or other significant information (e.g. allergic episodes) for the facilitation of patient care by the care team and for appropriate coding and billing (15%)
• Supports the development and implementation of new clinical initiatives
• Remains up-to-speed with developments and best practices in medicine by attending conferences and seminars (10%)