Physician - Interventional Cardiology - Opportunity for Growth, 8 Weeks Off

The Benefis Health System Heart & Vascular Institute in Great Falls, Montana is seeking an Interventional Cardiologist to join our team of physicians and advanced practice clinicians.  We are a regional referral center with state-of-the-art facilities and multidisciplinary teams, offering cutting edge heart and vascular services, dedicated to advancing heart health and providing compassionate, patient-centered care to our community in Northcentral Montana.    

Practice details  

• Seeking a highly skilled and motivated interventional cardiologist with an interest in relocating to our community, to join a multi-disciplinary practice of interventional, and non-invasive cardiologists, cardiac thoracic/vascular surgeons, electrophysiology and other healthcare professionals delivering comprehensive patient care in inpatient and outpatient settings 

• Heart and Vascular services include cardiac catheterization, invasive cardiovascular, structural heart, cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgical services, electrophysiology, cardiac rhythm management, and noninvasive cardiovascular, including electrocardiograms, stress testing, and cardiac rehabilitation with great partnership from interventional radiology 

• Two fully functioning cath labs (with space for a third) new hybrid cardiac catheterization lab within the cath lab and full echo and nuclear labs   

• Dedicated progressive cardiovascular unit (PCVU) offering patient centered inpatient acute hospital care provided by dedicated cardiac nurses and physicians with robust hospitalist support  

• Brand-new outpatient office suite and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation areas with 20 exam rooms 

• Opportunity to teach internal medicine residents and medical students and to do outreach to small communities.  

 Why we stand out   

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure   

• Over 440 employed providers on medical staff    

• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, interventional radiology, and more!   

• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care   

• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures   

• Community airport with direct flights to SEA, DEN, MSP, ORD, PHX and LAS 

How we support you   

• Nationally competitive compensation structures with guaranteed salaries + productivity and performance bonuses    

• 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   

• Paid malpractice + tail   

• 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    

• Immigration support with established immigration council   

Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, 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, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. 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, backpacking, hiking, biking, 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. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.   

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation.  We are proud to be a standalone, 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” for 8 years.  Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing.