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Employer Name: Columbia University

THE OPPORTUNITY This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Assistant Professor is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation's foremost academic health science center's working together with one of the nation's premier health systems, New York-Presbyterian Hospital. The Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian seeks a full-time pediatric general cardiologist. The successful applicant will become a full-time faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at the academic rank of Assistant Professor. Proposed academic rank will be commensurate with training and experience. The desired candidate will have a passion to providing exceptional patient care and innovation alongside of our current General and Preventative Cardiologist. Candidates must be board certified or eligible in Pediatric Cardiology. The New York Presbyterian Pediatric Heart Program (joint with Cornell University) is ranked among the nation's top cardiology & heart surgery programs by US News & World Report. Our training program includes 15 general cardiology fellows and 3 advanced training fellows. Our combined surgical program treats patients with the highest disease complexity. The Pediatric General and Preventative Cardiology Program Columbia University Irving Medical center is one of the largest programs for children with congenital heart disease in the United States. We have 7 full-time pediatric general cardiologists. Activities include performing inpatient and outpatient pediatric cardiology evaluation and testing at CHONY and offsite locations. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Maintain timely and complete EPIC chart notes, reports, and communication with primary care/referring physicians and other relevant subspecialty physicians. Participate in multidisciplinary clinical management initiatives with other subsections within Pediatric Cardiology. Participate in division and department quality improvement initiatives, including within the department. Maintains varied hours on a rotated schedule with other physicians to ensure that there is always a physician on-call during non-business hours. Comply with all billing, coding, documentation, and regulatory requirements. Participate in divisional conferences, Department of Pediatrics grand rounds, morbidity and mortality conferences, and faculty development education. Additional clinical responsibilities will include outpatient at multiple offsites and inpatient pediatric cardiology subspecialty care as well as conference preparation and on-call duties. Academic advancement along an investigator, educational and/or applied health care tract is expected and supported depending on present rank. COMMITMENT OF DIVERSITY Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Columbia University welcomes applications from individuals who may have had nontraditional career paths, or who may have taken time off for family reasons (e.g. children, caring for disabled or elderly family), or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia (e.g., in professional or industry service). The University is responsive to the needs of dual career couples and is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty. We are interested in candidates who have a record of success advising and mentoring individuals from groups underrepresented in higher education and is particularly interested in candidates who have research interests in subjects that will contribute to the understanding of diversity and equal opportunity. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS · Must have a MD or DO degree and an active NYS Medical License · Must be Board certification in Pediatric Cardiology. · The ability to serve on our Inpatient and Outpatient Offsite services. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran Pay Transparency Disclosure The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.