Good Shepherd Medical Center is currently recruiting a BC/BE Interventional Cardiologist to join another here in LongviewTexas and eventually grow to 4 interventional physicians. This cardiology clinic would be associated with a hospital with HealthGrades 5 Star rating in Cardiology Services and Heart Attack treatment, currently seeing over 3,000 admits per year, 1500 caths and 225 open heart surgeries. The 2009 HealthGrades’ ratings awarded Good Shepherd Medical Center Specialty Excellence Awards for Coronary Intervention. A dedicated cardiovascular center provides both invasive and non-invasive cardiac testing. Three cardiac catheterization labs, with digital image archiving system, provide the technology to treat patients on both an emergent and outpatient basis.
GSMC is offering an excellent salary of $500,000 plus generous incentive and full benefits, a $30,000 sign on bonus and relocation assistance of $10,000. Become part of an exciting team servicing an area of over 400,000 people in beautiful East Texas.
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is a full service, acute care 425–bed regional referral center that operates specialty nursing units including cardiology, orthopedics, general surgery, neurology/neurosurgery, oncology, critical care, obstetrics and pediatrics, where nurses are able to provide specialized care. As a Level II Trauma Center, Good Shepherd provides the highest level of trauma care for GreggCounty and the surrounding area. The Emergency Department provided care to more than 88,000 patient visits last year. We have 2 other hospitals in our system in Marshall (150 beds 30 minutes away) and Linden (25 bed critical access 50 minutes away). Interventional cardiology referrals get sent to Longview from Marshall and Linden. We employ 12 primary care MDs as well as a neurosurgeon, 2 OMFS, 5 hospitalists, and urgent care center and a dentist. We have a neurohospitalist starting in September and a 2nd coming in July 2010. We also have a second neurosurgeon coming in Fall of 2010. Our Marshall facility employs 4 primary care, 1 cardiologist, 2 surgeons, 1 urologist, 2 OBs and a pulmonologist. We have a surgeon and orthopedic surgeon starting next July.
GSMC recently opened a $22 million dollar Institute for Healthy Living that was designed to offer the community two paths of wellness. The facility provides advanced outpatient rehabilitative services for individuals requiring a medically-guided continuum of care. The second path provides individuals and area employers the ability to improve and maintain their health and the health of their employees through a comprehensive fitness and wellness facility. The Institute for Healthy Living encompasses 75,000 square feet of specially-designed space for the delivery of medical, educational and fitness programs. The Institute also features the Healthy Living Café, a full-service spa, pro shop, outdoor walking trail, Healthy Living Hideaway children’s play center, and classrooms for community educational programs, meetings and special events. We are looking for the cardiologists to be a lead in preventative healthcare and work with our other dedicated medical staff creating Medical Wellness and Prevention programs for the public. Our Medical Director is working with programs at Vanderbilt, Duke and Houston Methodist to create unique programs for a town our size. We have over 11,000 members.
The Institute for Healthy Living is a sustainable or “green” design, one of the fastest growing architectural and interior design trends. The Institute was planned with five broad ideals of sustainability in mind: site planning, water conservation, energy efficient, air quality and renewable materials/resources. These design features and construction elements position the Institute for Healthy Living for a certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) under the U. S. Green Building Council. . For more information about GoodShepherdMedicalCenter and our Institute, you can visit our web-site at http://www.goodshepherdhealth.org/.
Longview
is a family oriented community of approximately 75,000 people with a service area of 400,000 located on Interstate 20, two hours east of Dallas. There are 5 public school systems available to our community and numerous private and parochial school options. The cost of living is relatively low and crime is negligible. Enjoy no rush hour traffic, no HMO"s, as you know, Texas’ great tort reform and an excellent family community. Additional information about Longview and the East Texas area can be found by accessing their web-site at longviewtx.com.
If this is an opportunity that interests you or a colleague, I would be very interested in setting up a confidential interview at a time that is convenient for you.
Sincerely,
Bunni Zeilinger, Director of Physician Recruitment
Good Shepherd Health System
Longview
Texas