Cardiologist: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Listed on 2026-02-02
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Doctor/Physician
Cardiologist, Medical Doctor, Healthcare Consultant, Critical Care Physician
Northwest Permanente (NWP) is the largest multispecialty medical group in Oregon and southwest Washington with 1,500+ physicians and 300+ administrative professionals caring for 615,000+ Kaiser Permanente members. Northwest Permanente is owned and led by physicians who earn competitive salaries, without income based on providing individual services. Our medical group comprises board‑certified physicians across 50+ specialties.
We invite applications for an American Board Certified or Eligible Cardiologist with sub‑specialty training in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. Our new partner will join a team of 25 cardiologists for a mixed practice of advanced heart failure (MCS, heart transplant, shock) with general cardiology.
Applications accepted here for our Portland, Oregon practice opportunity. Alternatively, if you are not interested in this opportunity, but know someone that would love working in Kaiser Permanente's highly regarded heart program, please consider participating in our $5000 Refer‑A‑Friend program.
What You Can Expect:- Q4 week advanced heart failure call/inpatient service, will see a mix of heart failure and general cardiology. Nighttime call is for advanced heart failure only and not general cardiology.
- Support staff includes 1 APP for rounding/consults while on inpatient call.
- Advanced heart failure team includes 3 other ADHF boarded cardiologists, 1 transplant coordinator, 2 LVAD coordinators and a social worker.
- Temporary MCS (no ecmo at this time) and DT LVAD implanting center. Partners with numerous transplant centers through Kaiser’s National Transplant Service contracts in other states, as well as 2 local centers. Transplant patient care is complete internalized within 8‑10 weeks based on complexity.
- Opportunity to work with multidisciplinary teams including Cardiothoracic surgery, Structural and Interventional cardiology, Electrophysiology and Pulmonary critical care.
- Opportunity for cath lab procedures including right heart catheterization and endomyocardial biopsies. If interested could also do TEEs.
- Generous automatic employer‑funded pension and retirement contributions totaling 21% of clinician eligible earnings with additional employee contribution optional.
- Competitive compensation that is not based on fee‑for‑service model.
- Pathway for physicians to become shareholders of Northwest Permanente.
- Paid annual education leave + annual education allowance.
- Comprehensive benefits including largely employer‑funded medical, dental insurance premiums, life insurance, and paid leave.
- Complete professional liability coverage provided at no cost, 100% reimbursement for obtaining and maintaining board certification, continuing medical education reimbursement, and in‑house CME opportunities.
- Total Rewards value range of $542,391‑$637,000.
The annual salary for this position is $452,600 - $489,400 which considers an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, training, market data, and other relevant factors. In addition to the salary range above, NWP offers rich benefits that add substantial value to the total compensation package.
For additional information, please email or call/text Senior Recruiter, Shana.
T.Klemchuk or . We welcome applications at Northwest Permanente’s Career Site.
- American board certified or eligible in cardiology
- Congestive heart failure fellowship completion
- Advanced heart failure boarded applicant, preferred
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