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Join one of the nation's largest, most respected health systems and experience what it means to live well. Advocate Health is seeking a skilled, board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon to lead our premier cardiac surgery program as Medical Director and serve patients at the Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Position Highlights

Full time, experienced cardiothoracic surgeon to join our successful Cardiovascular Surgery Program and provide leadership to facilitate continued growth and programmatic excellence

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is a 938-bed STS 3-star quaternary care facility in Milwaukee, providing innovative care to patients from the across the state and across the country

Our program has consistently achieved an overall 3-star STS rating, most recently scoring a 3-star rating in all five domains

In addition to maintaining a full-time surgical practice, as the Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Surgery Program, duties will include overall program development in conjunction with the Cardiovascular Service Line and hospital leadership, oversight of quality and safety measures to achieve optimal outcomes and maintain our 3-star STS rating, and leading a team of high quality cardiac and thoracic surgeons

Outstanding variety of cases include minimally invasive mitral/aortic/tricuspid valve repair/replacement, aortic surgery including arch work with circulatory arrest, TAVR, TEVAR, LVAD insertion and heart transplantation

Our team currently does approximately 2000 pump and pump standby cases annually and is the region's largest provider of complex cardiothoracic surgery: approximately 30-50 heart transplants per year, and 600+ trans catheter valve replacements

Robust practice in structural heart, aortic surgery, and heart failure

Excellent staff support includes APCs and RNs

EPIC EMR

Be part of an integrated nationally recognized organization with physician-led medical group and embedded service line

Leverage access to DAX Copilot, an AI-powered clinical documentation tool integrated with Epic, streamlining clinical workflows by generating draft patient notes for efficient review, editing, and signature

Experience an environment that provides safe and equitable care for all patients

Starting salary range: $886,649 - $886,649

Complete compensation package will be commensurate with experience

Sign-on bonus eligible

Training and/or experience required

Must have completed an accredited cardiothoracic surgery program

Facile in all areas of adult cardiac surgery

Minimum of 5 years practice experience

Demonstrated leadership success within a high-volume, high-quality cardiothoracic surgery program

Excellent collaboration and communication skills

Special consideration given to those with experience and expertise in total arterial revascularization/off pump CABG, arrhythmia surgery, and/or heart transplantation.

Benefits and more

Paid Time Off programs for eligible positions

Health and welfare benefits such as health, dental, vision, life and Short- and Long-Term Disability

401(k) plan with up to 3% employer match, in addition to a 3% company contribution for a total employer contribution of up to 6% and other financial wellness programs

Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

Family benefits such as parental leave, adoption assistance and surrogacy assistance

Educational Assistance Program

Paid medical liability insurance

CME allowance

Relocation assistance up to $12,000

About Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Wisconsin's largest city

With a county-wide population of nearly a million, Milwaukee offers the best of everything you'd expect to find in a major city while retaining a hometown feel in its many and diverse neighborhoods. Culturally, Milwaukee has many options, ranging from performing arts centers, theaters and museums including an internationally designed lakefront art museum to one of the nation's top 10 zoos. Sophisticated, scenic, affordable and event-filled, Milwaukee has an impressive array of public and private schools, including UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University, award-winning restaurants, world-class shopping, and one of the most convenient and "user-friendly" international airports in the world.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States. Advocate Health has a combined footprint across six states - Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin. We are a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. In Illinois and Wisconsin, we serve nearly 3 million patients annually across 29 hospitals and more than 500 sites of care. We are a leading employer in the Midwest, proudly supporting a team of over 77,000. This includes more than 4,300 employed physicians and over 2,500 Advanced Practice Professionals within our physician-led medical group.

We are committed to lifting others up every single day and in everything we do. By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our teammates can thrive, and our business can grow. Our For ALL mission allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.

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