Interventional Cardiology Job In Somerset, Kentucky
Up to $100K Sign-On - Interventional Cardiologist for Regional Program - Easy Access to Lexington, Louisville, and Nashville
Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center, located in Somerset, Kentucky (south of Lexington), is growing with the addition of an employed Interventional Cardiologist. If you are seeking an opportunity with fantastic support, regional reach, and welcoming medical staff and community, join us!
Position Highlights:
- Support of 3 Interventional Cardiologists and 4 ARPNs
- Established Program and Regional Market
- Recently installed GE Allia IGS system for newly renovated cath lab (July 2024)
- Recently installed 256-Slice CT Scanner with CTA capability (April 2024)
- New Echo PACS system for streamlined diagnostics and remote reading capabilities
- Member of the UK Healthcare Gill Affiliate Network (Gill Heart & Vascular Institute)
Scope of Cardiology Services On Campus:
- General Adult Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Disease Management, Arrhythmia Management, Pacemakers, Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization, Coronary Intervention
- Diagnostic Peripheral/Carotid/Mesenteric Angiogram, Peripheral Arterial Intervention
- Echocardiography, Pericardialcentesis, Myocardial Biopsy
- Permanent Pacemaker, Loop Recorder Implant, AICD Implant
- Holter and Event Monitor
Benefits:
- Hospital Employment
- Sign On Bonus - Up to $100K
- Relocation - Up to $15K
- Comprehensive Benefits Package (including 401k and EAP)
- Paid Vacation, Paid Malpractice
- Staff and Practice Management Support
- $ Annual CME
- Student Loan Assistance Available
- Lake Living, Fantastic Outdoor Recreation
Hospital:
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital serves a 10-county area (over 200,000 residents) in south central Kentucky at its 295-bed acute care facility and several stand-alone outpatient centers. With more than 40 physician specialties and nearly 200 physicians on staff, LCRH offers the most comprehensive medical services in the region, including complete cardiac care, a level II neonatal nursery, and a neurosurgery program rated among the best in the nation.
Community and Lifestyle:
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is in Somerset, the largest city in southeastern Kentucky, combining the best of small-town values with big-city accessibility and easy commuting distance to Lexington. Nestled on the edge of the Daniel Boone Forest, Somerset is the hub for lake activities and is the houseboat capital of the world. The opportunities for outdoor amenities are endless with rock climbing, whitewater rafting, hunting, hiking, kayaking, and caving all within minutes of downtown. Somerset is a welcoming, growing community and a wonderful place to live and practice medicine.
Located just minutes from I-75, Somerset has a strong and solid business climate. This part of Kentucky is known as the houseboat capital of the world, with the majority of houseboats being manufactured in the immediate area. The public school system of Pulaski County serves approximately 8,000 students with eight elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools and one technology center. Independent school systems include Somerset Independent, with one elementary school, one middle school and one high school; and Science Hill Independent, with one school for students K-8. There also are several Christian schools, with Somerset Christian School being the largest, with more than 300 K-12 students.
Somerset is also home to the Center for Rural Development, which brings nationally recognized, high quality performing and visual arts, concerts and other special events to the community. Somerset Community College, a division of the Kentucky Community-Technical College System (KCTCS), offers associate degrees and curricula for the first two years toward a bachelor’s degree. In addition, there are seven other colleges and universities located within 75 miles of Somerset.
Additionally, Somerset is known for the Somernites Cruise, which is held on the fourth Saturday of each month from April to October. The Cruise is the largest car and cruise show in Kentucky.
Somerset is home to beautiful Lake Cumberland, a 65,000-acre lake with 1,200 miles of shoreline. Lake Cumberland offers a wealth of recreational opportunities and provides excellent fishing for crappie, bass and other types of fish. Water sports from sailing and water skiing to house-boating are all popular on the lake. General Burnside Island State Park, Kentucky’s only state park located on an island, provides a peaceful retreat for campers, boaters, golfers and fishermen, with a campground and an 18-hole golf course. Four additional golf courses are located in the community. Just minutes south is Cumberland Falls State Park. Known as the Niagara of the South, Cumberland Falls boasts the only Moonbow in the Western Hemisphere, as well as white-water rafting, hiking and canoeing. Daniel Boone National Forest also offers exciting outdoor activities with more than 704,000 acres of mostly rugged terrain, with steep forested ridges, narrow ravines, 3,400 miles of sandstone cliffs and 600 miles of beautiful trails.
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, a 295-bed acute-care facility, provides medical services to a 10-county service area in south central Kentucky. Since opening with 175 beds in 1976, the hospital has grown steadily to meet the needs of the community by completing ten major expansion projects – the latest being a five-story116,000 square-foot, medical tower with a three-story parking garage.
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital offers complete cardiac care – including open-heart surgery – and a neurosurgery program that is rated among the best in the nation. It has three cath labs, comprehensive clinical pathology and laboratory, cardiopulmonary services, surgical services (including orthopedic, bariatric and urological) and a radiology department with nuclear medicine, ultrasound, 16- and 64-slice CT, X-ray with fluoroscopy, MRI and Open MRI. The hospital also has women’s and children’s services, a level II neonatal nursery, med/surg and intensive care units, inpatient rehabilitation unit, skilled care unit and a behavioral health unit to provide care for both adult and geriatric patients.
In order to better serve our patients, the hospital also has eight convenient off-site centers that provide outpatient services including: bariatric, cancer treatment, imaging, surgery, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, therapy, open MRI, and sleep disorders.