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Des Moines, Iowa

Advanced Heart Failure - Physician - Des Moines - $75,000 Bonus!

CardiologyIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$624,834

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Description: MercyOne Iowa Heart is seeking a BC/BE fellowship trained Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join our growing clinic.

As part of Iowa’s leading community based Advanced Heart Failure Program, you'll work alongside a collaborative team of specialists delivering advanced therapies and driving innovation in heart failure care across Iowa.

Opportunity Highlights Join a team of 4 Physicians and 1 APP Average clinic volume of 13-17 patients per day Call 1:4 Recently approved Barostim procedure Implantable fluid monitoring, LVAD management, reading echocardiograms, nuclear medicine, and other cardiac imaging/testing.

Two exam rooms per provider Shared outreach clinic opportunities 1 day/month Tertiary service area of 1.5 million Opportunity Details Base Salary: $624,834 $75,000 recruitment incentive Paid malpractice with tail coverage 403B with match and 457B savings plan CME annual allowance of $5,000 Comprehensive day-One benefits J1 and H1B candidates are encouraged to apply MercyOne Iowa Heart Center was founded in 1970 and is one of the largest cardiovascular practices in the US.

Named as one of the top 50 cardiovascular Hospitals by Fortune/IBM Health, MercyOne Iowa heart Center consists of 44 Physicians and offers services in General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Preventative Cardiology, and Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

Iowa Heart Center has an accredited Cardiology Fellowship program (8 Fellows), has 8 of primary office locations and serves more than 15 outreach facilities spanning much of the state of Iowa.

With an active clinic research department, Iowa Heart Center participates in all the major STS registries and performs more than 10,000 cardiac interventions a year.

To learn more, visit iowaheart.com Greater Des Moines is consistently ranked nationally among the best places to live with low cost of living and strong job market. It is also known for top-notch schools, clean and safe neighborhoods.

Spend Saturdays at the nationally-renowned Downtown Farmers' Market and afternoons strolling in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Bike to the job you love and come home to the community of friends and family. Enjoy abundant trails for walking, running and biking.

Cultural events, music and art festivals, the Iowa State Fair and Iowa Cubs games at Principal Park are just a few attractions Des Moines has to offer.

This is a place where culture flourishes and opportunities can grow, where a work/life balance can be achieved, where education is unmatched and award-winning arts and entertainment is always just around the corner. Live life without compromise.

For more of what Des Moines has to offer check out catchdesmoines.com and dsmpartnership.com To learn more contact: Cory Ohorilko, Senior Provider Recruiter Cory.Ohorilko@mercyoneiowa.org mercyone.org Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings.

By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states.

Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services.

Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.

Key Responsibilities

Provide advanced heart failure care within a collaborative team, managing a daily volume of 13-17 patients. Responsibilities include performing Barostim procedures, LVAD management, and interpreting various cardiac imaging and tests.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible and fellowship-trained in Advanced Heart Failure Cardiology. The role requires the ability to handle a tertiary service area and participate in a 1:4 call rotation.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Echocardiogram InterpretationPatient Care

Cardiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 43 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 72% have no call, 23% require no weekends.

Cardiology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Cardiology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in cardiologyranked against 628 Cardiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$625kCardiology median $535k (middle half $474k–$625k)219 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$712k in purchasing powerIowa index 87.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology listings in Iowa14 active628 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 72% no call · 23% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Cardiology pay trend−2.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (628 Cardiology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Cardiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 628 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Trinity Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Albany, NY
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$75,000 recruitment incentive
Paid malpractice with tail coverage
403B with match and 457B savings plan
CME annual allowance of $5,000
Comprehensive day-One benefits
J1 and H1B visa sponsorship

Living in Des Moines

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k≈ 0.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,126/mo≈ 2% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.