Medical Director - Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation Cardiologist - Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Listed compensation
$522k-$577k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Sentara Health as a Medical Director – Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiologist in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $522K - $577K
- Malpractice insurance covered.
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Call responsibilities required.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Apply to join Sentara Health as a Medical Director – Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiologist.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and expand the system-wide Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant program across 12 hospitals. Mentor junior faculty, drive academic research output, and harmonize clinical care delivery.
Requirements
Requires an M.D. or D.O. board certified in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology with at least 5 years of clinical and leadership experience. Must be licensed to practice in Virginia and qualify for UNOS primary physician designation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Cardiology — Physician Career Context
Sentara Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 294 active listings.
Of the 42 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 43% have no call, 19% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 7,095 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $46 per wRVU — implying roughly $326k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
Position Insights
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