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Royal Oak, Michigan

Physician - Medical Director of Cardiovascular Critical Care - Royal Oak

Critical Care MedicineNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Corewell Health East is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible cardiologist with leadership expertise and a strong clinical interest in cardiovascular critical care to join the Heart and Vascular Service Line at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak and serve as the medical director of cardiology intensive care. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a nationally recognized cardiovascular program with a longstanding commitment to excellence in patient care, education, research and innovation.

The successful candidate will play an important role in care model design for the 20-bed cardiology intensive care unit which includes medically complex and critically ill cardiology patients, while maintaining complementary practice within their area of cardiology expertise. The case mix includes patients with cardiogenic SHOCK, and the candidate will need to demonstrate expertise in advanced mechanical circulatory support.

Candidates from a range of cardiology backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including noninvasive cardiology, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, or another subspecialty cardiology. Formal advanced training in critical care cardiology is required for candidates with substantial relevant training, experience, and demonstrated competency in cardiovascular critical care.

Position Highlights

Full-time cardiology position based primarily at the Royal Oak campus, with a significant emphasis on cardiovascular critical care

Management of critically ill patients with complex cardiovascular diseases, including acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock, acute heart failure, significant arrhythmias, hemodynamic instability, and multisystem illness

Approximately 50% clinical effort devoted to cardiovascular critical care and other inpatient responsibilities, with the remaining clinical effort tailored to the candidate’s cardiology subspecialty and programmatic needs

Opportunity to maintain an outpatient or procedural practice consistent with the candidate’s training and expertise

Close collaboration with interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, electrophysiology, cardiovascular surgery, critical care medicine, advanced practice providers, nursing, pharmacy, and other multidisciplinary teams

Participation in the continued development of cardiovascular critical-care pathways, protocols, quality initiatives, and educational programs

State-of-the-art facilities and access to advanced cardiovascular imaging, hemodynamic support, and other cutting-edge technologies

Teaching opportunities involving cardiovascular fellows, residents, medical students, and multidisciplinary clinical teams

Faculty appointment at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine commensurate with academic experience

  • Opportunities for clinical research, quality improvement, education, and program development
  • Competitive compensation and benefits

Qualifications

  • Required
  • MD or DO degree
  • Board certified or board eligible in cardiovascular disease
  • Advanced fellowship training in critical care cardiology, critical care medicine, or another relevant area
  • Eligibility for an unrestricted Michigan medical license
  • Eligibility for an unrestricted DEA registration
  • Commitment to multidisciplinary, team-based care
  • Demonstrated experience, training, or competency in managing critically ill cardiovascular patients
  • Strong communication, teaching, and clinical leadership skills

Preferred

Alternatively, substantial clinical experience caring for high-acuity cardiovascular patients in a CCU, CICU, CVICU, or comparable setting

Training or experience in noninvasive cardiology, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, or another complementary cardiology subspecialty

  • Experience in cardiovascular education, quality improvement, clinical research, or program development
  • Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital and Troy

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital is a 1100-bed major academic and referral center with 43 residency and fellowship programs. The hospital is nationally recognized for excellence in cardiovascular care and offers a comprehensive spectrum of cardiac services, including advanced imaging, structural heart interventions, complex coronary disease management, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure therapies, and cardiovascular research.

Corewell Health Beaumont Troy is a 530-bed teaching hospital serving the Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties. The hospital is consistently recognized among the top hospitals in Michigan and the Detroit metropolitan area for quality outcomes, patient experience, and specialty care.

Corewell Health

People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy, and transparency.

Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 60,000+ dedicated people-including more than 11,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,000 physicians and advanced Practice providers and more than 15,000 nurses providing care and services in 22 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilities – and Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.2 million members.

Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness. Corewell Health in Southeast Michigan consists of eight hospitals with 3,375 beds, over 150 outpatient sites, nearly 5,000 physicians, 33,000 employees and 3,500 volunteers.

In 2021, Corewell Health East had 175,688 inpatient discharges, 17,473 births and 500,902 emergency visits. Corewell Health in Southeast Michigan is affiliated with 3 medical schools with more than 900 residents and fellows in 78 programs

How Corewell Health Cares for You

Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

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  • Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
  • Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
  • Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
  • Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
  • Primary Location
  • SITE - Royal Oak Hospital - 3601 W 13 Mile Rd - Royal Oak
  • Department Name
  • Cardiology Royal Oak - Medical Group East WB Mkt

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Variable (United States of America)

  • Weekly Scheduled Hours
  • 40
  • Hours of Work
  • 40
  • Days Worked
  • 5
  • Weekend Frequency

On-call Weekends

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An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other.

From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

You may request assistance in completing the application process by calling 616.486.7447.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will lead the 20-bed cardiology intensive care unit and oversee care model design for critically ill patients. They will also maintain a clinical practice, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and participate in quality initiatives and educational programs.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Medical educationMultidisciplinary team collaboration

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Michigan, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$338k (90 salary observations; 1,402 listings), vs ~$308k nationally (10,064 salary observations; 64,568 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician market look like in Michigan?
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Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 5% in critical care medicineranked against 214 Critical Care Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $374k (middle half $303k–$588k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Michigan vs national$338k median in Michigan$308k nationally (+10%)90 state / 10,064 national salary observations
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Critical Care Medicine listings in Michigan9 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in Michigan637 active22,314 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 91% no call · 48% no weekends33 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan physician listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 5% offer loan repayment637 active listings, Nov 2026
Critical Care Medicine hiring demand#12 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 35 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 76 postings, 77 closed
New Critical Care Medicine listings98 in the last 30 days77 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−2.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (214 Critical Care Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Michigan figures use all physicians: too few Michigan Critical Care Medicine postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Medical Director of Cardiovascular Critical Care - Royal Oak at Corewell Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Critical Care Medicine — ranked against 214 active Critical Care Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

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  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Corewell Health

Hospitals and Health Care
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package
On-demand pay program
Discounts directory
Optional identity theft protection
Home and auto insurance
Traditional and Roth retirement options

Living in Royal Oak

Typical market rent
$1,962/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.