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Newark, Delaware

Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist

CardiologyIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$438K - $568K

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Job Description

Job Details The ChristianaCare Center for Heart & Vascular Health is currently seeking an Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join our Advanced Heart Failure Program at the Center for Heart & Vascular Health. ChristianaCare’s Advanced Heart Failure Program at the Center for Heart & Vascular Health in Newark, DE—just 30 minutes from Philadelphia—provides nationally recognized, patient-centered care for individuals living with heart failure. The program focuses on managing symptoms, slowing disease progression, and improving patients’ overall quality of life. ChristianaCare is one of the top 10 largest volume heart failure hospital systems in the United States, and our multidisciplinary team of board certified Advanced Heart Failure, Noninvasive, and Interventional and Electrophysiology Cardiologists are supported by experienced nurse practitioners and Heart Failure Care Navigators in providing comprehensive cardiac assessments, innovative treatments, clinical trials and the highest level of care to all of our patients. ChristianaCare is affiliated with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. In addition, the Center partners with Pennsylvania Hospital for cardiac transplantation and transplant medicine services. Position Details:

  • Join an experienced team of specialists, heart failure APPs and RN LVAD coordinators in a well-established, progressive Heart Failure Program. Excellent opportunity for growth and leadership.
  • Provide advanced hearty failure care services independently, including optimal care of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)
  • Participate in patient care through consultative and inpatient cardiac services, patient admissions under the Advanced Heart Failure/LVAD service, outpatient care in our Heart Failure Outpatient Center, on-call coverage and teaching opportunities with ChristianaCare's Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
  • Support the Heart & Vascular Center's initiatives to continuously improve patient care and outcomes through innovative programs and utilizing new technologies including virtual health care delivery and participating in the latest research and clinical trials.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with bonus incentive, plus Lump Sum Bonus (relocation and sign-on)
  • Health, Vision and Dental Benefits
  • Generous annual Time Away from Practice (TAP) for quality work-life well-being · $5,000 CME Allowance Annually
  • Comprehensive retirement benefits with employer matching and multiple options —including 403(b), 457(b) and a Defined Contribution Plan.
  • Fully paid malpractice insurance plus tail coverage
  • 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave About ChristianaCare ChristianaCare has earned continued Gold Seal of Approval™ by The Joint Commission for many years. As the largest healthcare provider in the state, ChristianaCare is committed to maintaining the highest standards of patient care while sustaining the well-being of its medical and dental staff members. In the past year, ChristianaCare received the AHA Gold award for heart failure, the AHA Platinum award for myocardial infarction care, the AACN Beacon Award for Excellence, and the Daisy Foundation Award for nursing excellence. ChristianaCare also operates a Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Level 1 trauma center providing care for a large number of patients with high clinical acuity. The cardiovascular program offers reasonable call, favorable benefits, teaching opportunities, research opportunities, and patient diversity. ChristianaCare is one of the country's largest and most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. We are continually ranked by US News & World Report as a Best Hospital. With our unique, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care. Annual

Compensation

Range $438,536.00 - $568,501.00 The above compensation range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting for full-time hours in the respective specialty.

The actual compensation within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation the fair market value for physician services in the relevant specialty and the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, credentials, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

The compensation range listed may encompass various forms of applicable compensation for this position, including, but not limited to, productivity incentives, value-based incentives and other ancillary forms of compensation dependent upon operational factors such as hours worked, call coverage and other factors.

ChristianaCare will offer compensation at an appropriate point within the above range or, less frequently, may offer a level of compensation outside the listed range as warranted by the circumstances.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Post End Date Jun 30, 2027 EEO Posting Statement ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program.

To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit careers.christianacare.org Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals.

Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions Christiana Care Health System Website

Key Responsibilities

Provide independent advanced heart failure care, including the management of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and inpatient/outpatient cardiac services. Support the program's growth through teaching fellows, participating in clinical trials, and utilizing innovative health technologies.

Requirements

Requires a board-certified cardiologist specializing in Advanced Heart Failure. Candidates must be capable of providing comprehensive cardiac assessments and managing high-acuity heart failure patients independently.

Qualifications

Experience
10+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

LVAD ManagementCardiac AssessmentConsultative Care

Cardiology — Physician Career Context

Of the 38 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 76% have no call, 18% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 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.

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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
17% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.4
Better work-life than 40% of Cardiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 569 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$327k≈ 0.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,037/mo≈ 6% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About ChristianaCare

Hospitals and Health Care
Newark, Delaware
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Bonus Incentive
Lump Sum Bonus (Relocation and Sign-on)
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Generous Annual Time Away from Practice (TAP)
CME Allowance ($5,000)
Comprehensive Retirement Benefits with Employer Matching