Pediatric Cardiac Imaging Physician - Louisville, KY

Norton Children’s Radiology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and a part of Norton Children’s Medical Group, is recruiting for additional pediatric radiologists across multiple subspecialties. The practice currently includes fellowship-trained pediatric radiologists with training in various subspecialties, as well as a registered radiologist assistant, specialized nurses and radiology technicians.  The newly renovated radiology space at Norton Children’s Hospital features advanced imaging technology:Other facilities served by the team include Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Norton Children’s Medical Center, in which a new Siemens 3T MRI has recently been installed. Access to this advanced technology and multiple campuses allows the group to grow volumes and expand in complexity.

As an integrated entity since 2020, Norton Children’s Medical Group, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, has recruited over 100 providers, added four new accredited fellowships, expanded outreach throughout Kentucky, and increased funding from the trial drug network through Norton Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine.

THE PROGRAM NOW OFFERS TWO TRACKS OF EMPLOYMENT. Physicians can choose between an all-clinical track with a gratis faculty appointment or an academic track through the University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics. The position includes a faculty appointment at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, with the opportunity to explore quality improvement, clinical research, translational research, medical education, child advocacy or community engagement. Norton Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, offers broad support for every stage of research, including study design and statistical analysis.  The academic track provides different levels of professorship with opportunities for promotion from the assistant level up to full professor.

• Two MRIs and one 3 tesla (3T) MRI machine
• Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scanner
• Two 256-slice CT scanners
• Biplane interventional suite
• FerriScan for liver or cardiac iron quantification
• Fluoroscopy equipment
• Advanced cardiac imaging (CT and MRI) to help diagnose and evaluate children and adults with congenital heart disease
• Ultrasound elastography to evaluate for chronic liver conditions
• Digital X-ray technology that uses minimal radiation compared with older machines

About the Position

• Sign on bonus of $45,000, relocation bonus between $15,000 and $25,000, and as an additional recruitment incentive, fellows receive up to $100,000 over 5 years of service and experienced physicians receive $60,000 over 3 years of service
• Full-time positions receive 45 days of paid time off and 7 paid legal holidays. All offer terms are prorated based on the physician’s FTE.
• Provide a wide variety of cardiac services, including heart transplants
• Work with Norton Children’s Heart Institute Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, which follows patients into adulthood
• Dedicated multidisciplinary board for cardiac patients
• More than 50 providers, including fellowship-trained pediatric cardiologists, electrophysiologists, heart surgeons and cardiac intensive care physicians
• Use of software and 3D modeling for surgical planning of reconstruction and general heart procedures through a partnership with the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering

About Norton Healthcare - Norton Children's

Norton Healthcare is a leading not-for-profit hospital and health care system serving adult and pediatric patients across Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. The system has six hospitals in Louisville — including Norton Children’s Hospital, which is a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and the region’s only full-service, freestanding, dedicated pediatric hospital — and three hospitals in Southern
Indiana.

With nearly 24,000 employees, over 1,750 employed medical providers and more than 3,000 total providers on its medical staff, Norton Healthcare is Louisville’s second largest employer. It provides care at more than 480 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The six Louisville hospitals have a combined total of 1,907 licensed beds, and the Southern Indiana hospitals have 347 licensed beds. Services include inpatient and
outpatient general care as well as specialty care in heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health and pediatrics. The system also includes 10 outpatient centers, 20 Norton Immediate Care Center locations and an expanded telehealth program. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a wide range of areas.

Norton Healthcare is proud to be recognized nationally for excellence as a top employer and health care leader. Recent honors include:
• Forbes: America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, America’s Best Employers by State, America’s Best Large Employers, America’s Best Employers for New Grads
• Fortune: America’s Most Innovative Companies
• Newsweek: America’s Greatest Workplaces, America’s Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, America’s Greatest Workplaces by State, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing