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Location: Seattle, WA
Start Date: November 17, 2025
Contract Length: Ongoing
Employment Type: Locum Tenens 1099
Coverage: Scheduled Clinical + Call
We are seeking a Board-Certified Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join a Level 1 trauma facility in Seattle, WA. This is a heavily critical care focused position with primary attending responsibilities for ECMO and LVAD management in collaboration with three staff physicians.
Schedule & CoverageRotation: 1 week on / 3 weeks off (Monday 7 AM following Monday 7 AM)
Inpatient coverage: 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Night call: 7:00 PM 7:00 AM
Ongoing, long-term locums assignment
Patient load: per shift
Setting: Inpatient cardiology service
EMR: Epic
Team: Work alongside 3 staff cardiologists
Procedures / Skills required:
Full critical care management of advanced heart failure patients
ECMO (VA & VV)
Impella (all forms)
Durable LVADs
Participation in hospital shock program
Primary attending responsibilities for ECMO & LVAD patients
Board Certification: Required
License: Active WA License or IMLC accepted
Fellowship: Advanced Heart Failure/Cardiology fellowship preferred
Certifications: BLS, ACLS
Experience: Critical care level expertise in ECMO, LVAD, and Impella management
Credentialing: 90 days
Long-term locums opportunity with predictable rotation (1 week on, 3 off)
Manage highly complex heart failure patients in a Level 1 trauma center
Work with a collaborative, experienced cardiology team
Excellent support staff and Epic EMR