Position Overview

Understanding the Role

National Jewish Health is seeking an Associate Chief of Ambulatory Cardiology to join its Division of Cardiology in Denver, Colorado. This is a physician leadership role focused on clinical operations across the main National Jewish Health campus and two satellite locations. You would partner with the Division Chief to keep ambulatory operations running well, support the people who deliver that care, and help shape the next phase of growth for cardiology.

The position exists because a faculty member who currently manages clinical operations is leaving. That role carried real operational weight alongside a full clinical practice. National Jewish Health is now separating protected leadership time from clinical duties so the work is sustainable for the person who steps into it.

Why This Role Exists

You would own the operational side of ambulatory cardiology. The day to day centers on making sure clinics, scheduling, and testing all function smoothly across sites, and on representing cardiology in the meetings where those decisions get made.

Core responsibilities include:

• Overseeing centralized scheduling so patients reach the right provider, whether that is general cardiology, heart failure, or another subspecialty
• Coordinating with nurse practitioners, schedulers, and clinic leads across cardiology and other departments
• Supporting operations at the main campus and the two satellite clinics
• Sitting in weekly multidisciplinary rounds and regular meetings with the Chief and other stakeholders to resolve workflow and clinic issues
• Helping plan and execute physical and operational clinic changes as they come up
• Building the future direction of cardiology in tandem with the Chief and the group

Practice Setting

This is an outpatient-focused role on the National Jewish Health campus, with periodic visits to two satellite clinics. One satellite sits about 30 minutes north and the other about 45 minutes south. Each satellite is staffed by one physician working two days a week. Your time is concentrated on the main campus, with the satellites handled through check-ins rather than a heavy standing presence.

Inpatient and procedural work is performed through a partner hospital. There is an opportunity to help develop a low-risk inpatient admissions program at National Jewish Health for the candidate interested in that work.

Schedule and Protected Time

The 20% protected time is a floor, not a target, and it is yours to arrange around clinic and meeting commitments. Some meetings have fixed times that everyone across specialties attends, but the rest of the administrative work can be scheduled to fit your week, and days can be shortened when the workload allows.

Qualifications

Required:

• MD, DO, MD-PhD, or DO-PhD
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship in a cardiovascular specialty
• Current Colorado license or eligibility to obtain one
• Minimum of five years of experience, including leadership and operations

Preferred:

• Two to three years of leadership experience
• A track record of operational success, even if not as the primary leader
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders

The leadership requirement is meaningful but not rigid. The priority is someone who understands how to get things done inside a health system and can speak credibly in operational meetings because they have lived the clinical pain points firsthand.

Reporting and Growth

You would report to and partner closely with the Division Chief. The role carries genuine upside. Cardiology demand is high, the division continues to hire, and there are active discussions about expanding services, including additional procedures and a potential low-risk inpatient program. The person in this seat would help build that next phase rather than simply maintain the current state.