Advanced Heart Failure
Quick facts
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Columbus, GA
- Background
- MD / physician
- Industry
- Health and Care — 3087 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
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Advanced Heart Failure
Are you looking to work at a Nationally recognized Best Places to Work? Here at Piedmont Heart Institute, we are looking for a BC/BE Heart Failure Cardiologist for our Piedmont Columbus Regional hospital location. The ideal candidate will be committed to providing high quality and compassionate care to patients.
Opportunity Highlights
- Highly Competitive Salary and wRVU-based incentives
- Sign on Bonus
- Education Loan Assistance
- Epic EMR
- Educational Stipend for 18 months prior to start date
- Comprehensive Benefits
- 401K with employer contribution
- Quality, Service, and Reputation
Piedmont Heart combines a Level I Cardiovascular Center, with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, healthcare professionals and physicians, providing quality, compassionate care for patients with cardiac, thoracic and vascular conditions, with 180+ cardiovascular physicians and surgeons providing care at over 30 cardiology offices across the state of Georgia.
Piedmont Healthcare is a private, not-for-profit health system and a recognized leader in delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care. Across Georgia, Piedmont serves communities representing 85% of the state's population through 27 hospitals, 113 immediate care locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practice locations, and more than 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. With nearly 50,000 caregivers and more than 4.5 million patients served, Piedmont offers physicians the opportunity to practice in a growing, mission-driven organization committed to making a positive difference in every life we touch.
"Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are able to sponsor H-1B visa and J-1 visa waivers at this location."
Visa sponsorship record: Piedmont Medical Care Corporation
Sponsors actively| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 42 | 4 | 2 | — |
| FY2025 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 16 | 18 | 0 | — |
Roles they sponsor most
- hospitalist21 LCAs · median $255k
- endocrinologist10 LCAs · median $260k
- pulmonary critical care physician6 LCAs · median $400k
- medical oncologist5 LCAs · median $611k
- primary care physician5 LCAs · median $250k
Full sponsorship history of Piedmont Medical Care Corporation →
Which visas can work for this job
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- Green card (EB-2 / EB-3 via PERM)
Filed 2 PERM labor certifications: they have a track record of sponsoring permanent residence.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.