Location
Rapid City, SD | Full-Time | No Call / No Weekends / No Holidays
Overview
Black Hills Heart and Vascular Institute, a premier private cardiology and vascular medicine group in Rapid City, SD, is seeking its founding Cardiac Electrophysiologist to join our rapidly growing independent practice.
This is a career-defining, ground-floor opportunity to build and lead the EP program from the ground up at the region’s only independent, physician-owned cardiovascular practice. Every aspect of this role is outpatient-based, allowing you to establish rhythm management services for a large, underserved catchment area with minimal local EP competition. Enjoy true clinical autonomy, immense professional growth, and the opportunity for practice ownership — all in a supportive, patient-centered environment that values work-life balance and clinical excellence.
Why You’ll Love This Job
- Pure Outpatient & No Call: Every aspect of this role is office and procedure-suite based — enjoy a controlled, predictable daytime schedule with no overnight call, no weekends, and no hospital rounding.
- Partnership Within 2 Years: Step onto a defined 2-year timeline to become an equity owner in the practice and our private ambulatory procedure center.
- Private Advantage: Perform select device implants and ablation procedures in an efficient, physician-controlled outpatient setting that goes beyond the traditional hospital-only EP model.
- Unmet Local Demand: Benefit from an immediate, established referral pipeline across our regional network with minimal regional EP competition in the Black Hills region.
- Rapidly Expanding Regional Reach: Leverage our 3 current regional outreach sites (expanding to 5 within 2 years) to capture a broad regional patient base.
- Exclusive Perks & Benefits: Enjoy top-tier compensation, including a market-leading base salary with a production bonus and unique access to a practice-owned multi-engine aircraft.
- Exceptional Quality of Life: Experience the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota with world-class outdoor recreation, low cost of living, and no state income tax.
Responsibilities
- Perform catheter ablations (AF, SVT, VT).
- Conduct EP studies and 3D mapping.
- Perform pacemaker, ICD, and CRT / cardiac resynchronization implants.
- Manage the outpatient device clinic and the atrial fibrillation (AF) management program.
- Shape EP clinical protocols and patient experience from day one.
- Provide clinical support at regional outreach EP clinics.
Qualifications
- Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
- Board Certified (BC) in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
- Required experience in catheter ablation and device implantation.
- South Dakota medical licensure (or eligible to obtain).
- Strong leadership skills to build and guide a program from the ground up.
Compensation & Benefits
- Market-leading base salary + production bonus structure.
- Partnership track within 2 years (including ambulatory procedure center equity).
- Access to practice-owned multi-engine aircraft.
- Full health benefits package.
- Retirement plan and Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance.
How to Apply
Send resume and cover letter to: Kkinsella@