Physician (Cardiologist) Non-Invasive

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); Presencial; USD 230 000 - 300 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP

Sign-on bonus

Resumo da oferta

Department of Veterans Affairs in the Wilkes-Barre area seeks a Board-eligible/Board-certified cardiologist to provide consultative services for new and established referrals in an outpatient context. The role includes interpreting echocardiograms, EKGs, and stress tests, with collaboration across the cardiology team and involvement in fellowship activities.

Applicants may qualify for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) and recruitment incentives.

Qualificações

• Must be licensed to practice medicine in a US state or territory
• Completion of residency in an accredited core specialty leading to board eligibility
• Board certification may be required for faculty status and is often expected for leadership roles

Responsabilidades

• Provide consultative cardiology services for outpatient referrals across a broad range of diseases
• Interpret echocardiograms, EKGs, and related cardiac tests
• Collaborate with cardiology fellows and PA-Cs; participate in meetings and committees
• Perform chart reviews as part of professional practice evaluations
• Deliver patient care through in-person and telemedicine modalities as appropriate
• Support educational activities within the department and VA-wide cardiology programs

Formação académica

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Licensure: Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as ""Physician Resident Providers"" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee OccupationalHealth Services.

Duties

• This position is authorized to provide the right candidate with a sign-on bonus as a percentage of your of annual salary per year for up to four years of service - and the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) to pay up to $200 -000 in qualifying loans! In addition - salary can go above the maximum amount shown if candidate meets annual performance metrics
• Position(s) listed under this Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) MAY be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• Applicants selected for an EDRP-eligible position will be notified in their conditional job offer
• The selectee must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit an EDRP application within four months of appointment
• Program approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) - and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application
• Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply
• This is an Open-Continuous Announcement and applicants will be reviewed upon submission of their application and referred to the hiring personnel immediately for consideration
• Major Duties and Responsibilities Consultative services for new and established cardiology referrals in an outpatient clinic setting for a broad range of disease processes with opportunities for complex management of: heart failure - chest pain - coronary artery disease - valvular heart disease - cardiomyopathy - etc
• Diagnostic interpretations for echocardiograms (performed both in Allentown Outpatient Clinic and Wilkes-Barre) - EKGs - Ambulatory Cardiac Monitors - Stress Tests (nuclear portion interpreted by Nuclear Medicine) Apply American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and VA guidelines to the management of cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Risk Stratification for preoperative evaluations Collaboration with cardiology PA-Cs located in Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Participation in activities to foster cardiology fellowship program Attend meetings and may be asked to serve on committees Perform chart reviews as part of peer ongoing professional practice evaluations Care modalities to include face-to-face and VVC/CVT Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Chief of the Medical Service at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (sign-on bonus): Authorized (eligible for up to 15% of salary per year for up to four years of service) EDRP Authorized: Authorized (Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive) Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 8am to 430pm
• Rotating call schedule.