Physician / Cardiology - Electrophysiology / Pennsylvania / Permanent / Electrophysiology Physician

Wtaj Cbs 10; Altoona (PA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Pennsylvania is seeking a Physician specializing in Electrophysiology. This role involves outpatient care with a supportive team, handling a significant volume of patients. The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, including a base salary and bonuses, in a family-oriented community with access to major metro areas.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus

Relocation allowance

Annual CME stipend

Paid vacation

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

Retirement benefits

Malpractice insurance

Qualifications

• Outpatient role handling an estimated 25 patients per day.
• Call schedule includes 1 night per week and 1 in every 5 weekends.

Responsibilities

• Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
• 2 days in clinic and 3 days in the EP lab performing procedures.

Skills

Cardiology

Electrophysiology

Job description

Physician / Cardiology - Electrophysiology / Pennsylvania / Permanent / Electrophysiology Physician

Join a cardiology practice comprising 2 interventional cardiologists, 1 non-invasive cardiologist, 2 electrophysiologists, and 1 heart failure specialist. The practice features a pacemaker clinic and an established EP clinic with a solid patient base.

The role is primarily outpatient with APP support, handling an estimated 25 patients per day. The work schedule is Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, with 2 days in clinic and 3 days in the EP lab performing procedures. The call schedule includes 1 night per week (Monday to Friday) and 1 in every 5 weekends. The department includes Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.

2023 Procedure and Volume Statistics

• Cath Lab: Patient Visits: 2,511; Catheterizations: 1,975; Impella: 13; Drug Eluting Stent: 814; Rotablator: 27; Watchman: 309; TAVR: 64

• EP Lab: Patient Visits: 1,187; Pacemaker insertions: 177; Bi-V Pacemaker: 20; ICD Insertion: 56; Bi-V ICD: 65; Loop Recorder Insert: 177; EP Study: 23; Ablation (simple): 171; Ablation (complex): 361

Compensation and Benefits

Offers a competitive compensation package including a base salary, wRVU bonus, sign-on bonus, relocation allowance, annual CME stipend, paid vacation, medical/dental/vision and life insurance, retirement benefits, and malpractice insurance.

Hospital and Community Overview

The hospital is a 400-bed tertiary care facility with over 400 physicians serving a 6-county region in central PA. It includes an accredited level 2 trauma center, stroke and chest pain center, and a regional oncology, cardiology, and vascular surgery center.

Altoona, a small city surrounded by mountains in central PA, offers easy access to five major metro areas. It is a friendly, family-oriented community with cultural and recreational opportunities and excellent schools. The metro/blair county population is approximately 130,000, with a service area population of 350,000 and a trauma service area of over 1 million across 20 counties. Major metro areas are within 2.5 hours by air or train.