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:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• 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
• 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: (1) 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 (2) 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 (3) 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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: 3-5 years actively working as a General or Interventional Cardiologist Experience working in an academic setting Interest in Research Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate Lifting (15-44 lbs)
• Moderate Carrying (15-44 lbs)
• light carrying (under 15 lbs)
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Walking (4-8 hours)
• Standing (4-8 hours)
• Repeated bending (4-8 hours)
• Both legs required
• Both eyes required
• Depth perception
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Ability to distinguish shades of color
• Hearing (aid permitted)
• and Working alone.

Duties

• This is an Open Continuous Announcement and may be extended beyond the current closing date until the position is filled
• Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals - as additional vacancies occur and/or on an as-needed basis during the duration of the announcement
• Once a selection is made and offer is accepted the announcement may close pending no additional vacancies
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Ms
• Ronda Eady at ronda.eady@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance 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 Generalized duties of a staff cardiologist are to prevent - diagnose and treat many different heart and blood vessel conditions - including those that may not have been known at the time of presentation
• to teach the medical students and train the cardiology fellows
• and to coordinate care with local and distant primary care and specialty providers
• Major Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Perform and interpret transesophageal echos
• Interpret transthoracic - stress - and transesophageal echos
• Interpret: EKGs - Treadmill EKGs - Ambulatory EKGs - Rhythm strips - and Rhythm reports from Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
• Supervise and interpret Treadmill and Pharmacologic Stress EKGs
• Perform elective and emergent cardioversion and defibrillation and TEE cardioversion
• Perform and supervise cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Perform emergent transcutaneous and transvenous pacing
• Perform Non OR emergency airway management
• Inpatient Clinical Cardiology Teaching Rounds and Consultations in the ER - OR - ICU - Telemetry - or General Medicine units
• Incidental supervision and triage of the appropriate use of telemetry
• Review and accept or delegate requests for consultation
• Serve as attending physician in the Cardiology Outpatient Clinic for ambulatory management of veterans with heart disease
• Participate in Division and Department meetings CME - and VA continuing education and Quality Improvement activities
• Complete a timely clinical note and encounter form (or workload capture) for each clinical encounter
• Participate in rotational call for after hours and holiday coverage
• Participate in care coordination for veterans transferred to other institutions
• Supervise and train students - interns - residents and cardiology fellows
• Perform cardiac cath lab procedures - including but not limited to: coronary catheterization (left and right) - stent placement - angioplasty - etc
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm including call coverage and weekend rounding as needed (Alternate schedules may be necessary to meet the needs of the organization)