Physician Cardiologist (General/Invasive/...

Summary Interventional Cardiologist will provide direct cardiovascular care and consultation to an adult population eligible for care at the VA medical center or at any of its subsidiary locations. The Cardiologist is responsible for a wide range of duties to ensure safe, efficient, high quality care. Responsibilities Duties of the Interventional Cardiologist are, but not limited to the following: Admit, evaluate, treat, and provide consultation to patients of all ages with acute and chronic coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, and valvular heart disease; including but not limited to chronic ischemic heart disease, acute ischemic syndromes, cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease and technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the heart. May provide care to patients in the intensive care setting. Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services. The core privileges in this specialty include the procedures as listed below: Femoral, Brachial or radial, axillary cannulation for diagnostic angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention. Interpretation of coronary arteriograms, ventriculography, and hemodynamics Intracoronary foreign body retrieval Intracoronary infusion of pharmacological agents including thrombolytics Intracoronary mechanical thrombectomy Intracoronary stents Intravascular imaging of coronary arteries or grafts Management of mechanical complications of percutaneous intervention Performance of balloon angioplasty, stents, and other commonly used interventional devices Use of intracoronary Doppler and flow wire (FFR) Use of vasoactive agents for epicardial and microvascular spasm VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm (Rotating On-Call) Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the

Created: 2025-12-04