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. 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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), 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. 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 or fee-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. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Board Certified in Cardiology Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: VA Handbook 5019/1, Part II, Pre-Placement Physical Examination and Evaluation. ["VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Work Schedule: Full-time, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be eligible for highly qualified candidate Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): May be eligible. Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@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 The Chief Cardiology Physician is to provide supervision of the Cardiology Division and cardiology services for the Cardiology Clinic and Cardiac Catherization Unit. Because the Cardiology Division performs percutaneous cardiac interventional procedures, the candidate should be qualified and experienced as an interventional cardiologist. Clinic services are required five days per week which includes patient examinations, patient education for procedure preparation, contacting patients with procedure results, and consult triaging. Cardiac Catherization Unit services are required five days per week, however, in emergent situations, evening and weekends procedures may be necessary. Major duties include but not limited to the following: Cardiology Clinic to include examination of patients and establish medical diagnoses by client history, physical examination. Cardiology core privileges: Admit, evaluate, diagnose, and treat or consult services for patients presenting with diseases of the heart, blood vessels and cardiovascular disease. Privileges include ACLS cardioversion; insertion and management of central venous and pulmonary artery catheters; use of thrombolytic agents; pericardiocentesis; echocardiography interpretation, including stress echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE); Holter scanning; treadmill testing, including radionuclide studies, temporary transvenous pacemaker placement; right heart catherization; intra-aortic balloon pump placement; electrical cardioversion; and use of Provider Performed Testing (PPT) and electrocardiography interpretation. If certified in Interventional Cardiology medicine, the physician is required to have training and experience in aortic valvulopasty, non-coronary atherectomy, non-coronary & non-cerebral percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, endomyocardial biopsies, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, left heart catherization, coronary artery angioplasty, coronary artery stenting, ICD placement with an electrophysiologist on our staff, ICD with bi-ventricular placement with an electrophysiologist on our staff, permanent pacemaker insertion including single and dual chamber pacemakers as well as bi-ventricular pacemakers. Carotid, renal and peripheral angiography, coronary artery atherectomy, intra-aortic balloon pump. SUPERVISION Supervisory responsibilities as dictated by VA and PVAHCS policy and/or directive over all members of the cardiology section including cardiology physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, diagnostic radiology technicians, medical instrument technicians, administrative staff, and cardiology fellows. Supervisory duties include: Improving patient flow to achieve measurable outcomes. Improving cardiology section efficiency by reducing clinic cancelations, improving timeliness, reducing over-time, expanding hours of operation. Achieving timely outpatient evaluations by monitoring clinic utilization and scheduling procedures. Improve quality of care by achieving excellence in delivery of care to patients with cardiology disorders. Improve patient and employee satisfaction. LEADERSHIP Primary liaison between the Chief of Medicine and the section's staff physicians and ancillary staff. EDUCATION/TRAINING Provide support for the cardiology fellowship site director in accordance with the recommendations of the program director at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. Foster an environment that is conducive to faculty/fellow interactions. Work with the site director of the fellowship regarding training in the Cardiac Catherization Unit, procedures and general clinical care."]
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