U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Physician (Cardiology)-Interventional
This role involves working as an interventional cardiologist in a VA academic hospital program, contributing to quality care standards and the growth of the specialty care service. Responsibilities include performing a full spectrum of cardiac catheterization and interventions, educating fellows, staffing the interventional consult service, and sharing night and weekend call duties.
Key Responsibilities
- • Work shared between three interventional faculty and include the entire spectrum of cardiac catheterization and interventions including Structural Interventions
- • Education of fellows in-and outside the lab
- • Staffing the interventional consult service
- • Night and weekend call is shared between eight VA and UF interventional faculty
- • VA CCU and general consult service are shared equally between thirteen VA cardiology faculty
- • Outpatient clinic responsibility is as needed
- • Ongoing scholarly activity is strongly encouraged
- • Opportunities for skillset advancement such as structural interventions
- • Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor. The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs)
Required
- • 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 (Cardiology-Interventional) for board certification
- • Proficiency in spoken and written English
- • Must pass a pre-employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019
- • Physical requirements including light to moderate lifting (15 - 44 lbs.), light carrying (15 lbs and under), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required, walking (up to 2 hours), standing (up to 2 hours), kneeling (up to 1 hour), ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, near vision correctable at 13" to 16", far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other, depth perception, ability to distinguish basic colors and shades of colors, hearing (aid permitted), emotional stability, mental stability, working closely with others and working alone
Benefits & Perks
- • Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program
- • Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): An incentive is authorized
- • VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- • 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)
- • 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
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Summary
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Care System's Specialty Care Service is searching for a Physician (Cardiology Interventional). Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards - as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program.
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
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Care System's Specialty Care Service is searching for a Physician (Cardiology Interventional). Ideal applicants are those who want to contribute to the achievement of quality care standards - as well as the growth and development of a VA academic hospital program.
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 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 (Cardiology-Interventional) 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
- Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
- Physical Requirements: Must pass a pre-employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019
- This examination is administered by VA Occupational Health
- This position requires: light to moderate lifting (15 - 44 lbs.)
- light carrying (15 lbs
- and under)
- reaching above shoulder
- use of fingers
- both hands required
- walking (up to 2 hours)
- standing (up to 2 hours)
- kneeling (up to 1 hour)
- ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
- near vision correctable at 13"" to 16""
- far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
- depth perception
- ability to distinguish basic colors
- ability to distinguish shades of colors
- hearing (aid permitted)
- emotional stability
- mental stability
- working closely with others
- and working alone.
- This is an open continuous announcement that will remain open until filled
- Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis
- Eligible applicants will be referred each week for consideration until a selection is made
- 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
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- VHA Physician Total Rewards
- Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): : An incentive is authorized
- Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized
- Former EDRP participants are not eligible to apply for EDRP
- Contact the VISN 8 Compensation Center of Excellence at [email protected] for questions/assistance
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- 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 Gainesville - FL Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Florida (UF) are searching for a full-time BC/BE Interventional and Structural Cardiologist
- This faculty position is a dual appointment and primarily based at the VA
- We have two cardiac cath labs - the full spectrum of CT surgery is available on site
- Duties include but are not limited to: Work Shared between three interventional faculty and include the entire spectrum of cardiac catheterization and interventions including Structural Interventions - education of fellows in-and outside the lab - and staffing the interventional consult service
- Night and weekend call is shared between eight VA and UF interventional faculty
- VA CCU and general consult service are shared equally between thirteen VA cardiology faculty
- Outpatient clinic responsibility is as needed - and ongoing scholarly activity is strongly encouraged
- Opportunities for skillset advancement such as structural interventions
- Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm (Note: Work schedules are determined and approved by the supervisor
- The incumbent may be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis based on facility/patient care needs).
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