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Physician - Cardiologist-Electrophysiology
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 51 days ago
About the Role
The Central Virginia VA Health Care System (CVHCS) in Richmond, Virginia is recruiting a Full-Time Physician within the Cardiac Electrophysiology (EP) Unit. The incumbent Physician is expected to provide inpatient and outpatient evaluation and management of veterans with arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, syncope, and inherited channelopathies. Perform invasive EP procedures and oversee remote device monitoring and antiarrhythmic medication management.
What You'll Do
- →The Richmond VA Medical Center is a level 1a 349-bed facility offering primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, intermediate care, acute and sustaining spinal cord injury, skilled nursing home care, and palliative care.
- →There are four community-based outpatient clinics located in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Emporia and Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and a strong affiliation with the Medical College of Virginia.
- →Provides comprehensive patient care in the form of non-invasive, consultative, and inpatient/outpatient cardiology care.
- →Expertise in the interpretation/reading of EKGs, Holter monitors, Zio, loop records, tilt testing, non-invasive ICD stimulation, pacer and ICD evaluation and programming, are required.
- →Invasive electrophysiology procedures including cardiac device implantation, catheter ablation of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, and left atrial appendage occlusion.
- →Participate in management and supervision of the implanted cardiac rhythm device program and clinic, including CIED remote monitoring.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Provides off tour on call services for emergency cardiac catheterization procedures one out of every four weeks.
- →Provides inpatient attending cardiologist patient care services in intensive care unit, intermediate care (stepdown), and acute medical ward service.
- →Interprets electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Holter monitor, and stress test results.
- →Collaborates clearly and effectively with mid-level providers, Physician colleagues, and other applicable parties.
- →Relationships with management, co-workers, patients, and the general public are consistently courteous, respectful, and cooperative in nature.
- →Participates in educational programs for and of the section.
Requirements
- ✓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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓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 "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Personality Fit
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