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Physician - Cardiologist (Recruitment Incentive Authorized)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 52 days ago
About the Role
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 participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →The Northport VA Healthcare System is seeking an experienced, full-time non-invasive Cardiologist.
- →The role includes evaluating, diagnosing, providing consultation, treating, and managing inpatients and outpatients with a wide variety of acute, chronic and/or suspected diseases.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Oversee all aspects of cardiac care delivered to referred patients within the Northport VA Healthcare System, VA Medical Center.
- →Participate in daily ambulatory/outpatient Cardiology clinic services.
- →Consult, manage, and provide education and counseling to Veterans in preventative cardiac care.
- →Apply evidence-based practices to diagnose and manage a wide range of cardiac conditions.
- →Supervise comprehensive outpatient cardiac procedures.
- →Interpret EKGs and arrhythmia monitoring results.
- →Perform and interpret echocardiograms, exercise and pharmacologic stress echocardiograms, transesophageal echocardiograms, and cardioversions.
- →Establish and maintain professional relationships with clinical service providers within the outpatient center.
- →Provide telephone and curbside cardiology consultations.
- →Review and screen consultative and procedural requests for appropriateness.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/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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