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Non-interventional, general cardiology position Duties include but are not limited to: The James H. Quillen VA Medical Center is seeking a full-time board certified/board eligible non-invasive/clinical cardiologists. The candidates should be trained in all aspects of non-invasive/clinical cardiology. Non-invasive cardiology provides direct patient care through busy cardiology ward and cardiac critical care unit (CCU) service, inpatient consultation service, a robust non-invasive lab that performs state-of-the-art echocardiography (including strain and 3D imaging) and outpatient clinics. Expertise and experience in teaching is preferred. Physicians will engage in in-patient care, management of patients in cardiac critical care unit (CCU) and provide cardiology consultation services on an outpatient basis. Physicians will improve clinic access to veterans with cardiovascular disease by providing both direct care and supervision of advanced practice providers. Strongly prefer a physician who will provide transthoracic, transesophageal, stress echocardiography and nuclear stress testing services in the cardiac non-invasive lab (interest in developing a cardiac MRI program would be a plus). Physician will teach trainees as part of the East Tennessee State University (ETUS) Cardiology Fellowship training program. In this role, the incumbents will provide feedback and patient education to the patients and their families and demonstrate excellence in all facets of patient care and meets or exceeds compliance standards. The incumbents will provide consultative feedback and management on patients referred from other sections of the hospital and/or affiliated VA outpatient clinics, and perform administrative functions and other tasks as assigned by the Section Chief of Cardiology and/or the Chief of Medicine. The incumbents are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and treatment of disease. The ideal candidate should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team. The incumbents are expected to adhere to stated policies and provide timely documentation of clinical notes (e.g. H&P, consult review, e-consults, medicationreconciliation, etc) and timely interpretation and closure of diagnostic reports, consults, and clinic encounters(i.e. EKGs, Echos, Stress testing, Holters, etc). In addition, the incumbents are expected to coordinate and communicate the treatment plan with Hospitalists, Primary Care Providers, nursing staff, social workers, clerical staff, pharmacy and other subspecialists and ancillary staff. The ideal candidates will help to ensure that the highest quality patient care is delivered in a resourceful and efficient manner. Incoming cardiologist will be expected to participate in equitable call coverage on a rotating basis with other full-time cardiologists. Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Offered with this position Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 49-54 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 10 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 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 - 4:30pm)