Summary

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.

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 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
• Additional Requirement: Physician positions may require board certification if ANY of the following three conditions exist: 1) the position supervises medical students - physician residents - or physician fellows
• 2) the position will have faculty status with an affiliated medical school - such as a joint recruitment with affiliated medical schools
• or 3) the position being filled is required to be board certified by virtue of specific VHA policy (for example - as director of a cardiac catheterization laboratory or Director of Clinical Laboratory Medicine)
• Preferred Experience: Board Certified/Board Eligible in Interventional Cardiology by the ABIM A minimum of three (1) year of Supervisor/ Manager/ Director/ Chief or equivalent experience to lead - develop - implement - monitor - and evaluate clinical and administrative processes Minimum of three (3) years as an Interventional Cardiologist Experience working in an academic setting teaching students - residents and fellows Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Light lifting (under 15 pounds)
• Light carrying (under 15 pounds)
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Walking (4 hours)
• Standing (4 hours)
• Depth perception
• Hearing (aid may be permitted)
• Radiant energy
• Working closely with others
• Working alone
• Protracted or irregular hours of work.

Duties

• This is an open-continuous announcement and will remain open until July 31st - 2025 - or until the position is filled (if a selection is made and offer accepted - announcement will be closed)
• Qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official every two weeks from the opening date of the announcement
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be offered for Highly Qualified Applicants Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be offered to Highly Qualified Applicants Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
• EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact Ronda Eady - ronda.eady@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 Major Duties/Responsibilities: Serves as Cardiology Section Chief and Cath Lab Director
• Develops and implement strategic plans for the section's growth and development - aligning with the overall goals of the institution
• Retains - mentors - and supports division members - fostering a positive and productive work environment
• Works closely with and under the Associate Chief of Staff for Specialty Care and the Chief of Staff to develop strategic plans for the section's growth and development - aligning with the overall goals of the institution
• Supervises the work of three other cardiologists - fellows - residents - students - and ancillary personnel including echocardiogram technicians - and advanced practice providers
• Provides consultative service to busy inpatient and outpatient services
• Performs and interprets transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography - exercise and pharmacologic stress testing - analyze and interpret Holter monitor readings and electrocardiograms - diagnose and manage arrhythmias and ischemic heart disease - perform right heart catheterization with pharmacologic testing and intervention - perform left heart catheterization - coronary arteriography - left ventriculography - aortography - bypass graft angiography - hemodynamic assessment of aortic stenosis and valvular heart disease - temporary transcutaneous and transvenous pacing - and right heart (Swan-Ganz) catheterization - coronary balloon angioplasty and stenting - coronary thrombus aspiration - intravascular ultrasound - and assessment of fractional flow reserve
• Other desirable expertise includes but it is not limited to exercise - dobutamine - and vasodilator myocardial perfusion imaging - equilibrium radionuclide angiography - and radionuclide ventriculography and Cardio-Oncology - transthyretin Amyloid myocardial scans
• Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm with rotational night/weekend/holiday call