Summary

This position is located at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center - Albany - New York in the Department of Medicine. The Cardiologist is responsible for providing a broad range of Cardiology services to Veterans receiving care at this medical center and to the Community Based Outpatient Clinics within the catchment area.

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
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Duties

• This position is located at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center - Albany - New York in the Department of Medicine
• The Cardiologist is responsible for providing a broad range of Cardiology services to Veterans receiving care at this medical center and to the Community Based Outpatient Clinics within the catchment area
• GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Stratton Albany VA Medical Center is a level 1C facility in VISN 2 North with affiliated VA Medical Centers in Syracuse (1C) and Buffalo (1B) New York
• Our clinical affiliate is Albany Medical Center which is the teaching hospital for Albany Medical College (AMC) and the only academic medical center within 100 miles
• Collaborative care is often provided by AMC for VA as they are across New Scotland Avenue from our site- an easy walk or short shuttle bus ride
• The Cardiologist (Non-invasive) position will encompass the breadth of general Cardiology clinical care - including inpatient consultation - outpatient clinic - and inpatient rounding
• The Cardiology service is responsible for providing cardiovascular care and associated medical services to patients of the Medical Center and will function as support to the hospitalist - through inpatient consults
• as support to the Primary Care Providers and Urgent Care providers via phone - e-consults or outpatient consults
• The Cardiologist will also provide direct care to patients for any cardio-vascular condition in inpatient and out-patient settings
• The incumbent must be a Board Eligible/Board Certified Cardiologist who will lead and manage the staff of a very active academic and clinical cardiology section
• Responsibilities primarily include general cardiology skills such as echocardiography - exercise and pharmacologic stress testing - Holter monitor and EKG interpretations - diagnosis and management of arrhythmias
• Skills in the performance - supervision and interpretation of advanced cardiac imaging studies - including nuclear cardiology - transthoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiography are highly desired
• Other duties include managing patients on the inpatient telemetry unit and outpatient specialty clinics - performing cardiology consultations - and participating in diagnostic cardiac catheterization - if qualified
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for EDRP - a student loan payment reimbursement program
• You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date
• Program approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application
• Former participants are ineligible to apply for the EDRP incentive
• Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions or assistance Learn more
• 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 days 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
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm.