Physician (Interventional Cardiologist)

Veterans Health Administration • Phoenix, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Phoenix VA Health Care System Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona is hiring an Interventional Cardiologist to provide cardiology services to Veteran patients in the Cardiology Clinic and Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Clinic and catheterization lab services are required five days per week. Clinic work includes examining patients, educating them about procedure preparation, communicating procedure results, and triaging consults. The physician also provides urgent assessments and consultations as part of the patient care team, coordinates referrals to VA and non-VA centers for services not available at the facility, and uses telemedicine to enhance patient care.

The position includes rotating weekend coverage and evening and weekend call when necessary. Evening and weekend procedures may be needed in emergent situations. The work schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, annual performance bonuses, regular salary increases, paid leave and federal holidays, federal retirement and insurance programs, possible CME reimbursement, and malpractice protection with tail coverage. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified applicants. There is no Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, unless appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an appropriately approved or accredited institution.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of qualifying residency training in an accredited core specialty program leading to eligibility for board certification, or an applicable alternative training and practice pathway described in the announcement.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Applicants selected for a testing-designated position must undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use; refusing testing results in denial of employment.
• Must meet pre-employment requirements, including background/security investigation, onboarding, acceptable identification, and a pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Board certification in Interventional Cardiology.
• Specialization in structural heart disease and catheter-based interventions, such as balloon valvuloplasty, TAVR, TEER of mitral and tricuspid valves, TMVR, LAA occlusion, and PFO/ASD closure device placements.

Responsibilities

• Provide cardiology services in the Cardiology Clinic and Cardiac Catheterization Lab five days per week.
• Examine patients, provide education for procedure preparation, contact patients with procedure results, and triage consults.
• Interpret ECGs, Holter and event monitor recordings, and transthoracic echocardiograms.
• Perform and interpret transesophageal echocardiograms.
• Perform treadmill, pharmacologic, nuclear, and echocardiograph stress tests.
• Remain available for urgent assessments and consultations as part of the patient care team.
• Perform cardioversion procedures.
• Review pacemaker/AICD transmissions and adjust settings accordingly.
• Coordinate care at VA and non-VA referral centers for patients needing cardiac services not provided at the facility.
• Use telemedicine modalities to enhance patient care.
• Provide rotating weekend coverage and evening and weekend call when necessary; perform evening or weekend procedures in emergent situations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases.
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, and possible five-day paid CME absence.
• Traditional federal pension with five-year vesting and federal 401(k), with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time physicians with board certification.
• Free liability protection with tail coverage.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree