Interventional Cardiologist

Terrestris Global Solutions•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Terrestris is seeking an Interventional Cardiologist to support the Veteran community in San Francisco, California. The position is open to candidates including locum or traveling professionals. The contract consists of one base year with four one-year option periods, and the listed pay is $400 or more per hour. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with occasional on-call hours. Approximately 90% of the role is direct patient care, with the remaining estimated 10% devoted to administrative work. The cardiologist serves as a clinical expert and proceduralist diagnosing and invasively treating cardiovascular disease, including diagnostic cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and management of complex cardiovascular conditions. The role includes cardiology and interventional cardiology consultative services for catheterization and procedures such as pericardiocentesis, endocardial biopsies, intra-aortic balloon device placement, balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, endoluminal stenting, intravascular ultrasound, intracoronary Doppler flow velocity measurements, rheolytic thrombectomy, and high-risk coronary and peripheral vascular percutaneous procedures. The cardiologist manages patients before, during, and after percutaneous revascularization procedures and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, advanced practice providers, nurses, and cardiac catheterization laboratory technologists. The clinician is expected to be physically present in the clinic at the scheduled start time. The position is located at 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121. Selected candidates must complete credentialing and onboarding consistent with VA medical staff processes.

Requirements

Authorization to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.
Board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), or board certification in Emergency Medicine by an ABMS-recognized certifying board.
Current, full, unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Complete credentialing and onboarding requirements consistent with VA medical staff processes if selected.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with the VA.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, estimated at 90% of working time.
Diagnose and invasively treat cardiovascular diseases, including through diagnostic cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Manage complex cardiovascular conditions.
Provide cardiology and interventional cardiology consultative services for cardiac catheterization and interventional procedures.
Perform or provide services for procedures including pericardiocentesis, endocardial biopsies, intra-aortic balloon device placement, balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, endoluminal stenting, intravascular ultrasound, intracoronary Doppler flow velocity measurements, rheolytic thrombectomy, and high-risk coronary and peripheral vascular percutaneous procedures.
Manage patients before, during, and following percutaneous revascularization procedures.
Collaborate with cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, advanced practice providers, nurses, and cardiac catheterization laboratory technologists.
Be physically present on time for scheduled clinic and cardiac catheterization laboratory start times.
Perform administrative work, estimated at 10% of time.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) match
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation
11 federal paid holidays
Professional development
Tuition assistance
Work-life programs
Award programs recognizing exceptional performance and demonstration of service standards