Interventional)

Department of Veterans Affairs•Dayton, OH

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About The Position

Interventional Cardiologist will provide direct cardiovascular care and consultation to an adult population eligible for care at the VA medical center or at any of its subsidiary locations. The Cardiologist is responsible for a wide range of duties to ensure safe, efficient, high quality care. Duties of the Interventional Cardiologist are, but not limited to the following: Admit, evaluate, treat, and provide consultation to patients of all ages with acute and chronic coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, and valvular heart disease; including but not limited to chronic ischemic heart disease, acute ischemic syndromes, cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease and technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the heart. May provide care to patients in the intensive care setting. Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services. The core privileges in this specialty include the procedures as listed below: Femoral, Brachial or radial, axillary cannulation for diagnostic angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention. Interpretation of coronary arteriograms, ventriculography, and hemodynamics Intracoronary foreign body retrieval Intracoronary infusion of pharmacological agents including thrombolytics Intracoronary mechanical thrombectomy Intracoronary stents Intravascular imaging of coronary arteries or grafts Management of mechanical complications of percutaneous intervention Performance of balloon angioplasty, stents, and other commonly used interventional devices Use of intracoronary Doppler and flow wire (FFR) Use of vasoactive agents for epicardial and microvascular spasm VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm (Rotating On-Call)

Requirements

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Responsibilities

Admit, evaluate, treat, and provide consultation to patients of all ages with acute and chronic coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, and valvular heart disease
Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.
Femoral, Brachial or radial, axillary cannulation for diagnostic angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention.
Interpretation of coronary arteriograms, ventriculography, and hemodynamics
Intracoronary foreign body retrieval
Intracoronary infusion of pharmacological agents including thrombolytics
Intracoronary mechanical thrombectomy
Intracoronary stents
Intravascular imaging of coronary arteries or grafts
Management of mechanical complications of percutaneous intervention
Performance of balloon angioplasty, stents, and other commonly used interventional devices
Use of intracoronary Doppler and flow wire (FFR)
Use of vasoactive agents for epicardial and microvascular spasm

Benefits

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
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)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

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