Physician (Cardiology Non-Interventional) - Chief of Cardiology)

Department of Veterans Affairs • West Palm Beach, FL

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About The Position

West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is seeking a Physician (Cardiology-Non-Invasive, Invasive Non-Interventional, or Interventional) to serve as Chief of Cardiology. You will serve as Non-Interventional. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. Eligible applicants will be referred until all vacancies are filled. This Physician must have appropriate training and experience in managing and providing clinical, administrative, and teaching services in an inpatient and outpatient clinical setting for Cardiology services. The administrative responsibilities will broadly include overseeing Patient Access and Triage, Provider supervision including Quality Management and performance evaluation, provider workload assessments and scheduling, and duties as described below. Clinical responsibilities will include providing direct patient care, including through rotation into the Cardiology outpatient clinic, inpatient, e-consultations, and invasive/non-invasive procedures within his/her scope of practice as stated in Cardiology medical staff privileges. The Chief of Cardiology will also directly contribute to advancing the Medical Center mission for Resident education. The Chief of Cardiology is directly responsible to the Chief, Medicine Service.

Requirements

• Appropriate training and experience in managing and providing clinical, administrative, and teaching services in an inpatient and outpatient clinical setting for Cardiology services.
• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Responsibilities

• Participation, delegation, and approval of the clinical on-call schedule.
• Coordination and ensuring Cardiac provider coverage for daily procedures to include: Transespophageal Echocardiography, Tilt Table Testing, Cardioversion, Cardiac Catherization, Pacemaker and AICD procedures, and all future procedures requiring provider coverage.
• Distribution of daily Electrocardiogram, Holter, Event, ECHO, Exercise Stress Testing, interpretation workload among other Cardiologist.
• Provide collaborative care for transplant patients including timely submission of required transplant referral documentation.
• Assisting the Chief of Medicine in the coordination of patient care for patient requiring transfers for cardiac procedures outside WPB facility.
• Working to ensure timely Patient Access to clinic and procedure appointments.
• Preparing the Cardiology work schedule within the timeframe assigned by the Chief of Medicine (i.e. 3 months or more) for the Cardiologist and ARNP/PA positions. Cardiologist and ARNP/PA schedule includes sub-specialty clinics and main cardiology rotations include: Clinic, Inpatient, Nuclear Stress Test, Non-Invasive, Cath/Clinic, Pacemaker, Heart Failure, and all future Cardiology procedures performed in the Cardiology section.
• Making certain that scheduling coverage is adequate, as well as reviewing and coordinating the leave solicitation process for the Section.
• Supervision of Providers and addressing of issues such as tardiness, completion of TMS, encounters, unsigned notes, unresolved consults, and completion of peer reviews and all required documentation in a timely manner.
• Assignment and ensuring the completion of Peer Reviews, Service Level Reviews, and Patient Advocate Complaints, and developing and implementing action plans related to Service and/or section-level performance monitors.
• Participation in Resident education including supervision of the clinical rotation in Cardiology.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees