Physician - Chief of Cardiology - Northport, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

This position may be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (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 appointment.

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.

Duties

The Northport VA Medical Center is a level 1C facility in VISN2 South with affiliated VAMCs in the Bronx (1b) and New York Harbor (1a) New York.

Our site is located in Northport, NY on beautiful Long Island close to the Long Island Sound to the North and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean beaches to the South.

Our clinical affiliate is Stony Brook University Hospital which is the teaching hospital for the Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University.

In the Department of Medicine sub-specialty fellows rotate in the sections of cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, Infectious Disease, nephrology, pulmonary/critical care and rheumatology.

The medical wards are staffed by 3 teaching teams. There are 60 med-surg beds and 12 ICU beds. We have a fully functional cardiac catheterization and diagnostic lab. Key personnel are in place.


The section consists of:

2 full-time non-invasive cardiologists, 0.2 interventional cardiologists and 1 full-time Electrophysiologist as well as 3 Full time NP's, 2 echo techs, and 3 ECG techs.

The Physician - Chief of Cardiology 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 in patient service, through inpatient consults; as support to the Primary Care Providers and Emergency Department providers via phone, e-consults or outpatient consults.

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.

Clinical 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 transesophageal

echocardiography are highly desired. Other duties include managing patients on the inpatient telemetry unit and outpatient specialty clinics, performing cardiology consultations,

and participating in cardiac catheterization, if qualified.

The Cardiology section is closely affiliated with Stony Brook Hospital, Renaissance School of Medicine, and responsible for fellowship, resident and medical student training.

It is expected that the applicant is qualified to be a full-time faculty member at the affiliated medical school, and to participate in supervisory roles in fellowship and residency

educational programs.

The Physician is charged with ensuring the delivery of the best possible general Cardiology services to our Veteran patients.

The Cardiology specialists will ensure provision of indicated services for conditions in both in-patient and out-patient clinical settings, including telemedicine.

This care must be delivered in accordance with hospital policy and meet community standards and pertains to outpatients as well as inpatients.

The incumbent will supervise all operational aspects of the Cardiology Service, including establishment of the highest clinical care standards, operations, and quality and participate in clinical review process such as tort claims, peer reviews, management reviews and administrative activities, as directed by the Chief of Medicine and/or Chief of Staff.

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 8:00-4:30pm