Job Description
- Perform general cardiology clinical care, including in-patient consultation, out-patient consultation and out-patient clinic.
- Perform echocardiography, exercise and pharmacologic stress testing, Holter monitor an electrocardiogram interpretation, diagnosis and management of arrhythmias.
- Takes an active role in the evaluation of the patient, decision for treatment/care, and documentation in the patient electronic records.
- Serves on service level and/or hospital committees as needed and participate in the facility peer review program.
- Maintains professional competency, courtesy and flexibility or provide the necessary services of this specialty.
- Possess strong clinical, leadership, and communication skills with a commitment to academics.
- Maintains a record of successful practice management and excellent clinical skills.
- All other duties assigned based on the needs of the Medical Facility.
Preferred Experience
- Preferred but not required, VA Experience, Board Certified with 5-10 years experience
- Perform, supervise, and interpret advanced cardiac imaging studies, as well as transthoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiography, highly desired.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Compensation and Benefits
- Performance Pay: Up to 15k annually
- 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
8am-4:30pm; however, subject to change, depending on the needs of the service/medical center.
Contract Buy Out Program
This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years).
Location
Clarksburg with its cozy population of 18,000 citizens is located at the center of West Virginia's 1-79 High Tech Corridor. The High Tech Corridor is anchored on the north by Morgantown, which is the home of West Virginia University Mountaineers, a Carnegie Foundation Research Institution and training academy for Cisco Systems and Oracle. Just an hour away from Pittsburgh, PA. Morgantown was recently rated the best small city in America.
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