Cardiologist (Non-Invasive) Position in Viera, FL VA Clinic

Cardiologist (Advanced Cardiac Imaging)

The Viera, FL Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic is recruiting a non-invasive Cardiologist to provide a broad range of care to our Veterans and to help build an advanced cardiac imaging program to include cardiac CTA and cardiac MR. You will share responsibility for outpatient clinics, inpatient teaching rounds, and inpatient consultation, including ICU. Perform or interpret diagnostic studies such as echocardiography, TEE, event monitors, and ECGs. Provide support to inpatient services through consultations and to Primary Care providers via phone, e-consults, and outpatient consults.

You will be supervising Internal Medicine Residents and Cardiology Fellows and are encouraged to pursue an academic appointment at the University of Central Florida. Board certification/board eligibility in Cardiology, cardiac CT, and Cardiac MRI required. If Board eligible, certification should be completed within 2 years of hiring. Echocardiography board certification is highly preferred. Fellowship training in advanced cardiac imaging (i.e., coronary CTA and cardiac MR) is strongly preferred. The tour of duty is Monday through Friday. On call is generally every 10-12 weeks when covering inpatient service! No outpatient or non-invasive study interpretation duties when on call.

Assistance with payment of med school loans up to $200K! Sign-on bonus may be available!

Job Description

• Provide a broad range of care to Veterans
• Help build an advanced cardiac imaging program
• Share responsibility for outpatient clinics, inpatient teaching rounds, and inpatient consultation
• Perform or interpret diagnostic studies such as echocardiography, TEE, event monitors, and ECGs
• Supervise Internal Medicine Residents and Cardiology Fellows
• Provide support to inpatient services through consultations

Requirements

• Board certification/board eligibility in Cardiology, cardiac CT, and Cardiac MRI required
• Echocardiography board certification is highly preferred
• Fellowship training in advanced cardiac imaging strongly preferred

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K per year
• Guaranteed salary increases
• Licensure: 1 full & unrestricted license from any US State is permissible to work at this facility
• CME: $1,000 per year stipend for reimbursement & 5 days paid absence
• Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No Physician Employment Contract
• 26 days paid vacation plus 13 days paid sick leave per year with unlimited carry over
• 11 federal holidays with pay
• Federal Retirement Plan
• Separate 401K with partial agency match
• Health, dental, vision & life insurance
• Nationwide mobility

Community Overview

Orlando, Florida is home to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Sea World & many other theme parks, as well as great sports, entertainment & unique shopping experiences. Orlando offers some of the best lifestyle choices you can find anywhere in the country, with everything from lakefront homes to golf communities.

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America's largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

In addition to the honor of serving America's Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total rewards package and offers many benefits including flexible work schedules and shifts, low patient-provider ratios, robust insurance coverage, stable employment with competitive salary and regular pay increases, and unprecedented federal retirement benefits including a traditional pension and a federal 401K with employer contributions.