Cardiology Physician

Locums Cardiology Rockport, ME (ME license or active IMLC LOQ) Why This Role

• 1 week on / 1 week off schedule
• Will consider 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off
• Primarily inpatient Cardiology with cardiac testing and procedures
• Established team of 3 Cardiologists and 3 APPs
• After-hours call typically managed by phone
Assignment Details
• Start: ASAP, once credentialed
• Duration: Ongoing
• Schedule: 1 week on / 1 week off; 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off considered
• Coverage type: Inpatient + Cardiac Testing + Call
• Weekday hours: Monday-Friday, 8a-5p onsite
• Coverage rotation: Thursday 5p through the following Thursday
• Weeknight call: 5p-8a
• Weekend call: 24-hour coverage Saturday and Sunday
• Call coverage: Two hospital locations during nights and weekends
• After-hours calls typically managed by phone; onsite response required when clinically necessary
• Setting: Inpatient Cardiology and cardiac testing
• Patient population: Adults only
• Hospital capacity: Approximately 46 MedSurg beds and 8 open ICU beds
• Support: 3 Cardiologists and 3 APPs
• EMR: Epic
• Credentialing: Approximately 90-120 days
Clinical Details
• Inpatient Cardiology consultations
• Cardiac stress testing coverage
• Cardiac graphics interpretation
• Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
• Direct current cardioversion (DCCV)
• Inpatient cardiac evaluation and management
• After-hours and weekend Cardiology consultations
• Coverage of inpatient cardiac needs across two facilities during call
Requirements
• Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease
• Active ME medical license or active IMLC Letter of Qualification
• Epic experience required
• Proficiency in cardiac stress testing, interpretation, TEE, and DCCV
• Comfortable with inpatient consultations and night/weekend call
• COVID and flu vaccinations required
• 2 supervisor references and 1 peer reference from the past 12 months
• Full credentialing and presentation required at submission
• Availability for 1-week or 2-week coverage rotations
Compensation
• Facility is accepting bids
• Hourly, overtime, holiday, night call, weekend call, and callback compensation
• Malpractice included in submitted rates
• Travel and lodging reimbursed per facility policy