Interventional Cardiologist Opportunity in Beautiful Kansas City

Job Description

As the Kansas City VA Medical Center continues to grow, we are excited to welcome a motivated Interventional Cardiologist to our team in Kansas City.

 

Kansas City is a dynamic and affordable place to live, known for its legendary barbeque, championship sports, thriving arts community, and family-oriented neighborhoods. At KCVA, you’ll find supportive colleagues, a healthy work-life balance, and the rewarding opportunity to serve those who have served our country.

The position is an appointment based at the Kansas City VA Medical Center and surrounding Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC's) within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. A summary of the broad distribution of time/effort is as follows:  

• VA Cath Lab and inpatient interventional consults.
• Supervision of general and Interventional Cardiology fellow on the VA IC cardiology rotation.
• VA interventional clinic patients with fellows/APP, as needed.
• Expectation of adequate number of Caths per year and PCIs per year.
• Read TEE/TTE, ECG, and Holter/Event monitor as assigned.
• Opportunity for research, education and service.
• Cover the cardiology inpatient service and general cardiology consults, a duty shared with other faculty members.
• Other duties as assigned

 

BENEFITS:
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:  unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Up to $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 restrictions on moonlighting

This position is eligible for our Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) which allows for up to $200K in loan repayment over a 5-year period.