Cardiology, Cardiologist

Job Description

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.

 

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). 

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.