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.

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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.

\n 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:  \n

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

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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.