Physician Cardiologist

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a Cardiologist seeking a family-friendly environment with a suburban atmosphere, yet conveniently located near major urban centers? If so, Martinsburg, WV, could be the perfect place for you! Nestled in the scenic Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) spans 175 acres in historic Berkeley County and serves over 70,000 Veterans across West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

This Medical Center is part of the VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5) and provides a wide array of services, including internal medicine, ambulatory surgery, audiology and speech pathology, dental care, nursing home services, nutrition, podiatry, prosthetics, women’s health, mental health, and rehabilitation medicine. Patient care is delivered through an integrated primary care model, ensuring that each veteran is assigned to a dedicated team of healthcare professionals who oversee their care both during inpatient stays and outpatient visits. The mission of the Medical Center is to honor America’s Veterans by delivering top-notch healthcare, with a commitment from the staff to enhance the quality of life for eligible veterans.

As a Cardiologist, you will engage in both inpatient and outpatient consultations, as well as interpret various diagnostic tests, including treadmill tests, nuclear scans, echocardiograms, Zio patches, and Holter monitors. You will collaborate with a team to address the treatment needs of our patients and participate in quality assurance initiatives and chart evaluations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver expertise and support in Non-Invasive Cardiology and patient care functions.

• Provide a full spectrum of cardiac services, including echocardiography, stress echocardiograms, transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), and diagnostic cardiac catheterizations.

• Consult with and treat Veterans while conducting stress tests (nuclear, chemical, and routine treadmill) and interpreting echocardiograms, Holter monitors, and EKGs.

• Educate and counsel Veterans and their families on preventive care, medical conditions, and the use of prescribed treatments and medications.

• Build professional relationships with clinical service providers within the medical center, Outpatient Clinics (OPCs), and Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), offering telephone and curbside consultations as necessary and screening consults for appropriateness prior to scheduling.

• Oversee all aspects of cardiac medical care provided to patients under your supervision.

• Participate in Cardiology and general medical staff meetings, committee assignments, compliance activities, and other organized medical staff components.

• Provide both inpatient and outpatient care.

• Support academic affiliations relevant to Cardiology.

• Engage in teaching for residents and medical students.

• Be available for on-call duties and work weekends and irregular hours as needed.

• While research is not mandatory, it is encouraged by the Veterans Affairs and supported as feasible, allowing opportunities for study design, data collection, analysis, publication, and other research activities.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

The organization offers a comprehensive total rewards package.