Physician - Cardiology

Locum Cardiologist

Seeking a Locum Cardiologist to cover a full-time need. Full-time coverage is required. The schedule is as follows: Monday to Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Friday from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The office remains open in the PM for patient calls. On-call duties rotate at a ratio of 1:4 during the week and 1:5 or 1:6 on weekends. Responsibilities include inpatient care and outreach to various locations. Candidates are expected to cover clinic days from Monday to Friday. The ideal candidate must be fellowship-trained in General Cardiology, Nuclear, or Echo. Locum physicians must rotate through all outreach locations, providing care in various hospitals. Responsibilities include rounding on cardiology patients, admitting, discharging, and teaching fellows. Reading requirements will include rotating as the echo doctor and supporting echo and nuclear reading with fellows. Other responsibilities include performing TEE and cardioversions when on call for the week. Teaching opportunities are available with a cardiology fellowship program that includes nine fellows. The practice consists of more than nine physicians and several allied health providers. The average daily volume for clinic providers is 15-20 patients. Client practice census averages 15-25 patients. Appointment lengths typically follow a 30-minute template or a 20/40 template. The patient population consists largely of Medicare recipients and commercial payors. Night call responsibilities include coverage from 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM for weeknights and from 8:00 AM to 8:00 AM on weekends.