Serve Veterans in Leavenworth, KS - Cardiologist Needed *Recruitment Incentive*

The VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System - Leavenworth Campus is seeking a passionate, skilled Cardiologist to join our dedicated team serving America’s Veterans.

Why Leavenworth KS.?

• Leavenworth offers a strong sense of community where physicians can build lasting relationships with patients and families.
• The city provides a low cost of living, making it easier to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle and stable finances.
• Commute times are short, giving physicians more time for family, hobbies, and personal well-being.
• Schools, parks, and family-friendly neighborhoods make Leavenworth an attractive place for physicians raising children.
• The local medical community is supportive, collaborative, and focused on improving access to high-quality healthcare.
• Its location near Kansas City provides easy access to major amenities, entertainment, and travel options while still offering the charm of a smaller town.

Why the VA?

Because here, your work truly matters. You’ll deliver high?quality, evidence?based cardiac care while enjoying the stability, balance, and benefits that come with federal service. Our Leavenworth team is known for collaboration, respect, and a strong commitment to patient-centered care.

• Salary: $300,000-$400,000 per year.
• Loan Repayment: Up to $200k in student loan repayment.
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized for highly qualified candidates
• 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: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• CME: Possible $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 restriction on moonlighting

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience:

Board Eligible/Certified in Cardiology. Experience in general Cardiology

Reference:

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Physical Requirements:

Periods of long standing. Occasional lifting of moderately heavy objects. Long periods of sitting at a computer station. The need for high degree of accuracy, potentially stressful situations, and the ability to adapt work plans based on patient status.