Physician (Specialty Care-Cardiology)

Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (1 to 5 years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN2EDRPCoordinators@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. 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 Work Schedule: Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm Consult with, educate, and counsel Veteran patients and apply evidence-based care for various cardiac conditions. Maintain a professional relationship with clinical service providers within the outpatient center and NJ VAHCS and screen consultative and procedural requests for relevance to care Providing care in a cardiology outpatient clinic (new consultations and follow-up care) and answering e-consultation Perform and interpret studies such as exercise stress tests, ECHO stress tests, dobutamine echo stress tests, ambulatory ECG monitoring, resting ECG, and resting echocardiogram Maintain detailed notes of appointments with patients, including diagnoses, comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results Prescribe medication to treat heart and/or cardiovascular disease and provide support and advice to Veteran patients receiving long-term care Provide supervisory oversight of the clinical care on the ambulatory clinic of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants as appropriate Participate in VA performance improvement and quality assurance initiatives, ensuring ongoing compliance Participate in and attend CME activities and VA continuing educational activities Contribute to the supervision and teaching of house staff and other trainees assigned to the unit as appropriate

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