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The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (VAMC) is searching for a full-time academic Heart Failure Cardiologist to fulfill the current staffing needs of our facility. The Cincinnati VAMC is an active teaching hospital that is affiliated with and in walking distance of the University of Cincinnati. The Cardiologist will primarily manage heart failure patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. If you are interested in serving our nations veterans, come be a part of the Cincinnati VA team!
01/03/2025 to 01/21/2025
$325,000 - $400,000 per year
Education and length of practice will be considered through a formal pay-setting process in determining the final compensable salary.
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All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. This is an open continuous announcement that will be open until filled.
The Cardiologist will primarily manage heart failure patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and participate in some general Cardiology duties, including attending the general Cardiology inpatient consult service, supervising Cardiology fellow continuity clinics, and may assist with reading Echocardiograms, exercise and pharmacologic stress tests, ECGs, and transthoracic echocardiograms, based on training and interest.
Outpatient heart failure clinic duties will include personally evaluating new heart failure consults and follow up patients, as well as working in conjunction with the Heart Failure RN and nurse practitioner. The multidisciplinary team assists with requests for left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), cardiac transplant patients, and is expected to collaborate with our VA and/or non-VA advanced therapy partners to provide comprehensive Heart Failure care.
The Cardiologist will be responsible for developing a robust inpatient Heart Failure consultative service that will provide education to newly diagnosed patients and introduce the new patient to the available outpatient services, as well as assist with the management of established complex patients.
The Cardiologist will attend the general inpatient Cardiology consult service and will be expected to supervise and teach a team consisting of CV Disease fellows, Internal Medicine residents and University of Cincinnati medical students. The Cardiology Consult Team is consulted by all Medical Center teams/units, including the MICU and SICU, and the Cardiologist must be able to manage both ward and intensive care unit level patients.
The Cardiologist will be expected to cover inpatient overnight call during the week when assigned to the consult service and will participate in weekend coverage, which includes making rounds on the consult service patients with the CV Disease fellow and taking overnight call.
Responsibilities:
The Cardiologist will,
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To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume. Other documents may be requested later in the process if needed.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. We will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/826659700. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan (VISN 10) advocates for a Whole Health System of care. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
The Cincinnati VA Medical Center is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, Ohio and Fort Thomas, Kentucky serving 15 counties in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH. Cincinnati VAMC has two off-main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division, as well as an onsite Community Living Center.
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