Electrophysiologist- UPMC Altoona-Monday-Friday work schedule
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Cardiology-Electrophysiology
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 11/20/24

Join a cardiology practice of 2 interventional cardiologists, 1 non-invasive, 2 electrophysiologists, and 1 heart failure specialist!


  • Practice has pacemaker clinic and established EP clinic with solid patient base
  • Primarily outpatient practice with APP support
  • Patient load of an estimated 25 patients per day
  • Work schedule in the office Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm; 2 days in clinic and 3 days in EP lab doing procedures.
  • Call schedule is 1 night per week, Monday – Friday and 1 in every 5 weekends
  • Department includes Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners


2023 Procedure and Volume Statistics:


Cath Lab Statistics:

  • Patient Visits: 2,511
  • Catheterizations: 1,975
  • Impella: 13
  • Drug Eluting Stent: 814
  • Rotablador: 27
  • Watchman: 309
  • TAVR: 64

EP Lab Statistics:

  • Patient Visits: 1,187
  • Pacemaker insertions: 177
  • Bi-V Pacemaker: 20
  • ICD Insertion: 56
  • Bi-V ICD: 65
  • Loop Recorder Insert: 177
  • EP Study: 23
  • Ablation simple: 171
  • Ablation complex: 361

Compensation:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package includes:
  • a base salary and wRVU bonus
  • sign-on bonus
  • relocation allowance
  • annual CME stipend
  • paid vacation
  • medical/dental/vision and life insurance
  • retirement benefits and malpractice insurance.

The Company

  • UPMC Altoona is part of the world-renowned UPMC network of 42 hospitals, 92,000 employees, 700 physician offices, and a 4.5-million-member insurance services division
  • The hospital is a 400-bed tertiary care hospital with 400+ practicing physicians serving a 6-county region in central PA with an accredited level 2 trauma, stroke and chest pain center and a regional oncology, cardiology, cardiac and vascular surgery center.
  • The Altoona Regional Health Services (ARHS) is a multi-specialty physician practice with cardiology, medical oncology, neurology, pulmonology, dermatology, internal medicine, family practice, urology, ENT and plastic surgery.

The Community

  • Altoona is a small city surrounded by mountains in central PA with easy access to 5 major metro areas - a friendly, uncomplicated, family-oriented community filled with cultural and recreational opportunities, and excellent schools.
  • Altoona Metro/Blair County Population: 130,000
  • Hospital Service Area Population: 350,000
  • Trauma Service Area Population: 1 million+ (20 county)
  • 5 major metropolitan areas within 2 – 5 hours, accessible by local air and train service