Cardiologist/Heart Failure Needed at Pittsburgh VA Medical Center
Washington, Washington DC, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Cardiology-Heart Failure and Transplant
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
2/25/25
**Highly qualified green card/J1 visa/H1B visa will be considered - please reach out for information*
Practice Highlights:
- Management of hematology/oncology patients in the outpatient, inpatient consult, and telehealth setting
- Conducting and enrolling patients into clinical trials
- Supervision and instruction of Hematology/Oncology and Internal Medicine residents/fellows.
- Participation in multidisciplinary meetings
- Basic and translational research in hematology and/or oncology
Preferred Experience:
- Board eligible/certified.
Benefits Highlights:
- Student loan repayment up to $200,000 on eligible loans
- Regular salary increases and annual performance bonuses.
- 50-55 days of paid time off (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, up to 5 days for CME)
- Three-tiered Federal retirement program (vested after 5 years) with VA contributing 16.6% to FERS and up to 5% matching for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) (401k)
- Federal health/dental/vision/long-term care insurance offered.
- Malpractice insurance with tail coverage provided.
- No physician employment contracts and no significant restrictions on moonlighting.
Job Responsibilities
The VAPHS Cardiology Division is strongly committed to the academic mission and the mentoring of physician-scientists and next-generation scientific leaders and as such this position may be offered an academic position at the University of Pittsburgh through separate negotiations.
The clinical program is additionally nourished by close interaction with the Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where some VA faculty also practice, and by UPMC cardiology fellows who rotate at the VA Hospital as part of their ACGME-accredited fellowship training, and is strongly committed to the academic mission and the mentoring of physician-scientists and next-generation scientific leaders.
This is an exciting career opportunity to work in a dynamic academic Division in one of the VA Hospital System's largest referral centers for cardiovascular medicine.
• Prescribes appropriate treatments, supervise, teach and provide consult
Qualifications