Ongoing General cardiology locum in State College, PA
Irving, Texas, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Cardiology
Salary $250.00 – $255.00 hourly
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Locums/Travel
Work Environment Clinic/Private Practice
Location State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 12/17/24

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide consultative cardiology care to hospitalized patients, with a focus on inpatient cardiology.
  • Perform daily rounds and follow-up visits for patients as needed.
  • Respond to inpatient cardiology consultations from other departments.
  • Work in collaboration with the interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist (EP) to manage more complex cases.
  • Occasional admissions for post-PCI or outpatient pacemaker/ICD procedures (interventionalist/EP handles most admissions).
  • Ensure accurate and timely documentation in the Meditech Expanse EMR system.
  • Credentialing: The hospital can grant temporary/emergency privileges for a clean physician, with online modules required as part of the credentialing process.

Work Environment:

  • Support Staff: The hospital has a model of one general cardiologist and one interventional cardiologist. There is a growing number of APPs (Advanced Practice Providers) in the outpatient setting, with one APP providing minimal hospital rounding and coverage support.
  • Hospital Setting: Community hospital with a collaborative and supportive environment, including an interventional cardiology team and an electrophysiologist.

Required Qualifications:

  • Board Certification in General Cardiology (Interventional or General Cardiology acceptable).
  • Active ACLS Certification.
  • PA License or IMLC (Interstate Medical Licensure Compact) for licensure.
  • At least 1 year of experience in inpatient cardiology.
  • Experience with Meditech Expanse EMR is preferred, but not required.

Additional Preferred Skills:

  • TEE/Echo skills are helpful and preferred but not required.

Compensation & Benefits:

  • Credentialing: The hospital can grant temporary/emergency privileges for a clean physicians with a clean background

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