Summary

VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) is recruiting a Non-Invasive Academic Cardiologist with advanced imaging expertise - including Level II cardiac CT training. The position includes a faculty appointment at UT Southwestern Medical Center. This position places strong emphasis on teaching and trainee development. Participation in clinical or imaging research is highly desired and supported through VA and UT Southwestern.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: Board-certified or board-eligible in cardiovascular disease
• Non-Invasive Academic Cardiologist with advanced imaging expertise - including Level II cardiac CT training
• Completion of Level II cardiac CT training
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds
• Use of fingers
• Walking (6 hours)
• Standing (4 hours)
• Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4
• Hearing (aid may be permitted).

Duties

• Cardiology Section - Medical Service Core Privileges comprise the types of clinical activity normally performed by an Internal Medicine Physician with sub-specialty training in Cardiology as supported and evidenced by state licensure - completion of an approved residency/fellowship - board eligibility or certification in the field of Cardiology - and review of all pertinent individual data by the VANTHCS Chief of Medical Service
• Privileges listed under \"core\" paragraphs are a representative sample of the types of clinical activities and procedures that can be performed under that level of training but is not an inclusive list
• Provides non-invasive cardiovascular care including TTE - TEE - stress testing - ECG interpretation - and advanced cardiac CT imaging
• - Structural imaging experience preferred
• Provides inpatient consult service - outpatient specialty care - and participate in trainee education
• Engages extensively in teaching of cardiology fellows - internal medicine residents - and medical students
• Participates in clinically oriented or imaging-focused research within VA or UTSW
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 0800 - 1630
• may include nights - weekends - holidays - on-call Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Applicable VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• 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 providedContract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting