Cardiologist

Join VA New Jersey's dedicated team at the Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell VA Clinic in Toms River, NJ, serving our Veteran patients through high-quality, evidence-based care. This role focuses on outpatient clinical services, diagnostic evaluation, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary environment. Physicians will provide specialized cardiology care, interpret diagnostic tests, and participate in quality assurance initiatives. VA New Jersey offers a comprehensive benefits package, competitive compensation, and a rewarding professional setting.

Practice Info

• Outpatient clinical services at the Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell VA Clinic in Toms River, NJ
• Multidisciplinary environment collaborating with clinical service providers within the outpatient center and NJ VAHCS
• Cardiology outpatient clinic providing new consultations and follow-up care
• Affiliated with the VA New Jersey Healthcare System

Responsibilities

• Consult with, educate, and counsel Veteran patients and apply evidence-based care for various cardiac conditions.
• Maintain a professional relationship with clinical service providers within the outpatient center and NJ VAHCS and screen consultative and procedural requests for relevance to care.
• Providing care in a cardiology outpatient clinic (new consultations and follow-up care) and answering e-consultation.
• Perform and interpret studies such as exercise stress tests, ECHO stress tests, dobutamine echo stress tests, ambulatory ECG monitoring, resting ECG, and resting echocardiogram.
• Maintain detailed notes of appointments with patients, including diagnoses, comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.
• Prescribe medication to treat heart and/or cardiovascular disease and provide support and advice to Veteran patients receiving long-term care.
• Provide supervisory oversight of the clinical care on the ambulatory clinic of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants as appropriate.
• Participate in VA performance improvement and quality assurance initiatives, ensuring ongoing compliance.
• Participate in and attend CME activities and VA continuing educational activities.
• Contribute to the supervision and teaching of house staff and other trainees assigned to the unit as appropriate.

Compensation

• Salary $350,000 - $400,000
• Educational Debt Reimbursement Program (EDRP): up to $200,000 in student loan reimbursement if approved

Benefits

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave – you can carry over up to 86 days into a new year
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation – unused sick leave can be used to extend creditable service time at retirement!
• 11 Federal holidays per year with pay
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses
• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available.
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government.
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option
• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits; 2) FERS basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years’ service

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be B/E or B/C in Internal or Family Medicine
• Must have full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in ANY U.S. State
• Open to visa sponsorship