Physician - Cardiologist - Sunny Corpus Christi, Texas

The VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System is currently recruiting for a full-time Cardiologist located at the Corpus Christi Specialty Clinic Texas.

Duites

Cardiologists are able to perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of cardiology to medicine residents. Educational experiences are also provided to appropriate health care personnel who seek training in cardiology services (e.g. medical students, physician assistant and nursing students).
Major duties include:

• Application of accepted protocols for assessment of the individual presenting with altered cardiology status. Assessment may include gathering verbal and documented history, physical status examination and medical and laboratory evaluation.
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• Diagnostic description or formulation to guide appropriate acute and secondary treatment interventions.
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• Provision of cardiac care according to his/her privileges.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
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 provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 16:30pm