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The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting for an Physician (Cardiologist). The Physician (Cardiologist) will function in Medicine Service. 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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), 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. 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 or fee-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. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Board certification/board eligibility preferred. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: Per VA Handbook 5019 ["The Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (LSCVAMC) is seeking a full-time Heart Failure Cardiologist to support the Heart Failure and the Left Ventricular Assist Device program (LVAD). The LSCVAMC manages a large heart failure population, follows heart transplant recipients and became the first VAMC with a destination LVAD program. The LSCVAMC possesses outstanding medical and surgical cardiovascular faculty and world-class clinical, translational and basic research programs with innumerable collaborative opportunities. To be considered for this position you must be Board Certified (preferred) or Eligible in Cardiology with clinical expertise in the management of complex heart failure patients. Also, current, and active clinical experience in heart failure device management (including cardiac resynchronization therapy, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, Cardiomems, CCM, etc.) and hemodynamically guided Intensive Care management are mandatory to be considered for the position. The candidate will be expanding the heart failure outpatient services in our Akron facility. This is an academic position, and the physician will be working with a heart failure epidemiology research group along with post-doctoral scholars in epidemiology and research scientists. It is mandatory that the candidate has expertise in quantitative epidemiological methods in addition to clinical expertise. The applicant should demonstrate significant accomplishments in clinical practice and research which clearly distinguishes them as having the highest professional qualifications in Cardiology as well as a teaching portfolio to support an academic appointment at an affiliated institution. 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 provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, with off hours and overnight coverage required. Areas of Consideration - Applicants will be considered in the following order. First Area of Consideration (Facility Employees) - Current, permanent VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System employees (this includes Outpatient Clinics, permanent employees of the Veteran Canteen Service assigned to this facility, Office of Information & Technology employees assigned to this facility, CPAC bargaining unit employees located at the Cleveland VAMC, and Virtual CBOPC bargaining unit employees under station 741 located at the Cleveland VAMC. Second Area of Consideration (Other VA Employees) - Current, permanent Department of Veterans Affairs Employees (VA employees who are located somewhere other than the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System). Third Area of Consideration (External Candidates) - All other United States Citizens."]

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