Chief Cardiology

The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System is seeking a Board-Certified Non-Interventional Cardiologist to serve as the Chief of Cardiology. This leadership role requires advanced training and experience in providing clinical, administrative, and teaching services across inpatient and outpatient settings. The Chief will oversee patient access, provider supervision, quality management, workload and scheduling, while also maintaining direct clinical responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in cardiology through outpatient clinics, inpatient services, e-consultations, and procedures within approved privileges.

• Participate in, delegate, and approve the clinical on-call schedule.

• Coordinate provider coverage for daily cardiac procedures, including:

• Transesophageal Echocardiography

• Tilt Table Testing

• Cardioversion

• Cardiac Catheterization

• Pacemaker and AICD procedures

• Other advanced procedures as services expand 

• Distribute interpretation workload for ECGs, Holter/Event monitors, echocardiograms, and stress testing.

• Provide collaborative care and timely documentation for transplant patient referrals.

• Assist the Chief of Medicine in coordinating patient transfers for advanced cardiac procedures not available at WPB.

• Contribute to the education and supervision of residents rotating in Cardiology.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Ensure timely patient access to clinic and procedure appointments.

• Develop and manage the cardiology work schedule for physicians and ARNP/PA providers, including specialty clinic assignments and procedure rotations.

• Review and coordinate provider coverage, scheduling needs, and leave requests.

• Supervise and evaluate providers, addressing performance, timeliness, documentation, peer review, and compliance requirements.

• Oversee and complete service-level reviews, peer reviews, patient advocate responses, and develop action plans as needed.

• Support and enforce quality management, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives.

Why Join Us

• Leadership opportunity within a nationally recognized VA healthcare system.

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive federal benefits package (retirement, health insurance, paid leave, CME).

• Opportunity to shape the future of cardiology services for Veterans.

• No State income Tax

  About West Palm Beach, FL
Located along Florida’s Atlantic coast, West Palm Beach offers a vibrant lifestyle with year-round sunshine, coastal living, and easy access to beaches, cultural events, and outdoor recreation. The area is within driving distance to Miami, Orlando, and the Florida Keys, making it an ideal place to live and work.

Department of Veterans Affairs offers Veterans the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the United States. We operate more than 1,400 sites of care, including 153 medical centers, 909 ambulatory and community-based outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, 232 Veterans centers, 47 readjustment counseling centers, and 108 comprehensive home-care programs, across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S.Territories.

More than 7.9 million Veterans, their family members, and survivors are enrolled in the VA Health System, with more than 6.3 million seeking treatment each year. Currently, that annual treatment involves 773,600 inpatient visits and 60 million outpatient visits. About 250,000 full-time employees and 90,000 health professional trainees work in interdisciplinary care teams to deliver those patient services daily.

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Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• 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

Federal Retirement Plan:

• 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-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• 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

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Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 10 paid Federal holidays per year
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• 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

Federal Retirement Plan:

• 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-RAE basic benefits (pension); and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 8.3% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 12.7% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2015, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $18,000, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $24,000.
• 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