Non-Invasive Cardiologist needed in Northport!

The Northport VA Healthcare System is seeking a dedicated full-time Non-Invasive Cardiologist (M.D. or D.O.), Board Eligible or Board Certified, to join our growing Cardiology team. This is an exceptional opportunity to serve our nation’s Veterans while practicing high quality, evidence based cardiovascular medicine in a collaborative, mission driven environment.

The Cardiologist will oversee and deliver comprehensive cardiac care to referred patients within the Northport VA Medical Center. Responsibilities include:

• Providing daily ambulatory and outpatient Cardiology clinic services

  • EKG and arrhythmia monitoring interpretation

  • Transthoracic echocardiography

  • Exercise and pharmacologic stress echocardiography

• Consulting, managing, and educating Veterans on preventive and therapeutic cardiac care

• Applying evidence?based practices for a wide range of cardiac conditions

• Supervising and interpreting outpatient cardiac diagnostic procedures

• Collaborating with multidisciplinary clinical teams and offering telephone/curbside consultations

• Reviewing and screening consultative and procedural requests for appropriateness

• Cardioversions

Incentives

• Recruitment Incentive (Sign On Bonus): Available

• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Available

  Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Student loan repayment for eligible candidates

• Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular increases

• Paid Time Off: 50–55 days annually

  • 26 days annual leave

  • 13 days sick leave

  • 11 paid federal holidays

  • Possible 5 day paid CME absence

• Retirement: Federal pension (5 year vesting) + federal 401(k) with up to 5% VA contributions

• Insurance: Comprehensive federal health, vision, dental, life, and long-term care options (many carry into retirement)

• Licensure: One full, unrestricted U.S. state or territory license accepted

• CME: Up to $1,000 annually (for full-time, board-certified physicians)

• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage

• Contract: No physician employment contract; no significant moonlighting restrictions

Work Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship: Required unless no qualified citizens are available

• Medical Degree: M.D. or D.O. from a VA approved institution

• Licensure: Current, full, unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in the U.S.

• Residency: Completion of an accredited residency program leading to board eligibility

• Preferred Experience: Board Certification in Cardiology

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