Cardiologist

We have a close affiliation with Stony Brook University and participate in their residency and fellowship teaching programs and conferences. Opportunity for academic appointment at Stony Brook University.

Duties include but limited to:

Perform as Director of Imaging for the section of cardiology.
Supervising echocardiography technicians to perform at the highest level.
Read and perform transthoracic, transesophageal and stress echos using the most current technology including 3-dimensional studies and strain imaging.
Read CT coronary angiograms (preferred).
Interact productively with colleagues in radiology and nuclear medicine to develop clinical protocols, perform quality assessments and advance local technologies related to cardiac imaging.
Act as cardiology section physician liaison for the regional VA PACs system.
Accomplish certification of the echocardiography lab by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.
Teach fellows to perform and interpret echocardiograms. Participate in weekly cardiology conferences.
Perform "history & physical" examinations, evaluate all medical problems and define the appropriate therapeutic approaches for general cardiology outpatients and inpatients.
Routinely read and interpret ECG's, cardiac stress tests, echocardiograms and a wide range of clinical laboratory tests.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): offered
EDRP Authorized: Contact Christine.Mcmahon2@va.gov , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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 4% 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
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting



Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8am-4:30pm.On call nights and weekends for 1 week per month precepting on call cardiology fellows.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 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 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 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• 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