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General Cardiologist -Saginaw Michigan
You are invited to join our team at the VA’s Ambulatory Care Center in Saginaw MI where our mission is to honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional and personalized care that improves their health and well-being.
As a key member of our specialty service, you will be part of a collaborative team along with a full support staff. The workweek is typically 5 days per week, but a compressed work week is available where you can work 4 10-hour days and there is no call! You will provide consultative and preventive care as part of a large outpatient care center and, you’ll have the chance to teach medical students and residents.
Other details include:
- 10-12 patients per day
- 100% Outpatient
- Procedures include 2d echocardiography, Holter and event monitoring, stress testing, and nuclear perfusion studies.
Requirements:
- US citizen
- US License (any state) with no history of suspension or revocation
- BC or BE in Cardiology
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VA Benefits
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
Facility & Address
Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center
- 1500 Weiss Street Saginaw MI 48602
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Contact Information
Heathre VanRiper National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant
- Email:Click to email
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