Job Description

The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVACHS) is seeking a physician to serve as the Clinical Director of the Cardiology Division.

Duties:

• Commitment to excellence in patient care and an interest in teaching are essential. A record of contributions to the scientific literature is preferred.
• Participate in a variety of leadership duties. This will include distribution of clinical and educational assignments among the division staff, support of administrative functions of the division, mentoring division colleagues, and supporting division research when feasible. All our full-time division members participate in outpatient clinic services, including fellow clinics and in the inpatient consult service. Our hospitalist service reduces the demand for in-patient care in our subspecialty divisions.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and ensure compliance with rules and regulations of the agency, facility, and department.
• Maintain satisfactory supervision and training of fellows, residents and medical students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine rotating through the Cardiology Division.
• Advanced echocardiography skills
• Expertise in cardiac imaging
• Interest in heart failure and interest in consult service leadership, including expertise in interventional and/or structural cardiology would be compatible with our service alignment.

Requirements:

• US Citizen
• Must have an active and unrestricted license in any of the US States
• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency Training in Internal Medicine in any of the US States
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine
• Current ACLS and BLS Certification
• Work Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

The Tucson VA is a tertiary care facility providing a full range of clinical services including complex coronary angioplasty, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, Mohs surgery and neurosurgery. It has been a flagship quality provider within the VA and was a 2012 winner of the prestigious Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Award. We are in a growth area for the VA. Consequently, the VA is open to major capital investment in our facility; we expect to start construction on a new bed tower in December 2024.

We have added another full-time physician position to the division, so we are able to accommodate a division chief with any subspecialty interest. We are performing Watchman implants and are anticipating approval of our proposal to begin TAVR procedures.

SAVACHS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Candidates must be eligible for a faculty appointment with the University of Arizona commensurate with clinical experience and academic achievement to facilitate teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows.

Benefits

In addition to the honor of serving America s Heroes, VHA offers exceptional benefits:

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• Salary - $320,000 - $365,000/year
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Approved
• Robust insurance coverage
• The ability to work anywhere in the country with one active license.
• Stable employment with competitive salary and regular pay increases
• Liability Protection: VA physicians are covered under federal tort laws and may be defended by the United States against allegations of malpractice or negligence.
• Health insurance: With Federal Employees Health Benefits, choose from a variety of self or family health maintenance organizations and are entitled to a partial government contribution in proportion to the number of hours you are scheduled to work in a pay period.
• Dental and vision insurance: Under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, supplemental dental and/or vision benefits are available to you and your family.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Allows you to save money for health care expenses with a Health Care or Limited Expense Health Care FSA. Think of it as a savings account that helps you pay for items that typically aren t covered by your FEHB Plan, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, or other health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance: Plan for what s next with Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, which is group term life insurance covering you and eligible family members.
• Survivor benefits: Become eligible for survivor benefits after 10 years of service.
• Pension: Your basic annuity is computed based on your length of service and high-3 average salary and become vested in the Federal Employee Retirement System, Basic/Defined Benefit pension after only five years of creditable civilian service.
• Thrift Savings Plan (Federal 401k Equivalent) 5 % agency match: TSP lets you contribute up to $23,000 a year to your account. Become vested after only 3 years of creditable civilian service.
• Annual Leave (Paid Time Off): 1 hour of annual leave for each 10 hours in a pay status with a max carryover of 240 hours. 1 hour of sick leave for each 20 hours in a pay status (no limit) and 11 paid federal holidays accrue right away.
• Credit for military service: Have you earned service credits from your time in military service? Don t worry if you move to a federal job at VA, you may carry over service time that is added to your total years of work for retirement purposes.
• Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting

If interested, please send your CV to virginia.deutsch@va.gov