Physician - Non-invasive Cardiology

The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center seeks a Board Certified or Board Eligible full-time academic Cardiologist to join our Cardiology Section, accountable to the Chief of Cardiology. The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center is closely affiliated with the adjacent University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and it is expected that the successful candidate will qualify for faculty appointment in the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

The successful candidate will have interest, skill, and demonstrated experience in clinical care, education, and investigation.  A focused interest in heart failure is desirable.

Duties include inpatient and outpatient consultative cardiovascular care and attending in the non-invasive cardiology laboratories (echocardiography, stress testing, and/or advanced cardiac imaging); and education and supervision of Cardiovascular Disease fellows, other medical trainees, and preceptorship to advanced practice providers. Experience and training in advanced heart failure management is desirable. The successful candidate will lead or collaborate in basic, clinical, or health services research in cardiovascular disease.

Work Schedule: Full-time with 40-hour tour of duty and on-call responsibilities.

Candidates must be: 1) US Citizens, 2) Board-Certified or Board-Eligibility in Cardiovascular Disease 3) Possess a full, unrestricted medical license in any State.

Preferred Experience: Clinical focus in heart failure; demonstrated accomplishments in research.

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Benefits Information:

• The VA supports healthy work-life-family balance by offering a robust menu of employee benefits and features
• The expected range of annual salary is $300,000 to $328,000 and includes biennial longevity pay increases
• Physician staff may be considered for an annual performance pay bonus up to $15,000.00 or 7.5% (whichever is less) 
• Annual Paid time off includes 26 days of vacation with pay, 13 days sick leave, 12 paid federal holidays observed and support for Continuing Medical Education.
• Health-Dental-Vision-Life Insurance with premiums partially paid by the government.

• Retirement Plans includes Federal Employee Retirement System (DB) and Thrift Savings Plan (DC) with 5% matching and plan portability.

About the VA:

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, offers Veterans the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the United States. We operate more than 1,400 clinical 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.