The North Texas Veterans Health Care System is currently recruiting for a Fee Basis Interventional/Cardiologist (CTO/CHIP) located at the Dallas VA Medical Center in Dallas, TX. This is an intermittent Fee Basis appointment. To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. License and Registration: Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences. Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English. Additional Requirement: Board certified in interventional cardiology Preferred Experience: Board Certified/Board Eligible Interventional Cardiology required. Complex Coronary Artery Disease (CTO/CHIP) training required. Prior experience in structural heart procedures preferred. Prior experience in a VA health system preferred. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: This position may require potentially long periods of continued Heavy lifting (45 pounds and over), Moderate carrying (15-44 pounds), Pushing (4 hours), Reaching above shoulder, Use of fingers, Both hands required, Walking (6 hours), Standing (4 hours), Repeated bending (1 hour), Both Legs required; Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger t to 4, Hearing (aid permitted). ["The VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) is seeking applications for a Fee Basis Complex Coronary Artery Disease (CTO/CHIP) trained Interventional Cardiology position at the Dallas VA Medical Center. The applicant should have formal training in Complex Coronary Artery Disease (CTO/CHIP) interventions. The applicant should be board certified in interventional cardiology. Supervision and teaching of fellows, residents and mid-level providers is also a requirement. Work Schedule: Intermittent, as needed. Fee Basis; pays based on the specific task or service provided. Virtual: This is not a virtual position."]
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
