Cardiology Opening in Altoona, PA
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Cardiology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/06/24
**Cardiology opening: Altoona, PA**
H1 Visa Eligible
Non-Invasive
**Position Details**
- Full-time, permanent
- Employed
- 2 openings
- Join a cardiology practice of 2 interventionalists, 1 non-invasive cardiologist,1 electrophysiologist, and 1 heart failure specialist
- Practice is an established clinic with solid patient base
- Practice staffs 4 PAs and 2 nurse practitioners
- Clinic is located 1.5 miles from Hospital
- Additional clinic hours will be scheduled at nearby facility
- Altoona clinic has comprehensive pacemaker clinic
- Primarily an outpatient practice, work schedule is Monday Friday 8 am 5 pm
- Call schedule will be 1:4
- Candidate must be board certified or board eligible if recent grad
**About the Cardiology Department**
- Altoona's team also includes 1 vascular and 3 cardiothoracic surgeons
- Four office locations include Altoona, Huntingdon, Bedford and Ebensburg
- Cath lab in hospital served over 3,000 patients and added TAVR and Watchman procedures in 2019
**Compensation:**
Competitive compensation and benefits package includes an initial income guarantee, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, annual CME allowance and days, PTO, health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, retirement benefits and occurrence-based malpractice insurance.
**The Company**
- Health Group is part of a world-renowned network of more than 40 hospitals, 90,000 employees, 700 physician offices, and a 3.4 million-member insurance services division
- The hospital is a 400-bed tertiary care hospital with 400+ practicing physicians serving a 6-county region in central PA with an accredited level 2 trauma, stroke and chest pain center and a regional oncology, cardiology, cardiac and vascular surgery center.
- The Altoona Regional Health Services (ARHS) is a large 100+ physician and 65+ APP practice with cardiology, medical oncology, neurology, pulmonology, dermatology, internal medicine, family practice, urology, ENT and plastic surgery.
**The Community**
- Altoona is a small city surrounded by mountains in central Pennsylvania with major northeast metropolitan areas within a 2 5 hour drive
- Altoona Metro/Blair County Population: 130,000
- Hospital Service Area Population: 350,000
- Trauma Service Area Population: 1 million+ (20 counties)
- Local air and train service available
- Penn State University/State College only 40 minutes away
- Our region offers a friendly and uncomplicated way of life filled with cultural and recreational opportunities, where children can grow up in a safe and enriching community. Hiking, biking, paddling, fishing and skiing are popular at nearby state parks, resorts and rail trails. Big10 sports and national touring performing artists are the highlight of neighboring Penn State University.