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EP Cardiology position in 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:
5/02/21
**EP Cardiology job opportunity in Altoona, Pennsylvania**
Located ~100 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
**Position Details:**
~ Full-time, permanent position
~ Cardiology practice currently consisting of 2 interventional cardiologists, 1 electrophysiologist, and 1 heart failure specialist
~ Practice has comprehensive pacemaker clinic and established EP clinic with solid patient base
~ Primarily outpatient practice with APP support
~ Patient load: ~25 patients per day
~ Work schedule in the office Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm; 3 days in clinic and 2 days in research
~ Call schedule is 1 night per week, Monday Friday and 1 in every 4 weekends
**Cardiology Department:**
~ Department includes 7 cardiologists (3 interventionalists, 2 non-invasive, 1 heart failure, 1 EP)
~ Four office locations include 2 in Altoona, 1 in Huntingdon and 1 in Bedford
~ Department includes 2 Physician Assistants and 2 Nurse Practitioners
**2019 Procedure and Volume Statistics:**
Cath Lab Statistics:
~ Patient Visits: 3,304
~ Catheterizations: 2,793
~ Impella: 11
~ Drug Eluting Stent: 1,179
~ Rotablador: 25
~ Watchman: 337
~ TAVR: 29 (started in July 2019)
EP Lab Statistics:
~ Patient Visits: 817
~ Pacemaker insertions: 159
~ Bi-V Pacemaker: 16
~ ICD Insertion: 49
~ Bi-V ICD: 32
~ Loop Recorder Insert: 149
~ EP Study: 35
~ Ablation simple: 95
~ Ablation complex: 195
**Compensation:**
Competitive compensation and benefits package includes a base salary and wRVU bonus, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, annual CME stipend, paid vacation, health/dental/vision and life insurance, retirement benefits and malpractice insurance.
**Community Details:**
The Altoona/Blair County/Central Pennsylvania region is a family-oriented community with excellent school systems, abundant cultural amenities, easy access to larger, neighboring cities, and unlimited outdoor and recreational opportunities.
**Health System Details:**
400-bed regional health care provider serving a six-county area in central Pennsylvania. Medical center is a level II trauma center, a regional cardiology, cardiac & vascular surgery center, a regional cancer center, and a JCAHO-Accredited Stroke Center. In addition, the medical center provides endovascular surgery, neurointervention and neurosurgery, behavioral health and a vascular and wound care center. The medical staff is comprised of approximately 400 primary care physicians and specialists and is part of a world-renowned healthcare provider and insurer based in Pittsburgh, PA. The health system operates 40 hospitals, 700 doctors offices and outpatient sites, employs over 4,900 physicians and 87,000+ employees, and offers an array of rehabilitation, retirement, and long-term care facilities and is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh.
Located ~100 miles from Pittsburgh, PA
**Position Details:**
~ Full-time, permanent position
~ Cardiology practice currently consisting of 2 interventional cardiologists, 1 electrophysiologist, and 1 heart failure specialist
~ Practice has comprehensive pacemaker clinic and established EP clinic with solid patient base
~ Primarily outpatient practice with APP support
~ Patient load: ~25 patients per day
~ Work schedule in the office Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm; 3 days in clinic and 2 days in research
~ Call schedule is 1 night per week, Monday Friday and 1 in every 4 weekends
**Cardiology Department:**
~ Department includes 7 cardiologists (3 interventionalists, 2 non-invasive, 1 heart failure, 1 EP)
~ Four office locations include 2 in Altoona, 1 in Huntingdon and 1 in Bedford
~ Department includes 2 Physician Assistants and 2 Nurse Practitioners
**2019 Procedure and Volume Statistics:**
Cath Lab Statistics:
~ Patient Visits: 3,304
~ Catheterizations: 2,793
~ Impella: 11
~ Drug Eluting Stent: 1,179
~ Rotablador: 25
~ Watchman: 337
~ TAVR: 29 (started in July 2019)
EP Lab Statistics:
~ Patient Visits: 817
~ Pacemaker insertions: 159
~ Bi-V Pacemaker: 16
~ ICD Insertion: 49
~ Bi-V ICD: 32
~ Loop Recorder Insert: 149
~ EP Study: 35
~ Ablation simple: 95
~ Ablation complex: 195
**Compensation:**
Competitive compensation and benefits package includes a base salary and wRVU bonus, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, annual CME stipend, paid vacation, health/dental/vision and life insurance, retirement benefits and malpractice insurance.
**Community Details:**
The Altoona/Blair County/Central Pennsylvania region is a family-oriented community with excellent school systems, abundant cultural amenities, easy access to larger, neighboring cities, and unlimited outdoor and recreational opportunities.
**Health System Details:**
400-bed regional health care provider serving a six-county area in central Pennsylvania. Medical center is a level II trauma center, a regional cardiology, cardiac & vascular surgery center, a regional cancer center, and a JCAHO-Accredited Stroke Center. In addition, the medical center provides endovascular surgery, neurointervention and neurosurgery, behavioral health and a vascular and wound care center. The medical staff is comprised of approximately 400 primary care physicians and specialists and is part of a world-renowned healthcare provider and insurer based in Pittsburgh, PA. The health system operates 40 hospitals, 700 doctors offices and outpatient sites, employs over 4,900 physicians and 87,000+ employees, and offers an array of rehabilitation, retirement, and long-term care facilities and is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh.