Cardiology opening: 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:
4/15/24
Cardiology (Non-Invasive) opening in PA
Located in Altoona, PA
Full-time; Permanent
The Practice
Some details about the position:
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 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
H1 visa eligible
Some details about the Cardiology Department:
Altoona's cardiology department is part of Heart & Vascular Institute
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
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.