Location: Altoona,PA, USA
Some details about the position:
? Join a cardiology practice of 2 interventional cardiologists, 1 non-invasive, 2 electrophysiologists, and 1 heart failure specialist
? Practice has pacemaker clinic and established EP clinic with solid patient base
? Primarily outpatient practice with APP support
? Patient load of an estimated 25 patients per day
? Work schedule in the office Monday ? Friday 8 am ? 5 pm; 2 days in clinic and 3 days in EP lab doing procedures.
? Call schedule is 1 night per week, Monday ? Friday and 1 in every 5 weekends
? Department includes Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
2023 Procedure and Volume Statistics:
Cath Lab Statistics:
? Patient Visits: 2,511
? Catheterizations: 1,975
? Impella: 13
? Drug Eluting Stent: 814
? Rotablador: 27
? Watchman: 309
? TAVR: 64
EP Lab Statistics:
? Patient Visits: 1,187
? Pacemaker insertions: 177
? Bi-V Pacemaker: 20
? ICD Insertion: 56
? Bi-V ICD: 65
? Loop Recorder Insert: 177
? EP Study: 23
? Ablation simple: 171
? Ablation complex: 361
Compensation:
Competitive compensation and benefits package includes a base salary and wRVU bonus, sign-on bonus, relocation allowance, annual CME stipend, paid vacation, medical/dental/vision and life insurance, retirement benefits and malpractice insurance.
The Company
? UPMC Altoona is part of the world-renowned UPMC network of 42 hospitals, 92,000 employees, 700 physician offices, and a 4.5-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 multi-specialty physician 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 PA with easy access to 5 major metro areas - a friendly, uncomplicated, family-oriented community filled with cultural and recreational opportunities, and excellent schools.
? Altoona Metro/Blair County Population: 130,000
? Hospital Service Area Population: 350,000
? Trauma Service Area Population: 1 million+ (20 county)
? 5 major metropolitan areas within 2 ? 5 hours, accessible by local air and train service