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Time Type:
Full time
Hours per Pay Period:
80
Shift:
As Assigned

Minimum:
Depending on Experience
Maximum:
Depending on Experience(This represents the rate for an individual with significant experience in this job in a full-time 40 hour per week position)

Department:
Physicians

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The future looks bright at Bay Area Hospital, and we are always searching for quality people to join our team. We offer a great atmosphere, competitive pay, a wide array of benefits, and many growth opportunities for our employees.

Job Description:
Interventional Cardiologist

The interventional cardiologist will share responsibilities seeing inpatient hospital patients, seeing clinic patients, rotating into the cardiac Cath Lab schedule, covering an imaging rotation, and sharing both general and interventional call.

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SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Specific to interventional cardiology to be eligible core privileges and interventional cardiology
• Privileges include the ability to assess, stabilize, and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with policies regarding emergency and consultative call services. The core privileges in the specialty include the procedures on the following procedures list and such other procedures that are extensions of the same techniques and skills within the specialty practice

Interventional cardiology core privileges :

• Intracoronary foreign body retrieval
• Intracoronary infusion of pharmacologic agents including thrombolytic medications
• Intracoronary mechanical Thrombectomy
• Intracoronary stents, balloon angioplasty, and other commonly used interventional devices
• Intracoronary ultrasound of coronaries or IVUS
• Use of intracoronary Doppler, flow and pressure wire
• Management of complications of percutaneous interventional coronary procedures
• Rotational atherectomy
• Use of vasoactive agents for epicardial and microvascular spasm
• Primarily radial approach and or femoral and brachial cannulation for angiography or percutaneous coronary interventions
• Interpretation of coronary angiograms, ventriculography, and hemodynamics
• Intra-aortic balloon pump catheter insertion and post patient care

Special requested procedures for interventional cardiology :

• Peripheral vascular angiography, angioplasty, and stenting
• Special request for privileges may be made for carotid stenting, and endovascular grafts of the aorta
• Special request for privileges may be made for permanent pacemaker implantation and other implant devices such as AICD
• Other requested privileging can be made based on prior experience and new training Reappointment criteria for interventional cardiology
• Maintains regular, consistent and punctual attendance at the assigned job location
• Exercises good judgment, demonstrates effective critical thinking skills
• Flexible, able to prioritize and address multiple responsibilities concurrently
• Works effectively under stress and frequently changing job requirements/situations

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES/DEGREES

• Holds subspecialty certification in interventional cardiology by the ABIM or completed a certificate of added qualification in interventional cardiology by the AOBIM
• Meets criteria for Medical Staff or Allied Health Professional membership and privileges

EXPERIENCE

• Meets criteria for Medical Staff or Allied Health Professional membership and privileges
• Demonstrated competence and an adequate volume of experience (150 percutaneous coronary interventional procedures) with acceptable outcomes, reflective of the scope of privileges requested, for the past 24 months, based on results of professional practice evaluation and outcome studies. Evidence of current physical and mental ability to perform privileges requested is required of all applicants for renewal of privileges. In addition, excepted continuing education related to interventional cardiology is required.
• Successful completion of an AC GME or AOA accredited training program and interventional cardiology or equivalent practice experience if training occurred prior to 2003
• Demonstrates at least 75 percutaneous coronary intervention procedures, reflective of the scope of privileges requested, in the past 12 months or successful completion of an ACGME or AOA residency or clinical fellowship within the past 12 months

GENERAL INFORMATION

Union Affiliation: None

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and job skills required.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Able to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, and stretch frequently
• Possess physical agility and adequate reaction time to respond quickly and appropriately to unexpected patient care needs
• Needs adequate hearing and visual acuity, including adequate color vision
• Requires fine motor skills, adequate eye-hand coordination, and ability to grasp and handle objects
• Able to use proper body mechanics to assist patients in ambulating, transferring in and out of bed, chair or wheelchair
• Must use standard precautions due to threat of exposure to blood and bodily fluids
• Needs ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or on telephone
• May require periodic use of personal

Compensation Grade:
L

Compensation Grade Profile:
L - Salaried

Bay Area Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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