MD/DO - Cardiologist - Interventional Land of the MooseTHE AREA - Chelsea/Augusta MaineNot all of America's frontier county lies in Alaska, or in the great roadless spaces of the Rocky Mountains. Much of Maine has the look and feel of a place settled yesterday - and in parts, not settled at all. Where the mighty Kennebec River spills out of the Moosehead Lake and roils through a logging and sporting empire, the terrain still bears a rugged look. This territory belongs to the loon, the bear, and most of all, the lordly moose.
Chelsea resides in the spectacular Kennebec River Valley. The physical beauty and outdoor adventure of the region will stretch your imagination, heighten your senses and create memories that will last a lifetime. Visitors and residents have access the the peaks of the Appalachian Trail, the spray of Moxie Falls, and the highest groomed snowmobile trail in all of Maine. Four nationally designated scenic byways in the state include the nearby Old Canada Road.
Population - 25,000
Best Airport - Portland International (55 mins from Augusta, 60 daily flights: SW, Delta, American, United, Republic, Direct to: Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago )
THE TONGUS VAMCThe
Togus VAMC is a 67-operating bed facility with general medical, surgical, intermediate and mental health beds, as well as a 100-bed Nursing Home consisting of 50 Skilled and Longer Stay beds, and a 50-bed Dementia Unit. The oldest veterans' facility in the country, having opened in the fall of 1866, Togus is located approximately four miles east of Augusta, the state capital. The Togus campus encompasses 500+ acres of buildings and natural woodlands serving as natural habitats for some of Maine's wildlife.
Responsibilities - Provides expertise in cardiovascular diseases and has significant experience in all aspects of interventional cardiology and related devices
- Provides support to the function of the outpatient Cardiology clinics, the inpatient consultation service, and the on-call requirement
- Responsible for the achievement of quality of care standards, efficiency, process improvement, and patient satisfaction surrounding Interventional Cardiology
- Expected to practice in accordance with professional standards, core values, and with a commitment to service excellence
- Expected to provide comprehensive patient care in the form of invasive, non-invasive, consultative, and inpatient/outpatient cardiology care
- Moderate Sedation Privileges and certification required
- Fluoroscopy privileges and certification
- Central venous line insertion and management
- Intra-arterial lines insertion and management
- Interpret EKGs
- Interpret holter monitors
- Cardioversion
- Use of thrombolytic agents
- Pericardiocentesis
- Arterial puncture
- Temporary trans venous pacemaker placement
- Intra-aortic balloon pump insertion and management
- Percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac catheterization and angiography
- Peripheral arterial interventions
- Stress test interpretation
- Debulking devices including CSI atherectomy, rotablator, laser Angiojet for intervention for cardiovascular diseases
QUALIFICATIONS - United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with facility policy
- Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
- Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia
- Completion of residency training, or its equivalent, in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification (e.g. ABIM)
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
- Preferred - Training and be proficient in peripheral arterial and venous interventions, management of venous and arterial disease, reading echoes, interpretation of peripheral vascular ultrasound and peripheral arterial physiologic studies and nuclear stress test
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