UPMC
Cardiology - Electrophysiology Physician
UPMC, Altoona, PA, United States
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