Description
Specialty: Cardiology
Subspecialty Interest: Non-Invasive
Schedule: M-F day, 1 week of inpatient service every 4-6 weeks
Call Schedule: 1 week every 4-6 weeks
Practice Detail: Join a practice of eight board certified cardiologists and seven advanced practice providers
EMR System: eClinicalWorks and Meditech
Facility: Ascension Saint Agnes Heart Care
Location: Baltimore, MD
Ascension Saint Agnes is looking for a Non-Invasive Cardiologist to join our Cardiology team. The ideal candidate can read or perform TTE, TEE, and nuclear stress tests. Candidates must be at least COCATS II in echocardiography and board certification in echocardiography is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities:
Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with case management.
Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.
Requirements
The ideal candidate can read or perform TTE, TEE, and nuclear stress tests. Candidates must be at least COCATS II in echocardiography and board certification in echocardiography is strongly preferred.
