An Outstanding Cardiologist Opportunity waiting for you at the Beckley VA Medical Center

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Details

Posted:

21-Sep-26

Location:

Beckley, West Virginia

Salary:

300K to 400K

Sector:

Health Care System

Type:

Full Time

Level:

Experienced

Categories:

Physicians/Surgeons

Physicians:

Specialty

Internal Number:

017

General Cardiologist Opportunity

• Beckley, West Virginia
  Practice Pure Medicine.

Rediscover Your Passion. Enjoy Life Again.

Are you ready to step away from the pressures of private practice and return to what truly matters—caring for patients? The Beckley VA Medical Center is seeking a General Cardiologist to join a mission-driven team where your work makes a real difference in the lives of our nation's Veterans.

Provide inpatient cardiology care in a supportive, collegial environment. You'll work alongside Hospitalists managing complex cases, covering a 13-bed inpatient unit and 5-bed ICU, while also performing stress testing, interpreting echocardiograms, and contributing to outpatient clinic services.

Preventive Cardiology

• Risk assessment (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, family history)
• Lifestyle modification counseling (diet, exercise, smoking cessation)
  Diagnostic Evaluation
• Physical examination and history review for cardiac symptoms (chest pain, dyspnea, palpitations, syncope)
• Interpretation of diagnostic tests:
• Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
• Echocardiography
• Stress testing (exercise, pharmacologic)
• Holter monitor and event recorders
• Cardiac CT, MRI (often coordinated with subspecialists)
  Management of Common Cardiovascular Diseases
• Coronary artery disease (stable/unstable angina, myocardial infarction—post-acute management)
• Heart failure
• Arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular arrhythmias)
• Hypertension
• Hyperlipidemia
• Valvular heart disease (aortic, mitral, tricuspid)
• Cardiomyopathies
  

Coordination of Care:

• Referral to subspecialists as needed (interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure)
• Collaboration with primary care and other specialties for complex patient care
  Procedures (typically non-invasive):
• Interpretation of non-invasive studies
• In some cases, performance of transthoracic echocardiograms, exercise stress tests
  Exclusions (usually not part of general cardiologist scope):
• Invasive procedures (e.g. cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, device implantation)
• Advanced heart failure therapies (LVAD, heart transplant)
• Complex electrophysiology procedures (ablation, pacemaker/ICD insertion)
  

Pay:

Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off:

50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement:

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure:

1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME:

Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice:

Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract:

No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule:

Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:

May be Authorized

Performance Pay:

Up to 15K annually

Why Beckley, West Virginia?

Nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, Beckley offers a lifestyle that's hard to match—where work-life balance isn't just a promise, it's a reality.

Enjoy:

World-class hiking, biking, fishing, and camping

Nearby White Sulphur Springs, home of the renowned The Greenbrier

Championship golf at The Resort at Glade Springs

A slower pace of life with a strong sense of community

Whether you're looking to come back home or discover a new place to plant roots, West Virginia offers natural beauty, affordability, and a quality of life that's second to none.

Additional Highlights:

Lower patient volume = more meaningful patient interactions

Supportive, mission-focused team culture

Open to U.S. citizens and non-citizens

About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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