Job Description Non-Invasive Cardiologist (Echo Reading)
Specialty : Cardiology Non-Invasive (Echo Reading)
Location : San Francisco, CA
Start Date : ASAP
Contract Length : 6 months (option to extend)
Employment Type : Locum Tenens
Schedule & Coverage
Shift Type : 5x8s, Monday Friday
Hours : 8 : 00 AM 5 : 00 PM
Call : None
Weekends : None
Coverage Expectation : At least 1 2 weeks per month, ideally more
Work Details
Setting : Inpatient + Outpatient (Academic / Teaching Hospital)
Patient Load : echos / day
Procedures Required :
TTE (Transthoracic Echo)
TEE (Transesophageal Echo)
Skills Preferred :
Advanced Echocardiography Level III certification
Teaching experience (strongly preferred)
Experience with diverse patient populations
Bilingual a plus
Support Staff : Echo techs on site, interventional cardiologist on call, inpatient cardiology attending available by phone
Department :
Level 1 Trauma Center
Handles emergent, high-acuity, and routine echo cases
Academic focus teaching and research opportunities
EMR : Epic
Requirements
Board Certification : BC or BE in Cardiovascular Disease
License : Active CA license (required)
DEA : CA DEA with Schedule II required
Certifications : BLS (required), Advanced Echocardiography Level III preferred
Experience :
Must have recent high-volume echo reading experience
Teaching experience strongly preferred
Willing to consider new grads
Credentialing & Interview Process
Credentialing Timeframe : days (emergency privileges possible in 30 days for clean files)
Cardiology Physician • San Francisco, CA, United States