VA offers a guaranteed (not RVU/work-load based) competitive salary, sign-on bonus, up to 200K in student loan repayment, and excellent work-life balance. Truman VA is rated by employees as top place to work!

About Truman VA? We're one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the VA Heartland Network. We're an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 (VISN15), which includes medical centers and clinics in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, and Arkansas. We conduct and use research to promote better health and health care for all. Truman VA is a general medicine and surgery teaching hospital that provides a full range of health services for Veterans, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. We're proud of our partnerships with top institutions and organizations that support the educational mission of the VA.

Living in and/or near Columbia, Missouri: Columbia and the surrounding area is a great place to work and live, offering small-town friendliness with big city features! Columbia is centrally located between St. Louis, Kansas City and the stunning Lake of the Ozarks. Columbia and surrounding areas offer a wide variety of recreation options, including biking, jogging or walking. For the sports-minded person, attend top collegiate sporting events with easy access to professional sporting events in nearby St. Louis and Kansas City. Mid-Missouri offers excellent school systems, state-of-the-art healthcare facilities, and entertainment options for all ages.

The Cardiologist will participate in and/or manage all aspects of a general Cardiology program, to include clinical, administrative, academic, and research components if warranted.

• The cardiologist will diagnose, treat, and manage patients with cardiac diseases according to standard, usual, and acceptable methods and techniques.
• Will provide services such as outpatient examinations, consultation services related to cardiology, management of patients with current treatment regiment, and admission status as necessary.

More Reasons to Work at Truman VA:

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: Practice anywhere with 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 restrictions on moonlighting