Electrophysiologist- UPMC Altoona - UPMC

Some details about the position:

· 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