General Cardiologist – Hospital looking to expand provider pool, including the addition of clinic time M-F while covering call. Clinic coverage will be starting at 2 hours per day but will ramp up as needed. Onsite hospitalists will admit and bed patients and consult on necessary patients. All-inclusive rates are preferred.

Facility is chest pain accredited. While onsite, it will also be expected that the locums provider reads all testing reports (EKGs, ECHOs, etc).
Patient Encounters Per Shift:dependent on hospital census and follow-ups needed in clinic
Nearest Airport:AVL
Lodging Recommendations:Holiday Inn Express in Dillsboro, NC
Best Western in Dillsboro, NCRequest Type:Locum TenensBeds in Department:86 bed hospitalPatient Per Shift:dependent on hospital census and follow-ups needed in clinic
Does your Facility require physicians to be board certified? Yes
Minimum Board Certification Eligible
Allow Bids from Providers with IMLC? No
Estimated Credentialing Timeframe (Days) 60-90
Fellowship 2
The Following Certifications Are Required
ABLS No
ACLS Yes
ATLS No
BLS No
PALS No
Other No
What trauma level is this facility? 0
FacilityPEDsLevel? 0
Specialty Skills: Internal Medicine – Cardiology

Outpatient – Cardiology : Required
Inpatient – Cardiology : Required
ICU : Required
Non-invasive : Required
Echocardiography : Required
TEE (Transesophageal Echo) : Required
Nuclear Cardiology (Cardiolyte, thallium, etc.) : Required
STEMI : Required
Invasive cardiology – diagnostic only : Not Required
PA catheter placement : Not Required
IABP (Intra Aortic Balloon pump) placement : Not Required
Cardiac catheterization : Not Required
Heart biopsy : Not Required
Invasive cardiology – Interventional : Not Required
Angioplasty – PTCA : Not Required
Intracoronary stent placement : Not Required
Atherectomy : Not Required
Electrophysiology : Not Required
Cardiac ablation : Not Required
Permanent pacemaker placement : Not Required
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD/ICD) : Not Required