EP Cardiology opening in Pennsylvania - visa eligible

**EP Cardiology opening in Pennsylvania - visa eligible**

* Located in ***Altoona, PA*** - Pittsburgh 98m
* 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; 3 days in clinic and 2 days in research
* Call schedule is 1 night per week, Monday Friday and 1 in every 5 weekends
* Department includes Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
* Visa Sponsorship Available
* 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.

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

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.

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.