Locum Tenens General Inpatient Cardiologist
Location: New York
Specialty: General Inpatient/Non-Invasive Cardiology
Anticipated Start: Approximately November 2026
Duration: Approximately six months, with a strong possibility of extension
Coverage Schedule
- Two weeks of coverage per month
- Two weekends per month
- 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
- Recurring block availability strongly preferred
- Exact rotation and start date to be confirmed
Position Overview
St. Charles Hospital is seeking a Board-Certified Cardiologist to provide hospital-based General Cardiology coverage while the facility recruits for a permanent replacement.
The locum physician will provide inpatient consultations, daily rounding and management of patients with a broad range of cardiovascular conditions.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Perform inpatient General Cardiology consultations
- Round on assigned and follow-up patients
- Evaluate and manage patients with:
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Chest pain and acute coronary syndromes
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Hypertension
- Valvular heart disease
- Syncope and other general cardiovascular conditions
- Review EKGs, telemetry and relevant diagnostic studies
- Develop treatment plans and discharge recommendations
- Coordinate care with hospitalists, Emergency Medicine, critical care and other consulting services
- Communicate effectively with patients, families and the interdisciplinary care team
- Complete all clinical documentation accurately and promptly
Potential Diagnostic or Procedural Responsibilities
Exact requirements remain subject to client confirmation and may include:
- EKG interpretation
- Echocardiogram interpretation
- Stress-test interpretation
- Nuclear Cardiology studies
- TEE
- Cardioversion
- Participation in rapid-response or code coverage
Required Qualifications
- MD or DO
- Fellowship trained in Cardiovascular Disease
- Board Certified in Cardiology required
- Active, unrestricted New York medical license
- Active DEA and appropriate prescriptive authority
- Current BLS and ACLS
- Recent inpatient General Cardiology experience
- Ability to work independently in an acute-care hospital setting
- Ability to provide recurring two-week blocks and weekend coverage
Board Eligible candidates will not be considered.
Licensing and Credentialing
- New York is not an IMLC state
- An active New York medical license is required
- Temporary hospital privileges are available for qualified physicians with a complete and clean credentialing file
- Candidates should be prepared to promptly provide all required credentialing and privileging documentation
