Optum NM - Cardiologist | Do your life’s best work

Optum NM is seeking a Cardiologist to join our team in Albuquerque, NM . Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Consulting with patients to understand their symptoms and health concerns.
• Prescribing tests, treatments, and/or surgery, when necessary.
• Maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.
• Performing tests, when needed, to check the health of patients' hearts and/or cardiovascular systems.
• Interpreting test results to determine how effectively the heart and/or cardiovascular system is functioning.
• Using medical imaging equipment, such as CT and MRI scanners, to diagnose and treat heart and/or cardiovascular conditions.
• Assisting and/or performing surgery which may include complex surgical interventions that require a team of medical professionals.
• Prescribing medication to treat heart and/or cardiovascular disease.
• Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
• Training and providing educational support to junior staff, when necessary.
• Mon- Fri, 100% Outpatient with no hospital work

Required Qualifications:

• M.D. or D.O.
• Must have completed a Cardiology Fellowship program
• Medical Licensure in the State of New Mexico or ability to obtain prior to employment
• Must be board certified or board eligible in specialty
• DEA license or ability to obtain prior to employment