Interventional Cardiologist J1 Applicants Accepted Alabama

CardiologyIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Bonus Amount

TBD

Bonus Information

Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.

Overview

Riverview’s Heart and Vascular Center was opened in 2004. The facility’s 14,000 square feet is solely dedicated to heart care patients. The state-of-the-art facility houses two fully digital cath labs. The stand-alone heart center has nine outpatient beds.

Responsibilities

Riverview’s Heart and Vascular Center was opened in 2004. The facility’s 14,000 square feet is solely dedicated to heart care patients. The state-of-the-art facility houses two fully digital cath labs. The stand-alone heart center has nine outpatient beds.

  • Procedures Performed
  • Heart catherterizations
  • PCI or angioplasty/stents
  • Pacemaker implants
  • Defibrillator implants
  • 24/7 Cardi
  • Busy Independent, two-provider cardiology group
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Call schedule – 1 in 5
  • STEMI and Cardiology call together
  • 3 Independent IC that supports the hospital
  • 2 Cath Labs. One has been newly renovated with state-of-the-art equipment, and the other is scheduled for renovations later this year)
  • Full-time position mix of inpatient and outpatient
  • Position in Gadsden, Al – Just 1 hour away from Birmingham, Al and 2 hours from Atlanta, Ga

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Requirements

The candidate must be an interventional cardiologist capable of supporting hospital cath labs and participating in a 1-in-5 call schedule. J1 visa applicants are explicitly accepted for this position.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Heart catheterizationClinical cardiology

Cardiology — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score2.4 / 10 · above average in interventional cardiologistranked against 92 Interventional Cardiologist listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $538k (middle half $468k–$615k)242 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingAlabama index 88.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All physician listings in Alabama227 active22,469 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusAlabama physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus · 5% offer loan repayment227 active listings, Nov 2026
Cardiology hiring demand#8 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 56 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 224 postings, 134 closed
New Cardiology listings347 in the last 30 days265 the 30 days before (+31%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−5.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (92 Interventional Cardiologist listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Alabama figures use all physicians: too few Alabama Cardiology postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 50% of Interventional Cardiologist listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 92 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
Riverview Regional Medical Center logo

About Riverview Regional Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Gadsden, Alabama
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus Available
J1 Waiver Eligible

Living in Gadsden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$168k
Typical market rent
$882/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.7
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Gadsden, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.