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The Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Physician - Diagnostic Radiologist to join our Imaging Service team. This position offers the opportunity to perform a wide range of diagnostic radiological procedures, including fluoroscopy, radiography, sonography, CT, and MRI, as well as assist with imaging-guided interventional procedures. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality and timeliness of diagnostic reports, supervising a team of supporting employees, and collaborating with medical staff to provide exceptional care to our veteran population. This role also includes administrative duties, participation in medical education programs, and active involvement in the department’s Quality Assurance Program. If you are passionate about providing high-quality diagnostic imaging services and want to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our veterans, we encourage you to apply.

Salary $313000- $400,000 with Total Compensation including incentives over $450-460k.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) up to $200K!!!
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. 
Work Schedule: Tour is variable; 4 10-hour shifts per week for full-time
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting

Sacramento, California is one of the most historic cities in California. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and American River, two hours between both San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains with access to exceptional wine in Napa and Sonoma. Known as America's Farm-to-Fork Capital, recognized for its cutting-edge cuisine, farm-fresh restaurants, and plentiful farmers' markets. Sacramento has many cultural and artistic events, live music, dining, and the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Come see why this is the place to live, work and play! If you're interested in work/life balance, research, or academics you will find that working for the VA offers many benefits not to mention the great honor we have in serving our nation's heroes.

Contact alisa.merriott@va.gov for more information.

About Mather VA

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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