Career Center

Summary

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30 - 2025. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications and subsequent cut-off dates are on the 1st of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: 1 year of experience as a general radiologist
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting (15-44 pounds) - light lifting (under 15 pounds) - moderate carrying (15-44 pounds) - light carrying (under 15 pounds) - pushing 4 hours - reaching above shoulder - use of fingers - both hands required - walking 2 hours - standing 8 hours - near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4 - far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other - hearing (aid permitted) - mental and emotional stability.

Duties

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to a highly qualified candidate
• 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 restriction on moonlighting Duties include - but are not limited to: Expected to perform a wide range of diagnostic fluoroscopies - radiography - sonography - CT -MRI - Nuclear Medicine - Mammography - DX
• Additional services may include assisting or performing imaging guided interventional procedures
• No subspecialty only opportunities
• Perform consultations with other clinical staff
• Communicate results to ordering providers
• Assess technical quality of exams and give resultant feedback to technologists
• Directs all supporting employees during the performance of these procedures
• Fully responsible for the quality and timeliness of reports for the procedures interpreted or performed
• Performs a wide range of diagnostic interpretations of the studies produced by the Imaging Section
• Workload is generated by requests for interpretation submitted by the Medical Staff and its CBOCs
• Maintains full responsibility for the quality of the diagnostic examinations performed by the Imaging Section
• Authorized user for nuclear medicine
• Performs administrative duties which include maintaining statistical records of workload - participating on assigned clinical staff boards - meetings - and committees - participating in medical education programs for medical trainees - as well as participating in the Department's Quality Assurance Program
• Perform non interpretative functions - such as protocoling of diagnostic radiology imaging studies - informed consents - patient assessments as necessary - chart review/documentation - peer review - presenting at multidisciplinary conferences and presenting at interdepartmental conferences
• Participation in call required
• Adherence to Tour of Duty hours and back up call assignments
• Adhere to VHA and department policy - procedures - and practice
• Maintain CME for licensure
• Complete all educational assignments and trainings in a timely manner
• Physician Productivity
• Monitoring the productivity of imaging physicians to ensure the average workload of the service meets VHA defined benchmarks - and developing corrective plans if it does not
• See Productivity and Staffing Guidance for Imaging Physicians Directive 2008-09
• Proficiently utilize PACS and voice dictation to ensure timely and consistent imaging reporting and record keeping
• Provides accurate - concise - timely documentation of care in the electronic medical record (Computerized Patient Record System -CPRS) on each patient care occurrence
• Verification of reports must be completed - in accordance with established metrics
• Be proficient with digital imaging technology - PACS and voice dictation
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Subject to change based on needs of the agency.)