Board Certified Radiologist (1099) Columbia, SC

Nitelines Usa•Columbia, SC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

NiteLines USA, established in 1994, is a dynamic and growing organization that delivers contract support services to government institutions and medical treatment facilities. We are seeking dedicated Board Certified Radiologists to join our team, upholding principles of integrity, respect, accountability, and collaboration. This role involves providing on-site radiology physician services to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Columbia, SC.

Requirements

Current license to practice medicine in any state, territory, or commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
All licenses held must be full and unrestricted.
Physicians with current, full, and unrestricted licenses in one or more states are required. Those who have or have had a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action, or denied upon application will not be considered.
All Physician licenses must be current and in good standing.
Board Certified per the American Board of Radiology.
All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times.
Must be available and present in clinic during normal facility clinic hours (currently 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday).
Must be available on-call during all hours when the facility clinic is closed, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
On-call Physicians must be available at all times for phone consultations with VA residents and Physicians.
On-call providers must be available within 15 minutes by phone and on-site within 60 minutes.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, estimated at 95% of the time, including general and interventional Radiology procedures such as Diagnostic Radiology, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine (Nuc Med), and Interventional Radiography (IR).
Provide consultation with and instruction to referring physicians regarding appropriate indications for radiologic procedures to ensure the most expeditious and clinically appropriate work-up.
Determine the appropriate course of treatment and communicate with referring clinicians in person or by phone.
Review consults/orders and next-day patient cases for a minimum of two hours daily.
Provide post-procedure evaluation and follow-up, including clinical consultation regarding complications of interventional radiologic procedures.
Provide discharge education and follow-up instructions coordinated with the next care setting for all emergency department patients.
Prepare for, attend, and manage follow-up activities resulting from specialized meetings.
Follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care.
Make every effort to prevent medication errors, falls, and patient injury.
Document and disclose all events related to patient injury, medication errors, and other breaches of patient safety to the patient or surrogate as soon as practicable (within 24 hours).