Diagnostic Radiologist

Veterans Health Administration•Fayetteville, NC

18h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. Qualified applicants will be forwarded to the hiring manager on a weekly basis. The Radiologist will be responsible for providing interpretation of radiology examinations and procedures as required by the VA, for both the outpatient and inpatient settings at the Fayetteville, NC VAMC system. He/she is to ensure the quality and timeliness of the services provided, customer satisfaction, as well as compliance with the standards of accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission and the Inspector General's Combined Assessment Program. He/she is to ensure appropriate use of the available resources and will be responsible for the state-of-the-art standards of care in Imaging Service. He/she collaborates with other services as appropriate. The Incumbent shall provide professional (physician) guidance for all necessary imaging services. More than 100,000 examinations are performed annually, including a customary mix of Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound (general and vascular), Radiography and Fluoroscopy, Bone Density, minor Interventional procedures, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine and possible Mammography exams. The Incumbent shall provide reading, interpretation, and submission of radiology reports as required by the VA, with supplemental support from on-site or remote teleradiology services. VA patients will undergo emergent and routine CT and diagnostic x-rays on a 24-hour basis at the Ramsey Street location and until 4:30 pm at the Raeford Road location, including weekends and holidays. MRI exams will be performed from 8:00 am until midnight at the Ramsey Street location and until 4:30 pm at the Raeford Road location on Monday through Friday. Mammography (Raeford Road) and Nuclear Medicine (Ramsey Street) studies will be performed until 4:30 pm on Monday through Friday. Patients requiring radiologist supervision will be scheduled during the administrative hours of the Medical Center. Incumbent shall provide routine and emergent radiology services to all VA patients referred by the VA regardless of diagnosis, race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, and place of residence. Incumbent shall provide all necessary consultative imaging services, including preprocedural evaluations, informed consent, assessment, and documentation of findings and follow-up notes. The Incumbent must be available for consultation to Medical Center physicians for all cases performed. It will be the responsibility of the incumbent to ensure imaging reports are dictated into the VA Computerized Patient Recordkeeping System (CPRS). All reports must be dictated and verified within 48 hours of the study, excluding weekends and holidays. Stat reports must be verified within one (1) hour of test completion, during normal business hours. The Radiologist is responsible to the Chief, Imaging Service for his/her work. Administrative direction is provided in terms of broadly defined goals and missions and in conjunction with the Chief, Imaging Service.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
Subject to background/security investigation.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.
Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
May be required to serve a probationary period.
Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic 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.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Must be board certified.

Nice To Haves

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Responsibilities

Providing interpretation of radiology examinations and procedures as required by the VA, for both the outpatient and inpatient settings at the Fayetteville, NC VAMC system.
Ensuring the quality and timeliness of the services provided, customer satisfaction, as well as compliance with the standards of accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission and the Inspector General's Combined Assessment Program.
Ensuring appropriate use of the available resources and maintaining state-of-the-art standards of care in Imaging Service.
Collaborating with other services as appropriate.
Providing professional (physician) guidance for all necessary imaging services.
Providing reading, interpretation, and submission of radiology reports as required by the VA, with supplemental support from on-site or remote teleradiology services.
Providing routine and emergent radiology services to all VA patients referred by the VA regardless of diagnosis, race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, and place of residence.
Providing all necessary consultative imaging services, including preprocedural evaluations, informed consent, assessment, and documentation of findings and follow-up notes.
Being available for consultation to Medical Center physicians for all cases performed.
Ensuring imaging reports are dictated into the VA Computerized Patient Recordkeeping System (CPRS).
Dictating and verifying all reports within 48 hours of the study, excluding weekends and holidays.
Verifying Stat reports within one (1) hour of test completion, during normal business hours.

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus)
Relocation Incentive
Competitive salary
Annual performance bonus
Regular salary increases
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)
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification)
Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting