Radiologist

Distinctive Home & Health Care•Fort Hood, TX

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Distinctive Home & Health Care is a leading provider of healthcare to serve military installations across the United States. Our team of professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality of service and support for each one of our clients. Distinctive Healthcare is currently seeking to hire a full time Radiologist in Fort Cavazos, TX.

Requirements

Must be a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Osteopathy (D.O.) from an accredited college approved by the Council of Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association or Doctor of Osteopathy from a college accredited by the American Osteopathic Association.
Must have successfully completed an internship and residency training in a US accredited U.S. Diagnostic Radiology Training Program.
Contract workers shall maintain current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association, or the American Red Cross. Certification cards must display the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross or other approved certifying body emblem. Web-based (on-line) classes are not acceptable by the Government.
The Radiologist shall have been continuously employed in the practice of diagnostic radiology for 2 years prior to the commencement of services under this contract.
The provider must be board certified or board eligible in Diagnostic Radiology.
Documentation demonstrating permission by an official agency of a State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States to provide health care within the scope of practice of a specified discipline.
Licensure, certification, or registration is a qualification for employment as a healthcare provider in the MHS.
Healthcare providers must have one current, valid, active, and unrestricted license.
Additional licenses held by a provider must be in good standing whether they are inactive, expired, or limit the provider’s practice to a military setting.
Providers in the MHS may not have one active license and another currently suspended or probationary license.
Non personal services contractors are not afforded licensure portability per the DHAPM 6025.13, volume 4 and 10 USC 1094. Therefore, they must be licensed in the state they are rendering care.

Nice To Haves

The contract Radiologist shall perform all procedures and duties that are normal to the scope of that provider's particular specialty and for which privileges are granted by the MTF.
These are essentially the same duties as those required of any military or Civil Service provider of similar experience and in similar duty assignments.
The examination procedures and studies performed will include the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic work which would be performed by a diagnostic radiologist who shall, at a minimum, be board eligible for certification without additional education or training being required for board certification.

Responsibilities

Review and interpret special procedures and nuclear medicine studies obtained on DoD beneficiaries from local and/or regional civilian medical centers, and Veterans Administration Hospitals within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt in the Department of Radiology if requested in writing by the Chief, Department of Radiology.
Provide advice and opinions upon request by the Chief of Radiology in support of diagnostic interpretations of radiological examinations and procedures as provided in conjunction with patient care and treatment as provided by the contractor.
Read STAT/"Wet" diagnostic studies within fifteen (15) minutes from the time the diagnostic studies are made available to the contract radiologist for interpretation.
Interpret all routine studies (including plain films, CT, US, nuclear medicine as available at the MTF) and submit a written report within twenty-four (24) hours after the study is performed.
Accomplish fluoroscopic exams and special procedures on the daily schedule established at the direction of the Chief, Department of Radiology. These fluoroscopic exams and special procedures require same-day interpretation.
Submit legible handwritten or dictated reports of the interpretation on Standard Form (SF 519-B) or other report forms, or electronic media, as required by the local Commander.
Prepare all records and reports as may be required in support of services rendered and as required by the MTF Standing Operating Procedures, Federal law or Army regulation.
Participate in Continuing Medical Education (CME) training sufficient to satisfy requirement of appropriate licensing agencies.
Facilitate patient access to medical care by recommending appropriate referrals to other health care providers in accordance with policies and regulation of the MTF.
Perform and provide diagnostic interpretation of radiologic examinations, and provide diagnostic consultation related to diagnostic imaging to other member of the medical staff.
Routine studies such as plain film interpretation, the normal range of fluoroscopic examination and common invasive procedures, the interpretation of CT scans, interpretation of MRI scans, and the performance of ultrasound and mammographic exams are required.
Procedures which are required include, but are not limited to, the following: Fluoroscopic and Radiographic Studies: Chest and Ribs. Skull and spine. Pelvis. Sinuses. Facial bones. Abdomen/KUB. Extremities. Arthrogram. Upper GI/Barium Swallow. Small Bowel Follow through. Barium Enema (single and double contrast). Hysterosalpingography. Voiding Cystourethrography. Mammography. Ultrasound Studies: Neonatal head. Neonatal Spine. Newborn Hips. Pelvis. Inguinal. Neck. Thyroid. Right Upper Quadrant. Renal. Spleen. Deep veins of the upper and lower extremities. Superficial lesion. MRI Studies: Brain. Spine. Joints. MRCP. Abdomen (including renal, pancreas, or adrenal). Pelvis. CT studies: Head and brain. Spine. Abdomen/pelvis. Angiography (brain, neck, chest, abdomen/pelvis, extremities, coronary arteries). Extremities.