Physician - Interventional Radiologist

American Society of Neuroradiology · Columbia, SC · 3 mo ago

Healthcare$200/hrOther

About the role

This position is eligible for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

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.

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 allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine
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

Preferred Experience: Board eligible or Board certified, Two or more years experience as an attending physician

Responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to: Primary responsibility for interventional radiology procedures, Coordination of care within the IR team, with other staff in the medical center, and occasionally with providers outside the medical center is an essential function

Review of IR orders for appropriateness and feasibility, pre-procedure preparation, knowledge and technical skill in image-guided procedures, post procedure care and appropriate documentation in CPRS or other EHR
Competent in all IR invasive procedures including but not limited to - TACE, Microwave ablations, Renal Cryoablations, suprapubic catheter placement, IVC placement, and peripheral stenting, diagnostic and therapeutic angiography and venography, fistulograms, PEG tube placements, lumbar punctures, myelograms, image guided biopsy
Ability to perform general exams including diagnostic fluoroscopies, radiography, sonography, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, DXA
Performs a wide range of diagnostic interpretations of the studies produced by the Imaging Section
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

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to a highly qualified candidate
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized
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

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