Physician ( Interventional Radiology)

Summary

The Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital is recruiting for a Full-Time - Permanent - Physician (Interventional Radiology).

About the Role

Reports directly to the Chief of Imaging Service.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of quality and safety: Review exam requests for appropriateness, prescribe exam protocols and modify as needed for specific clinical indications, provide oversight of technical image quality with feedback to technologists, provide clinical oversight of medication administration - including contrast, preps and other medications relevant to the Imaging Service, participate in various aspects of quality assurance such as peer review, protocol review, appropriateness criteria and performance improvement.
• Perform Interventional Radiology procedures, interpret imaging exams including relevant exam comparison and correlation with clinical information in CPRS, generate reports that contain pertinent findings and measurements - a description of normal and abnormal structures - discussion of differential diagnoses - recommendations and impression, support patient care services with reports timely to the care being delivered with the method of communication appropriate to the level of clinical importance or acuity, consult with providers on various aspects of imaging such as exam selection, review of results and other support functions, participate in clinical conferences such as Tumor Board and others as needed.
• Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings within the scope of radiology practice - provide education to patients and support, obtain informed consent, issue disclosures when appropriate, document in CPRS, enter orders in CPRS, and other aspects of physician practice, participate in the coordination of patient care: contact clinical providers as relevant to assure effective patient care, discuss evaluation, management, follow-up and other aspects of coordinated, patient-centered care, make timely and definitive notification of time-sensitive results and/or results that have major clinical significance, integrate resources to provide current, optimal care: consult colleagues, research literature, maintain continuing education and other sources of current practice.
• Medical Staff Functions: participate in Imaging and general medical staff meetings, committee assignments, compliance and other components of an organized medical staff.
• Education: support academic affiliations in technologist, radiologic assistant, medical student, resident and other teaching programs that involve the Imaging Service, provide clinical experience, cognitive development, and other aspects of effective teaching.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - 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.
• Surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

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.

Skills

• Ability to interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings within the scope of radiology practice - provide education to patients and support.
• Ability to obtain informed consent, issue disclosures when appropriate, document in CPRS, enter orders in CPRS, and other aspects of physician practice.
• Ability to coordinate patient care: contact clinical providers as relevant to assure effective patient care, discuss evaluation, management, follow-up and other aspects of coordinated, patient-centered care.
• Ability to notify clinical providers of time-sensitive results and/or results that have major clinical significance.
• Ability to integrate resources to provide current, optimal care: consult colleagues, research literature, maintain continuing education and other sources of current practice.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package including:
• VHA Physician Total Rewards:
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): 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

Pay

Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases

Schedule

Monday - Friday - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM - evening shift when needed - and to provide call coverage.