Physician - Radiologist
About the role
This position is eligible for the 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. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Responsibilities
- Provide expertise and support in all major facets of Diagnostic Radiology and patient care.
- Interpret general radiology examinations, including plain films.
- Perform fluoroscopic examinations (contrast and non-contrast) alongside licensed technologists.
- Interpret CT examinations of the head, neck, body, and extremities.
- Interpret general and selected ultrasound examinations.
- Participate in Quality Management activities, including film-quality review, clerical checks, peer review, and other assigned quality initiatives.
- Review exam requests for clinical appropriateness.
- Prescribe and adjust imaging protocols based on specific clinical indications.
- Provide oversight of technical image quality and deliver constructive feedback to technologists.
- Provide clinical oversight for imaging-related medication administration, including contrast, procedural preps, and other Imaging Service medications.
- Serve as a resource for radiation safety, MRI safety, and infection-control practices.
- Participate in quality-assurance activities, including peer review, protocol review, appropriateness-criteria evaluation, and performance-improvement initiatives.
- Interpret imaging examinations with comparison to prior studies and correlation with clinical information in CPRS.
- Generate comprehensive reports including pertinent findings, measurements, evaluation of normal and abnormal structures, differential diagnoses, recommendations, and impression.
- Provide timely imaging reports aligned with clinical urgency, using appropriate communication methods based on acuity.
- Consult with providers regarding imaging exam selection, interpretation of results, and other radiologic support functions.
- Participate in multidisciplinary conferences, including Tumor Board and other clinical case reviews.
- Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and focused physical-exam findings within the scope of radiology practice.
- Provide patient education and support; obtain informed consent; document care in CPRS; and enter clinical orders as appropriate.
- Care for patients by coordinating care with clinical providers to support evaluation, management, follow-up, and continuity of care.
- Provide timely and definitive notification of time-sensitive or clinically significant imaging results.
- Integrate professional resources-including colleague consultation, literature review, and continuing education-to maintain current, evidence-based practice.
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.
Education
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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:
- Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
- Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted.