Physician - Diagnostic Radiologist (Neuro Radiology - Nuclear Medicine Radiologist)

A 25% Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized to a highly qualified candidate.

This position is eligible for Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

• You must meet eligibility requirements and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
• Approval, award up to $200,000 & eligibility period (1 to 5 years) are determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services.
• Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Recruitment / Relocation Incentive may be authorized to a highly qualified candidate.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Contact VISN22HREducationReimbursementTeam@va.gov for questions/assistance
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
Duties:

• Provide routine and emergent interpretation of outpatient and inpatient diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine reports for Phoenix VAHCS and CBOC's.
• Ensure high quality imaging and collaborative clinical care.
• Cover Neuroradiology subspecialty and general radiology procedures and interpretation.
• Supervise personnel, evaluation of prospective new hires, oversee compliance with all regulations/accreditation, and address patient complaints.
• Part-time Radiology-Educator for medical students, resident physicians and fellows.
• Participate in the random peer-review process of other physicians within the department and a variety of Radiology Service or PVAHCS-wide committees.
• All radiology reports, requests for laboratory studies, CPT codes and diagnosis shall be entered into the patient's chart electronically.
• Provide direct patient care in:
  • Evaluating and prioritizing radiology orders
  • Ordering and evaluating appropriate laboratory studies
  • Ordering hydration for CT exams
  • Protocolling and approving complex imaging exams
  • Timely and accurate reporting of a variety of complex imaging exams
  • Notifying providers of critical imaging results
  • Performing interventional procedures

Additional Experience: Perform radiopharmaceutical therapies and Theragnostic would be helpful.

Work Schedule:

• 8 am - 4:30 pm - Monday to Friday
• Candidate will be expected to participate in the departments on call schedule and fulfill on call duties as assigned.
• This includes providing coverage outside of regular working hours as required to meet the needs of the department.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• 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 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.
  • NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.
  • 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.
      • Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience:

• Board-certified with additional neuroradiology and/or nuclear medicine fellowship training.
• High competent in clinical radiology with a good understanding of how the various subspecialists function and the services they provide.
• Maintain all certifications required for performance of clinical duties and maintenance of core privileges, including BLS certification.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: Lifting up to 35 pounds, intermittently; moderate carrying (15-35 pounds), intermittently; lifting over 35 pounds with assistive devices in accordance with the Safe Patient Handling Policy except in emergent situations requiring prompt patient care; pulling, intermittently; pushing, intermittently; reaching above the shoulders, intermittently, both hands required; walking, intermittently; standing, intermittently; kneeling, intermittently; repeated bending

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:

1. Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
2. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
3. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant.
   • If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.

NOTE:

• The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.
• The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.