Staff Physician (Nuclear Medicine) - Recruitment/Relocation Incentive Authorized

Nuclear Medicine Service is seeking to fill full-time Nuclear Medicine Physician at VA North Texas Health Care System.

The Nuclear Medicine Physician will provide services to VA North Texas Health Care System - Dallas VA Medical Center and Fort Worth Outpatient Clinic. The responsibility of the physician includes but is not limited to:

• Nuclear Medicine Core privileges include: Static, planar, limited, whole body, quantitative, SPECT, SPECT/CT, dynamic, and augmented procedures for all General Nuclear Medicine Exams, including: Bone Scan, Gallium Imaging, Indium Imaging, Iodine Imaging, Gastric Emptying Exam, Liver/Spleen Imaging, Lung Perfusion Imaging, Lung Ventilation Imaging, Non-invasive Shunt Study, Renal Scan, Thyroid Scan, Thyroid Uptake Study, Hepatic Hemangioma Study, Hepatobiliary Imaging, Brain Imaging, Somatostatin Receptor Imaging, Infection Imaging, Trauma Imaging, Tumor Imaging, Lymphoscintigraphy, Marrow Imaging, Meckels Scan, GI Bleed Study, Parathyroid Imaging, Central DXA, Peripheral DXA, Fracture Risk Assessment, Trabecular Bone Scoring, Body Composition Analysis, and Whole Body DXA.
• Non-Routine Nuclear Medicine Core privileges include: Static, planar, limited, whole body, quantitative, SPECT, SPECT/CT, dynamic, and augmented procedures for all Non-Routine Nuclear Medicine Exams, including: Radionuclide Cisternography, CSF Leak Study, Bremsstrahlung Imaging, Testicular Scan, MIBG Study, Dopamine Transporter Imaging, Radioimmunoscintigraphy, Radiobioassay, Invasive Shunt Study , Anatomic or Functional Imaging-based Volumetry, Lung Shunt Fraction Assessment.
• Molecular Imaging Core privileges include: PET, SPECT/CT, multi-modality fusion, quantitative analyses, and PET/CT, Positron-Based Imaging - Oncologic, PET or PET/CT, Treatment Planning including 4D Positron Imaging, Positron-Based Imaging - Cardiovascular, Positron-Based Tumor Localization & Characterization, Molecular Breast Imaging, Position-Based Imaging Neurology, Positron-Based Imaging Infection/Inflammation, Position-Based Imaging Musculoskeletal.
• Nuclear Medicine Therapy Core privileges include: Nuclear Medicine Therapy-related patient management, Treatment of Hyperthyroidism, Treatment of Thyroid Cancer, Nuclear Embolization , Radioimmunotherapy, Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors, Treatment Bone Metastases, Palliative Therapy for Symptomatic Skeletal Lesions, Radiation Treatment Planning, Post-Therapy Dosimetry.
• Nuclear Cardiology Core privileges include: Exercise Stress Testing, Pharmacologic Stress Testing - Vasodilatory, Pharmacologic Stress Testing - Inotropic, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Cardiac Imaging Quantitative Analyses, Neurocardiac Imaging, Radionuclide Ventriculography (MUGA), and Myocardial Viability Exam.

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Language: Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Education: 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.
• License/Registration: 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.

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.]

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.