[Hiring] Physician - Diagnostic Radiologist @Marion VA Medical Center

Role Description

The Marion, IL VA Health Care System is seeking a Diagnostic Radiologist to join their Imaging Service! The diagnostic radiologist provides a spectrum of image interpretation, image-guided procedures and patient care services within the specialty of Diagnostic Radiology. In addition to the clinical practice, other duties include:

• Contributions to quality assurance and performance improvement.
• Oversight of technical quality.
• Education of staff and trainees.
• Committee assignments and other activities that support clinical operations and the mission, values, and goals of the VA and the Medical Center.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for a highly qualified candidate.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

Contact [email protected] , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• 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.
• Provide oversight and serve as resource for radiation and MRI safety.
• Provide oversight and serve as resource for infection control practices.
• Participate in various aspects of quality assurance such as peer review, protocol review, appropriateness criteria, and performance improvement.
• 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.
• 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.
• Participate in Imaging and general medical staff meetings, committee assignments, compliance, and other components of an organized medical staff.
• 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.

Work Schedule: 8:00AM-4:30PM, Monday- Friday

Qualifications

• 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.
• For foreign medical graduates, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Exceptions for residency training requirements may apply in rare circumstances.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
• 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).
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification).
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.