[Hiring] Physician - Diagnostic Tele-Radiologist @San Francisco VA Medical Center

Role Description

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.

The Diagnostic Tele-Radiology Radiologist duties include the full range of diagnostic medical and/or surgical care for inpatient and outpatient VA patients including:

• Consultation, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, and prognosis of patients referred to the Radiology Service.
• Reading all General diagnostic radiology exams and subspecialty exams within their scope of radiology practice.
• Interpreting diagnostic imaging studies (x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammography, etc.) transmitted remotely from originating sites.
• Rendering timely, accurate written reports/dictations for referring providers.
• Providing interpretations across the full scope of general or subspecialty radiology, depending on the incumbent's credentialing.
• Meeting turnaround time (TAT) standards for routine, urgent, and STAT/emergent studies.
• Performing administrative services, including completion of required clinical and medical record documentation.
• Attending services staff meetings and performing other administrative tasks as required.

Qualifications

• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
• 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Requirements

• Board Certified in Radiology.
• 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.

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.