Job Summary
Job Description
Position Details:
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
Job Responsibilities
a. The physician will provide general diagnostic Radiology services to the patients of VA TVHS. Interventional radiology is not a requirement. The physician should be able to perform and/or interpret a prescribed volume of studies utilizing a PACS and voice recognition. All studies and clinical notes should be performed, dictated and signed in a timely manner. The radiologist is expected to communicate directly with provider in a timely manner on all critical findings. The physician will participate in peer review activity as well as attend clinical conferences as assigned by the Chief of the Service or designee. Though night and weekend call is performed via a contracted teleradiology provider, the physician will be required to participate with other radiologists for call in the event that teleradiology is not available. The radiologist will also teach, supervise, and evaluate radiology residents and medical students from affiliated medical schools.
b. The physician will
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.
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 o
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