Advance Your Career Serving Veterans: Radiologist Opportunities in Central Texas

Weatherby Healthcare; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System is seeking skilled radiologists for full-time positions in Breast Imaging or Nuclear Medicine. These roles offer a unique blend of specialized practice while maintaining general diagnostic expertise, crucial for providing exceptional care to veterans.

Qualifications

• United States Citizenship required.
• Current, unrestricted medical license.
• Residency training completed in an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting imaging studies and performing biopsies as needed.
• Consulting with clinical services and supervising medical staff.
• Participating in quality assurance and process improvement.

Skills

Proficiency in English

Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or equivalent

Job description

The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) is seeking passionate and skilled radiologists to join our dynamic Diagnostic Imaging Service. We're looking for dedicated individuals to fill full-time staff positions specializing in either Nuclear Medicine or Breast Imaging . If you're seeking a rewarding career where you can provide exceptional care to our nation's veterans while contributing to a supportive and collaborative team, we encourage you to apply.

A Role Where Expertise Meets Flexibility:

Successful candidates will dedicate up to 50% of their time to their chosen subspecialty, while contributing to the general radiology workload. This unique blend provides an opportunity to hone your specialized skills while maintaining a broad range of diagnostic expertise. Adaptability is key, as daily duties will flex to meet the evolving needs of our department.

Breast Imaging Radiologist: Focused on Excellence in Women's Health

As a Breast Imaging Radiologist, you'll play a vital role in early detection and diagnosis. Your responsibilities will include:

• Interpreting a full spectrum of breast imaging studies, including screening and diagnostic 2D/3D mammography, breast ultrasound, and breast MRI.
• Performing interventional breast biopsy procedures, including ultrasound and stereotactic needle biopsies and wire localizations.
• Utilizing state-of-the-art Hologic mammographic equipment, including 3D tomosynthesis and stereotactic breast biopsy systems, and advanced ultrasound technology.
• Collaborating on quality assurance, pre-screening high-risk examinations, and consulting with our interdisciplinary breast tumor board.
• Maintaining compliance with Joint Commission, ACR, and MQSA standards.
• Contributing to the general radiology workload through interpreting studies such as fluoroscopy, radiography, ultrasound, MRI, and CT scans.

Nuclear Medicine Radiologist: Expanding Diagnostic and Therapeutic Capabilities

As a Nuclear Medicine Radiologist, you'll be instrumental in providing a wide array of diagnostic and therapeutic services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Interpreting and supervising a wide spectrum of nuclear medicine examinations, including general Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT exams.
• Performing core nuclear medicine procedures, including brain, cardiac, thyroid, parathyroid, pulmonary ventilation and perfusion, GI tract, hepatobiliary, renal, bone and joint, bone marrow, tumor and inflammatory, tagged RBC, and tagged WBC imaging.
• Administering Iodine 131 therapy and treatments for diffuse bony metastases.
• Interpreting PET/CT scans, including general FDG whole body PET/CT, neuro FDG PET, cardiac FDG PET, FDG PET for infection, NaF18 bone PET, F-18 Flucyclovine PET, and Ga88 Dotatate PET.
• Participating in quality assurance, pre-screening high-risk examinations, and consulting on interdisciplinary tumor boards.
• Contributing to the general radiology workload through interpreting studies such as fluoroscopy, radiography, ultrasound, MRI, and CT scans.

Shared Responsibilities for Both Positions:

Both positions share essential responsibilities, including:

• Consulting with referring clinical services.
• Supervising the administration of medications and radiopharmaceuticals.
• Supervising and directing the activities of residents, technologists, and nurses.
• Participating in quality assurance and process improvement activities.

Qualifications:

• 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), b) 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.