Physician - Interventional Radiologist

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Salem (VA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Tail coverage for malpractice

Comprehensive total rewards package

Job summary

The interventional radiologist at Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will provide clinical, administrative, and teaching responsibilities, interpret angiography, perform vascular interventions, and oversee education of radiology residents, IR fellows, and technologists.

Candidates must be board certified/eligible by the ABR, hold a full US medical license, and have specialty training in Vascular & Interventional Radiology.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an approved medical school.
• Current, full and unrestricted medical license in the United States.
• Board certification or eligibility in Radiology with subspecialty in Vascular & Interventional Radiology.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and perform angiography and vascular interventions.
• Provide diagnostic radiology services including CT and MR angiography.
• Educate and supervise radiology residents, IR fellows, and technologists.
• Contribute to quality assurance, performance improvement, and patient care outcomes.

Skills

Board certification

English proficiency

US medical license

Education

MD or DO degree

Tools

Angiography equipment

IR imaging systems

Job description

Summary

The applicant selected will have clinical - administrative - and teaching responsibilities. The candidate will be board certified/ board eligible by the American Board of Radiology and have specialty training in Vascular & Interventional Radiology. The position requires instruction/supervision of radiology residents - Interventional Radiology Fellow and angiography technologists. Research interest/experience in preferred.

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 allopathic 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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
• Exceptions: 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 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
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Preferred Experience: Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Requires a TB test.

Duties

• The interventional radiologist serves as a specialist in interventional radiology/special procedures
• This includes - interpreting and performing angiography - vascular evaluations with intervention and specialty studies
• The Interventionalist will also perform diagnostic radiologist duties of interpreting vascular imaging such as CT and MR Angiograms
• Interventional radiology includes a spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic invasive - image-guided procedures
• In addition to 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
• Duties The interventional radiologist has primary responsibility for interventional radiology procedures
• Candidates would be proficient in peripheral vascular interventions (including angioplasty - stent placements and thrombolysis) embolization procedures (such as GI bleed - prostatic arteries - gastric varices and chemoembolization) - renal procedures such as nephrostomy - dialysis related interventions - CT /US guided procedures(biopsies - drainages - aspirations) - spine interventions (pain management ESI and vertebroplasty/ kyphoplasty - lumbar puncture - myelograms) - intercostal nerve blocks - Biliary procedures - TIPS procedure - Endovascular Aortic Repair - and Radiofrequency ablations (of the tumors of kidneys - liver and lung)
• In addition - the candidate has the responsibility of review of IR orders for appropriateness and feasibility - pre-procedure preparation - knowledge and technical skill in image guided procedures - post-procedure care and appropriate documentation in CPRS
• Coordination of care within the IR team - with other staff in the medical center - and occasionally with providers outside the medical center is an essential function
• The consultative role encompasses patient chart and imaging record review - and patient assessment that integrates the value of imaging and radiology procedures in patient management
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized 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 Work Schedule: 8:15am to 5:00pm Monday - Friday