Job opening: Staff Physician (Interventional Radiology)
Salary: $320 352 - 400 000 per year
Published at: Nov 02 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center is seeking a full time Interventional Radiologist to join our Radiology Team. We are located in the heart of Detroit's cultural center with many near by museums, theaters, stadiums and restaurants.
Duties
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Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): This position is authorized to a 10% sign on bonus of approved salary
Telework Eligible: Occasionally
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
This position is located at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, MI. In addition to the clinical practice of diagnostic and interventional radiology, the Staff Radiologist performs other duties which includes quality assurance, performance improvement, oversight of technical quality, education of staff and trainees, tumor board and other multidisciplinary conferences, committee assignments, and other activities that support clinical operations, mission, values, and goals of the John D. Dingell VA Health Care System. The Detroit VA is affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and is a key member of the Detroit Medical Center complex. The Staff Radiologist will be working with a great team of radiologists and technologists, support staff, and will enjoy the following new, top-of-the-line, medical imaging systems being installed currently at the Detroit VA: a 3T PET-MRI, a 3T wide-bore MRI, a dual source multidetector CT, XR systems, 2 Fluoroscopy systems, and an Angiography suite. Oncologic Radiology and Cardiovascular Radiology are key areas of interest, and interest in research and development is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory. Interventional Radiology skills and involvement is encouraged but not mandatory. Adhering to the standards of the American College of Radiology, including but not limited to the following. Oversight of quality and safety:
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.
Image Interpretation and Consultation:
Interpret imaging exams including relevant exam comparison and correlation with clinical information in CPRS.
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.
Interprets X-ray examinations, Ultrasound, CT, Fluoroscopy, and MRI exams.
Interpret Nuclear Medicine exams and may or may not performs some interventional procedures (imaging-guided biopsies and drainages, thoracentesis etc,...)
Patient Care:
Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings within the scope of radiology practice.
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.
Medical Staff Functions:
Participate in Imaging and general medical staff meetings, committee assignments, tumor board, compliance and other components of an organized medical staff.
Support academic affiliations in technologist, resident and other teaching programs that involve the Imaging Service.
Provide clinical experience, cognitive development, and other aspects of effective teaching.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30AM-4:00PM
-May be required to rotate evenings/weekends
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 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.
Preferred Experience: Interventional Radiology
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Physical Requirements: Physical involvement to do the work of a Radiologist.
Education
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, or
- Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
- For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]
NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.
Contacts
- Address John D Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
4646 John R Street
Detroit, MI 48201
US
- Name: Jessica Thomas
- Phone: 734-905-0968
- Email: [email protected]
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