Tele-radiologist

**Duties**:
The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

The Radiologist is responsible for:

- Reviewing imaging requests ensuring proper protocoling of CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine exams/procedures.
- Timely interpretations of radiology procedures and examinations.
- Accurate documentation of procedures with the EHR as required by medical by-laws.
- Maintaining required educational requirements
- Maintaining BLS, ACLS certification as appropriate
- Maintenance of medical license and certification as required by facility by-laws.
- Participation in training of medical students, residents and other allied trainees.
- Evaluations from residents;
- Maintaining Personal dosimetry.
- Ordering, approval, and scheduling of studies, listing those study orders requiring prior approval by a radiologist.
- Informed consent, including protocols for screening patients who require signature consent.
- Injection of intravenous contrast agents.
- Interpretation and reporting of procedures.
- Preliminary reports and communication of urgent results.
- Protocol and procedure manuals for each modality.
- MRI safety policy.
- Resident supervision policy, delineating levels of supervision (if the hospital has a residency program).
- Radiation safety procedures, including safe use of fluoroscopy and the reporting and documentation of excessive patient exposures.
- Physician Productivity. Monitoring the productivity of imaging physicians to ensure the average workload of the service meets VHA defined benchmarks, and developing corrective plans if it does not. See Productivity and Staffing Guidance for Imaging Physicians Directive 2008-09.

**VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package**. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

**Pay**: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

**Paid Time Off**: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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

**Malpractice**: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

**Contract**: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

**Work Schedule**:Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, additional information may be provided during interview process

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

**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 citize