Radiology - Breast Physician

Radiology - Breast Physician at Veterans Health Administration summary :

The Radiology - Breast Physician position at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital involves providing specialized breast imaging services, including the interpretation of various diagnostic procedures like CT, MRI, and ultrasound. The role also entails the supervision and education of medical students and residents, ensuring compliance with medical standards and maintaining licenses and certifications. The facility is recognized as one of America's greatest workplaces and offers a supportive environment for improving the lives of veterans through high-quality healthcare.

The Radiological Department of James A. Haley Veterans Hospital is seeking experienced Breast Imaging Radiologist to join our dynamic team.

Facility Details : VA Tampa was recognized by Newsweek as one of, America s Greatest Workplaces for Job Starters 2024. The VA Tampa Healthcare System provides outstanding health care, trains America's future health care providers, and conducts important medical research within our state-of-the-art VA facility here in Sunny Central Florida. We are improving the lives of veterans and their families, who have so proudly served our nation, every day!

Duties of the Breast Imaging Radiologist include but are not limited to :

• Reviewing imaging requests ensuring proper protocoling of CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine exams / procedures.
• Timely interpretations of radiology procedures and examinations.
• Provide, perform, and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic angiographic and vascular procedures : CT and U / S guided biopsied, pulmonary angiography, angioplasty and angiographic stenting : paracentesis, thoracentesis, biliary procedure including percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, percutaneous biliary stent insertion (and stone extraction through T-tube tracts), percutaneous nephrostomy and ureteral stent insertion; gastrostomy gastrojejunostomy and balloon dilation of enteric strictures, etc.; Chemoembolization, TIPS procedures, RF ablations, various tube and drain placements.
• 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.

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 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 restrictions on moonlighting

Work Schedule : Typical work hours are 8 : 00am - 4 : 30pm, additional information may be provided during interview process

Preferred Experience :

Degree : Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must have provided education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination. (Note : You must attach a copy of your transcripts or proof of foreign equivalency with your application package.)

Licensure : Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Graduate Training : Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least one year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a one-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.

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Breast Imaging, Radiologist, Veterans Healthcare, Diagnostic Procedures, CT Imaging, MRI, Ultrasound, Medical Education, Healthcare Careers, Veteran Services