Staff Physician- Diagnostic Radiology

General Radiologist Position

This position is 100% telework. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) is authorized. Pay is competitive, with an annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. Paid time off is 50-55 days per year. Retirement includes a traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA. Insurance includes federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care. Licensure requires 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory. CME reimbursement is possible at $1,000 per year. Malpractice protection is free with tail coverage. There is 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. The General Radiologist will be involved in all aspects of pulmonary and cardiac imaging, including lung cancer screening and diagnosis and evaluation of airway diseases, benign and malignant conditions of the lungs and pleura, coronary artery diseases and congenital or acquired diseases of the heart. ABR and fellowship training in cardiothoracic imaging are preferred. The General 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. The Detroit VA is affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and is a key member of the Detroit Medical Center complex.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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 perform 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, 1:00PM-9:30PM EST. May be required to rotate evenings/weekends.

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