Physician (Chief of Imaging)

Imaging Services Chief

The Chief of Imaging is responsible for the clinical, operational, administrative, educational, quality, safety, and strategic leadership of Imaging Services at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC). The Chief provides physician leadership for Imaging Service, including oversight of clinical imaging quality, radiologist performance, imaging protocols, imaging appropriateness, radiation safety, peer review participation, radiology quality improvement, imaging informatics, modality operations, and cross-campus imaging support. The Chief ensures that imaging services support inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, primary care, specialty care, occupational, readiness, and recruit-processing missions at the West Campus, East Campus/Great Lakes Naval Station clinics, and affiliated clinical programs. Scope: Facility-wide responsibility for diagnostic imaging, image-guided services, nuclear medicine/PET-CT, imaging informatics, radiation safety leadership, radiology quality improvement, and imaging support across Lovell FHCC's integrated VA/DoD mission.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides direct radiologic interpretation and procedural oversight across all imaging modalities.
• Maintains timely, accurate reporting and updates imaging protocols for safe, evidence-based care.
• Supports imaging for VA/DoD beneficiaries across West Campus, East Campus, and Great Lakes sites.
• Advises clinicians on imaging appropriateness, safety, and critical findings communication.

• Leads Imaging Services across all sites and modalities.
• Manages operations, staffing, workflows, policies, and contingency plans.
• Oversees access, prioritization, turnaround times, quality review, and service integration.
• Guides resource allocation, budgeting, performance analytics, and operational continuity.

Supervision and Personnel Leadership

• Supervises radiologists and provides practice leadership for Imaging staff.
• Defines expectations, supports recruitment, performance evaluation, mentoring, and staff development.
• Ensures professionalism, accountability, and compliance with licensure and privileges.

Quality, Safety, Compliance

• Ensures adherence to regulatory standards and imaging safety programs.
• Coordinates radiation, MRI, contrast, nuclear medicine, emergency preparedness, and accreditation activities.
• Responds to safety events and supports quality programs and audits.

Imaging Informatics and Technology

• Leads PACS, EHR imaging workflows, interoperability, image exchange, and advanced tools.
• Supports enterprise imaging integration across VA/DoD sites and contingency processes.

VA/DoD Mission Support

• Ensures imaging reliability for joint VA/Navy operations.
• Resolves cross-campus workflow issues and supports readiness and recruit-related needs.

Education and Research

• Supports trainee education, supervision, scholarly activity, and compliant research.

Committees and Strategic Leadership

• Represents Imaging on key committees, chairs safety/quality groups, and leads strategic planning.

Clinical Practice Expectations

• Maintains competence through active practice, CME, certification, and balanced clinical/administrative duties.

Leadership Expectations

• Models ICARE values, communicates openly, uses data-driven decision-making, fosters safety and improvement, and anticipates emerging needs.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for a highly qualified individual.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized for a highly qualified individual.

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

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