Radiology Physician

As the Kansas City VA Medical Center continues to grow, we are excited to welcome a motivated Interventional Radiologist to our team in Kansas City.

Kansas City is a dynamic and affordable place to live, known for its legendary barbeque, championship sports, thriving arts community, and family-oriented neighborhoods. At KCVA, you ll find supportive colleagues, a healthy work-life balance, and the rewarding opportunity to serve those who have served our country.

The following duties are required of the position; they include, but are not limited to:

• Provide standard of care interventional radiology services in the broad scope of interventional radiology in diagnosis and interprets and administers treatment. Common procedures include (not exhaustive list): Diagnostic angiography, angioplasty, stenting, thrombolysis, embolization, radiofrequency or other forms of ablation, drainages, biliary and urinary procedures, biopsies, paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, pain procedures, etc.
• The candidate must have expertise in radiation safety and biological effects of radiation and injury prevention with application of ALARA principles.
• Utilization of integrated PAC systems and voice recognition systems.
• Performs the duties of this position in addition to other agreed upon responsibilities of interpretation of diagnostic radiology studies (as per qualifications and ability) to include possible modalities of computed tomography, general radiography, fluoroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, DEXA, and ultrasonography.
• Candidate must have or obtain and maintain BLS and ACLS certification. On-call rotation is required.
• Current experience, up-to-date procedure skills, as well as excellent clinical and interpersonal skills are required. Must be highly visible and accessible to patients and referring physicians.
• Eligible for academic appointment to provide training, mentoring, and supervision to UMKC School of Medicine radiology residents.
• Adherence to timely and accurate CPRS documentation and VA training requirements, participation in FPPE/OPPE process and peer review, uphold integrity of Protected Health Information.
• Maintains acceptable personal clinical productivity as determined by national productivity goals and the Service Chief and facilitates clinic staff productivity
• Routine participation in hospital conferences such as vascular conference, pulmonary conference, and tumor board

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service