Physician- Associate Chief of Staff Diagnostic Imaging

Associate Chief Of Staff For Radiology Service

The John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is seeking a transformative and visionary leader for an Associate Chief of Staff for Radiology Service (ACOS Radiology), reporting directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff. In addition to general Radiology, subspecialties aligned under the Radiology Service include Computed Tomography Scanning, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultra Sound, Interventional Radiology, Bone Density, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiac Imaging, and certain vascular procedures in the Operating Room.

Applicants must be US citizens, have an M.D. or D.O. degree, have demonstrated administrative and leadership experience (ideally as Service Chief or Department Chair), and possess the necessary research and educational accomplishments to qualify for an academic appointment at our physically adjacent affiliate, Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU-SOM). The candidate should have the ability to motivate, develop, and monitor medical staff as part of multidisciplinary teams to achieve quality outcomes, optimize clinic capacity and utilization of resources, and maximize operating room efficiency to meet required performance measures is essential. Although the role is predominantly administrative, the ACOS Radiology will also be expected to practice within their specialty (51% clinical), foster a supportive teaching environment, and assist in the development of research programs.

The VAMC serves as a major WSU-SOM site for pre-and post-graduate education in medicine, surgery, and psychiatry. The ACOS 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. This VAMC is a state-of-the-art 108 bed tertiary care medical, surgical, and psychiatric facility with an 84 bed nursing home care unit, a 50 bed off-site Domiciliary, and three community-based outpatient clinics. Over 2,400 employees provide dedicated service to Veterans from throughout southeastern Michigan. We are located in the heart of Detroit's cultural and medical center that includes museums, seven hospitals, and Wayne State University.

Diagnostic Radiology duties and responsibilities are outlined below:

• Oversight of Quality and Safety
  • Review exam requests for appropriateness.
  • Prescribe exam protocols and modify as needed for specific clinical indications.
  • 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.
  • Interprets X-ray examinations, Ultrasound, CT, Fluoroscopy, and MRI exams.
  • Interpret Nuclear Medicine exams and may or may not performs 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.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM - May be required to rotate evenings/weekends

US Department of Veterans Affairs