Physician - Interventional Radiologist

Summary

The Department of Radiology at the Kansas City VA Medical Center is seeking an experienced and dynamic Interventional Radiologist. Applicants are required to be board certified/board eligible by the American Board of Radiology and have a minimum of one-year ACGME accredited fellowship training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
• OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
• OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement: Candidate must have or obtain BLS/ACLS certification
• Applicants are required to be board certified/board eligible by the American Board of Radiology and have a minimum of one-year ACGME accredited fellowship training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology
• Preferred Experience: Up-to-date procedure skills - as well as excellent clinical and interpersonal skills are required
• Teaching of medical students and residents is an integral part of the position
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds
• Moderate carrying - 15-44 pounds
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Both hands required
• Walking (6hrs)
• Standing (6hrs)
• Repeated bending (2-4hrs)
• Both eyes required
• Depth perception
• Ability to distinguish basic colors
• Ability to distinguish shades of colors
• Hearing (aid permitted)
• Mental/ Emotional Stability
• Ability to perform privileges Independently perform physical exam
• Cognitive Stability.

Duties

• Work Schedule: Monday- Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm - on call rotation required Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized 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
• Duties: 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 - prostate artery embolizations - 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 - and other duties as assigned.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.