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Responsible for mentoring radiology residents or fellows rotating through Imaging Service, monitoring their progress and assessing their appropriate core competencies or school objectives, for providing expert professional and consultation services in Radiology. Guides referring clinicians in the associated complexities and proper uses of radiology diagnosis and therapeutic interventions, for reporting all studies performed within the service in a timely manner. Contacts the responsible clinicians on all potentially significant findings and for implementing all appropriate quality assurance/improvement measures on an on-going basis.
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02/27/2017 to 09/29/2017
$101,967 - $400,000 per year
VM 00
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
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EC-17-CSW-1903693
463240400
This is a 100% Interventional Radiology position with the following duties:
· Performs inpatient and outpatient vascular and interventional radiology procedures. Interprets pre and post EVAR CT studies, CT abdominal aortic and run-off studies routinely and is primary department consultant on imaging studies of arterial and venous circulation.
· Practice will include a wide range of Vascular and Interventional Radiology work, with the gamut including injections, biopsies, myelograms, drains, diagnostic CTA interpretations, chemoembolization procedures, angioplasty and vascular stenting including EVAR procedures and TIPPS. Y-90 experience a plus.
· Performs Interventional procedures to include but not limited to: drainages, vertebroplasy, pain management , biopsies and tube placements under CT guidance, Ultrasound guidance or fluoroscopy guidance.
· Administrative activities such as peer review and other activities as required. In charge of ongoing performance review and accounts payable of services performed by contract interventionalists.
· Provides radiology support for boards and committees as required.
Clinical duties:
· Diagnose and may treat diseases of the human body, using all available imaging modalities.
· Examine internal structures and functions of organ systems, making diagnosis after correlation of imaging findings with other examinations and tests.
· Treats benign and malignant internal and external pathologies by utilization of interventional devices that require the routine administration of radiopaque substances by injection, orally, or rectally to render pathologies of internal structures and organs visible by imaging modalities.
· Complete fulfillment of clinical duties also includes timely reporting of findings, verbal discussions with referring clinicians regarding patient findings, and final verification of proofread dictations.
Academic duties:
· Educate both residents and fellows while performing the above duties in an apprentice type learning environment.
· Provides both didactic and case-centric lectures at regular intervals.
· Participate in academic fulfillment missions such as the publishing of peer reviewed publications, case reports, and/or pursue grant submissions.
Work Schedule: 40 hour work week Monday - Friday with the exception of holidays. Tour of duty is within the hours of 0630 - 1800 depending on the needs of the organization.
Candidate must be willing to work weekends, irregular work hours and extended hours. The candidate must be willing to be placed, detailed or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations, if necessary.
Functional Statement Title/#: Radiologist
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: light carrying less than 15 pounds, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, walking 1 hour, standing 2 hours, mostly sitting, near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in other eye, ability to distinguish basic colors, hearing (aid permitted), working with hands in water, working closely with others, protracted or irregular hours of work.
Basic Requirements:
Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with section A, chapter 3, paragraph 3g, this part.)
Education. 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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: (1) Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or (2) Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted. (3) For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.
Licensure and Registration. Physicians must possess a 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. The physician must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.
Residency Training. Physicians must have completed residency training or its equivalent, 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 was completed, or (2) Other residencies or their equivalents which the local Professional Standards Board determines to have provided an applicant with appropriate professional training.
Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
English Language Proficiency. Physicians appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
Preferred Experience:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done
through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other
organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual;
community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical
competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and
experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive
credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II,
Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the
local Human Resources Office.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
Functional Statement Title/#: Radiologist
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
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The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
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NOTE: Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board and Compensation Panel in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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