Duties
The Diagnostic Radiologist will provide interpretive and patient care services within the scope of a clinical diagnostic radiologist. The Radiologist must demonstrate all applicable diagnostic imaging services and non- endovascular procedures. The Radiologist must possess sufficient computer skills necessary to work with advanced electronic medical record, PACS and voice recognition systems.
Administrative Duties:
(1) Leadership responsibilities: Attend and participate in staff meetings. Participate on section, service or facility level committees/boards, when assigned. Serve as Peer Reviewer for the Protected Peer Review Committee, when assigned. Demonstrate effective communication both down to staff and up to leadership. Act as Section Chief when the Service Chief is on leave, when assigned.
(2) Human Resource: Maintaining VA training requirements. Timely completion of documentation and upkeep of credentials required for privileging and re-privileging.
(3) Staff Management: Participate in the FPPE/OPPE process. Adheres to employee health requirements. Timely participates in peer review process. (4) Time/Leave Management: Adherence to tour of duty and leave policies. Timely requests leave.
(5) Clinical Management: Includes indirect patient care. Adheres to CPRS documentation rules. Maintains integrity of Protected Health Information. Facilitates clinic staff productivity. Maintains acceptable clinical productivity as determined by national productivity goals and the Service Chief. Participates in patient safety initiatives and process improvements, when assigned. Physician will be responsible for establishing imaging protocols; reviewing imaging requests; utilization management; ensuring appropriate preps and medication are ordered; technical oversight and feedback for the technologist performing the examinations; overall safety of imaging patients including oversight of contrast administration and response to adverse patient reactions. Physician will be responsible for timely interpretation and communication of imaging results as appropriate, including report entry into the digital medical record and notification of critical findings. The physician will provide consultative service for referring physicians, provide comparative reports as requested and participate in clinical conferences and committees. The physician will participate in quality control /quality management activities.
Clinical Duties: The staff physician is expected to remain privileged and practicing in their specialty field. The exact privileges and procedures for a particular provider will be approved by the Professional Standards Board. All physicians must meet the following qualifications:
(1) Patient Care: Practitioners are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life.
(2) Medical/Clinical Knowledge: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving concepts within Diagnostic Imaging, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others. Practitioners are expected to practice within the standard of care at all times.
(3) Clinical Judgment: To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.
(4) Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
(5) Professionalism: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients and their profession.
(6) Systems-Based Practice: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care.
Education: Practitioners are expected to show effectiveness in teaching, monitor and coordinate educational activities, and comply with necessary trainee supervision. The physician will be responsible for teaching house staff and medical students assigned to Imaging Service.
Research Duties: Physician researchers will show an ability to identify and define significant Research and Development problems, to plan and execute a precise research program, and to generate effective reports and results worthy of publication.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application, resume, C.V., and/or other supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
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.
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