Physician (Radiologist) Position Available In Rowan, North Carolina

Physician (Radiologist)
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Details

Posted:

21-May-25

Location:

Salisbury, North Carolina

Internal Number:

833888100
Summary
The WG Bill Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center is seeking a physician within Diagnostic Imaging to serve as a Clinical Diagnostic Radiologist. The physician will provide interpretive

• interventional
• and patient care services within the scope of general radiology and will have responsibilities in other areas such as education and committee services. This is an open continuous announcement
• applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
  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 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 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)

• b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States)
• 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
  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 or fee-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
  Proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred Experience:

Board Certified Radiologist or board eligible by the American Board of Radiology

• Skilled in interpretation of all radiology imaging modalities including fluoroscopic studies and eligible to hold an academic appointment with Wake Forest University or Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Reference:

For more information on this qualification standard

• please visit https://www.

va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
Duties
The W
G
(Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury

• North Carolina is seeking a well-qualified physician with postgraduate medical training who is board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Radiology
  The physician should be skilled in interpretation of all radiology imaging modalities including fluoroscopic studies
  The physician will serve as a clinical diagnostic radiologist for all aspects of Imaging Services throughout the Salisbury VAMC and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs)
  Duties include but are not limited to the following: Provide general diagnostic services
  Possess sufficient computer skills necessary to work with advanced PACs and voice recognition systems
  Establish imaging protocols
  Review imaging requests•including utilization management ensuring appropriate preps and medication are ordered
  Provide technical oversight and feedback
  Ensure the safety of imaging patients including oversight of contrast administration and response to adverse patient reactions
  Provide timely interpretation and communication of imaging results including report entry into the digital medical record and verbal notification of critical findings
  Provide consultative service for referring physicians Provide comparative reports as requested and participate in clinical conferences and committees
  Participate in quality control /quality management including department and hospital level peer review activities
  Teaching house staff and medical students assigned to Imaging Service
  Research and administrative duties as assigned by the Chief•Imaging Service
  VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
  VHA Physician Total Rewards

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

Work Schedule:

8:00am

• 4:30p
• Monday
• Friday
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