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Chief Physician - Nuclear Medicine- Diagnostic Imaging
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The physician provides direct clinical and administrative oversight for nuclear medicine radiologist and other clinical staff as assigned. Works with the Chief, Radiology Service and other staff as appropriate, supports operations issues resolution in a logical, step-wise fashion. Participates in a forum in which staff identifies, communicate, and resolve issues related to Radiology Service, Medical Center ancillary and support operations, and VISN-wide mandates.
What You'll Do
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →VHA Physician Total Rewards.
- →Clinically and administratively oversee a state-of-the-art nuclear medicine section performing both diagnostic and theragnostic procedures Work directly with Chief, Radiology Service to assist in ensuring adequate and appropriate staffing and scheduling of diagnostic and theragnostic nuclear medicine procedures.
- →Participate in training and support of nuclear medicine physicians and technical staff.
- →Plan for the provision of care, including adequate personnel, diagnostic equipment, and supplies to ensure availability of those procedures which are appropriate to the needs of the facility.
- →Provide timely patient care with acceptable turnaround times.
- →Ensure equitable nuclear medicine physician duty assignments.
- →Provide professional oversight to the nuclear medicine technologists.
- →Maintain an acceptable level of personal clinical productivity.
- →Plan for the provision of care, including adequate personnel, diagnostic equipment, and supplies to ensure availability of those procedures which are appropriate to the needs of the facility.
- →Provide timely patient care with acceptable turnaround times.
- →Ensure equitable nuclear medicine physician duty assignments.
- →Provide professional oversight to the nuclear medicine technologists.
- →Maintain an acceptable level of personal clinical productivity.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
Personality Fit
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