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Physician (Chief of Imaging Service) - Detail NTE 120 days
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
The Physician (Chief of Imaging Service) detail is for the Portland VA Medical Center. The detail is intended to last for 120 days. *If selected for this temporary detail, appointment may be extended or made permanent without further competition.
What You'll Do
- →The Chief of the Imaging Service is accountable to the Deputy Director for Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Executive.The Imaging Chief has specific supervisory responsibility for the staff radiologists and non radiologist staff including clerical staff, technologists, nursing, technical personnel (PACS administrators), and administrative personnel.
- →The incumbent is also expected to demonstrate a commitment to ongoing clinical competence through continued performance of direct patient care, formal study interpretation, engagement in trainee and staff education.
- →Major duties also include but are not limited to: Ensure outstanding, cost-effective care is delivered in all areas of the service.
- →Further the educational and research missions of VAPORHCS, in collaboration with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and other academic affiliates.
- →Oversee and administer the human and fiscal resources devoted to carrying out the clinical, training, and research missions.
- →Collaborate effectively with other VAPORHCS clinical service leaders in the development and execution of the overarching VAPORHCS strategic and business plan, ensuring coordination of service, reduction of redundancies, and enhancement of cost effectiveness.
- →Manage proactively and efficiently a broad continuum of programs including all associated personnel, equipment, supplies, space, contracts and information system resources.
- →Maintain policies, procedures, and clinical practices that accord with contemporary, evidence-based practices in inpatient and emergency settings and with national standards as established by VHA, The Joint Commission, and other accrediting bodies.
- →Ensure that all business operations and health information practices within the Imaging Service adhere to the laws, regulations and standards which govern those activities.
- →Stay abreast of changing conditions in health care within and external to VA, and encourage demonstration projects, pilots and other experimental approaches aimed at improving clinical outcomes/satisfaction and/or increasing revenue.
- →Assemble timely budget formulations, monitor the Imaging Service's fiscal activities, and manage fund control points conscientiously.
- →Integrates customer service, including patient satisfaction and stakeholder support, into a management plan.
- →Establishes a customer-oriented culture and promotes hiring of persons who fit that culture.
- →Empowers staff to resolve problems and complaints independently at the lowest level.
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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓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.
- ✓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: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
Personality Fit
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