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Physician (Chief of Imaging)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 33 days ago
Hybrid North Chicago, IL $300K – $400K Apply by Aug 26, 2026 Medical Officer ESTJINTJINTPISTJ Healthcare
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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →The Chief of Imaging is responsible for the clinical, operational, administrative, educational, quality, safety, and strategic leadership of Imaging Services at the Captain James A.
- →Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC).
- →The Chief provides physician leadership for Imaging Service, including oversight of clinical imaging quality, radiologist performance, imaging protocols, imaging appropriateness, radiation safety, peer review participation, radiology quality improvement, imaging informatics, modality operations, and cross-campus imaging support.
- →The Chief ensures that imaging services support inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, primary care, specialty care, occupational, readiness, and recruit-processing missions at the West Campus, East Campus/Great Lakes Naval Station clinics, and affiliated clinical programs.
- →Scope: Facility-wide responsibility for diagnostic imaging, image-guided services, nuclear medicine/PET-CT, imaging informatics, radiation safety leadership, radiology quality improvement, and imaging support across Lovell FHCC's integrated VA/DoD mission.
- →Major Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Leadership and Patient Care Provides direct radiologic interpretation and procedural oversight across all imaging modalities.
- →Maintains timely, accurate reporting and updates imaging protocols for safe, evidence-based care.
- →Supports imaging for VA/DoD beneficiaries across West Campus, East Campus, and Great Lakes sites.
- →Advises clinicians on imaging appropriateness, safety, and critical findings communication.
- →Operational and Administrative Leadership Leads Imaging Services across all sites and modalities.
- →Manages operations, staffing, workflows, policies, and contingency plans.
- →Oversees access, prioritization, turnaround times, quality review, and service integration.
- →Guides resource allocation, budgeting, performance analytics, and operational continuity.
- →Supervision and Personnel Leadership Supervises radiologists and provides practice leadership for Imaging staff.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- ✓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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