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Physician (Radiolgist-Remote) w/EDRP
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 53 days ago
About the Role
The VA Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, Harlingen, TX is seeking a Radiologist to provide a spectrum of image interpretation and patient care services within the specialty of Diagnostic Radiology and possess additional subspecialty expertise. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP).
What You'll Do
- →The Radiologist will contribute to quality assurance and performance improvement, oversight of technical quality, education of staff and trainees, committee assignments and other activities that support clinical operations and the mission, values and goals of the VA and the Medical Center.
- →Oversight of quality and safety: Review exam requests for appropriateness.
- →Prescribe exam protocols and modify as needed for specific clinical indications.
- →Provide oversight of technical image quality feedback to technologists.
- →Provide clinical oversight of medical administration, including contrast, preps and other medication relevant to the Imaging Service.
- →Provide oversight and serve as resource for radiation and MRI safety.
- →Provide oversight and serve as resource for infection control practices.
- →Participate in various aspects of quality assurance such as peer review, protocol review, appropriateness criteria and performance improvement.
- →Image Interpretation and Consultation: Interpret imaging exams including relevant exam comparison and correlation with clinical information CPRS.
- →Generate reports that contain pertinent findings and measurements, a description of normal and abnormal structures, discussion of differential diagnoses, recommendations and impressions.
- →Support patient care services with reports timely to the care of being delivered with the method of communication appropriate to the level of clinical importance acuity.
- →Consult with provides on various aspects of imaging such as exam selection, review of results and other support functions.
- →Patient Care: Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings with the scope of radiology practice, provide education to patients and support, obtain informed consent, issue disclosures when appropriate, document in CPRS, enter orders in CPRS, and other aspects of physician practice.
- →Participate in the coordination of patient care: Contact clinical providers as relevant to assure effective patient care, discuss evaluation, manage, follow-up and other aspects of coordinated, patient-centered care.
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).
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 28da7441-e022-473c-98c0-a9a14f506086
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