Physician (Nuclear Medicine)

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. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. 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 Duties: Provide expertise and support in various facets of diagnostic, therapeutic, and therapy-monitoring nuclear medicine and patient care. Review exam requests for appropriateness. Prescribe exam protocols and modify as needed for specific clinical indications. Provide clinical oversight of medication administration, including contrast, preps, and other medications relevant to performance of medical imaging. Provide oversight of clinical radiation safety and serve as resource to the Radiation Safety Office (RSO). Provide oversight of technical image quality with feedback to technologists. 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. Interpret imaging exams, including comparison with relevant exams and correlation with clinical information in Computerized Patient Records System (CPRS). Generate reports that contain pertinent findings and measurements; descriptions of normal and abnormal structures and physiologies; and discussion of differential diagnoses, recommendations, and impressions. Support patient care services with reports timely to the care being delivered using a method of communication appropriate to the level of clinical importance or acuity. Consult providers on various aspects of imaging such as exam selection, review of results, and other support functions. Participate in clinical conferences, particularly those that medically engage nuclear medicine significantly, such as Tumor Board and Cardiology Conference. Participate in call duties. Provide high quality, literature-based, unsealed-source therapy. Work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Facilitate dosimetry of appropriate therapy patients. Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings within the scope of practice in Nuclear Medicine; provide patients education and support; obtain informed consents; issue disclosures when appropriate; document activities appropriately in CPRS; enter orders in CPRS; and perform appropriately other relevant aspects of physician practice. Integrate resources to provide current, optimal care. Consult colleagues, research literature, and other sources of current practice. Pursue and complete continuing education requirements. Participate in Imaging and general medical staff meetings, committee assignments, compliance requirem

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