Physician - Interventional Radiologist

Summary

This position is located at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center - Albany - New York in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging. The Interventional Radiologist performs a large spectrum of image guided procedures with appropriate clinical preparation and follow-up in the rapidly expanding field of Vascular and Interventional Radiology and provides a broad range of care to Veterans with complex disease and comorbidities - within a patient centric model.

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
• Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
• Residency Training:
  Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
• (
  
  NOTE:
  
  VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
  -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e.
  
  - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• Rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement:
  American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certification
• Completed ACGME Radiology residency and Interventional Radiology fellowship Dual board certified/eligible in Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology through the American Board of Radiology Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• VA Regulations - specifically VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard
• This can be found in the local Human Resources Office
  
  Physical Requirements:
  
  In Accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

• The Interventional Radiologist is charged with delivering the best possible care to our Veterans
• This care must be delivered in accordance with hospital policy - meeting or exceeding national standards and VHA national benchmarks
• Assigned duties and responsibilities are performed throughout the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center - often in a close interdisciplinary arrangement and consultation with other clinical services such as the Department of Surgery - Internal Medicine - Primary Care - Anesthesiology - Emergency Medicine etc
• Interdisciplinary collaborative care implies active participation in interdisciplinary conferences and adherence to interdisciplinary care and treatment strategy decisions
• The successful candidate acts as a cooperative and collegial team member with the entire medical center staff
• Duties include but not limited to:
  Maintains current medical knowledge - technical skills - and excellent diagnostic - judgmental - and therapeutic acumen
• Assures that the procedural indication is adequate (e.g based on American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria) and that physician related work-up - periprocedural and post-procedural follow-up care are of adequate…