Physician - Interventional Radiologist

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OUR MISSION:
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families - caregivers - and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans?

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:
  Radiology Fellowship completion
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The work is mostly sedentary and requires some standing - bending - and carrying light items
• The incumbent must have the ability to interact with staff - patients - and other services.

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT
• Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available
• Radiologist Duties:
  The William S
• Middleton Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center is seeking a Physician
  -Interventional Radiologist - Diagnostic Imaging Service
• Duties include reading and performing routine and advanced Interventional Radiology imaging exams
• These exams range from vascular - diagnostic body - to Musculoskeletal (MSK) and may also include bedside IR procedures as needed
• The Madison VA Radiology department performs approximately 65
  -000 examinations per year across all modalities of Ultrasound (US) - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Computed Tomography (CT) - Bone Density - and Diagnostic Radiology (X-Ray)
• We currently have two MRI scanners (GE 3T and a GELS T) and three CT scanners (GE and Cannon)
• We also have a robust Vascular and Body lnterventional Section with Siemens Bi/Single plane equipment and Multipurpose Room
• Ultrasound equipment is state-of-the art
• VA Madison provides a full-integrated electronic medical records system - fully digital Radiology Department - and…