Physician - Interventional Radiologist — Albany, NY

Job highlights

• Ownership: government
• Compensation model: salary
• Sign-on bonus: $200K
• Relocation assistance
• Student loan forgiveness
• CME allowance: $1,000 + 5 days
• 7 weeks vacation
• Malpractice covered
• Health insurance
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Schedule: M-F
• Shifts: day

Original employer description

Summary This position is located at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center - Albany - New York in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging. The Vascular 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. Qualifications 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. Basic Requirements United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA PolicyDegree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicineThe 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 completedCurrent - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of ColumbiaResidency 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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completedOR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United StatesOR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - 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 experiencesExceptions: 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 basisPRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privilegedrather - they are to have a ""scope of practice"" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervisionAdditionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPsIn rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such actionProficiency in spoken and written EnglishAdditional Requirement: American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certificationCompleted 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://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/Physical Requirements: In Accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Duties The Interventional Radiologist is charged with delivering the best possible care to our VeteransThis care must be delivered in accordance with hospital policy - meeting or exceeding national standards and VHA national benchmarksAssigned 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 etcInterdisciplinary collaborative care implies active participation in interdisciplinary conferences and adherence to interdisciplinary care and treatment strategy decisionsThe successful candidate acts as a cooperative and collegial team member with the entire medical center staffDuties include but not limited to: Maintains current medical knowledge - technical skills - and excellent diagnostic - judgmental - and therapeutic acumenAssures that the procedural indication is adequate (e.gbased on American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria) and that physician related work-up - periprocedural and post-procedural follow-up care are of adequate quality - patient centric and safeThis includes but is not limited to - collaboration and good communication with the Emergency Department - Subspecialty Services and/or Clinics - potentially admitting patients to the hospital - caring for the patient as inpatients and/or following the patient clinicallyPerforms vascular and interventional radiological procedures in a safe - cost sensitive/resource optimizing - technically adequate and generally peer accepted manner that meets general national standards and patient needs in a timely mannerParticipates in on-call physician coverage to meet patient care responsibilities in Vascular and interventional radiologyExercises corporate citizenship and meets high standard of responsiveness - collegial professional interaction - and the core tenets of mutual respect in all professional encountersParticipates in development and implementation of systems redesigns projects - quality improvements and assurance programs of VIR services as well as initiatives designed to improve overall quality through evidence-based medicine and peer reviewParticipates and facilitates implementation of modern care - utilization of new technologies and new proceduresThis includes but is not limited to potentially required personal technical training and education - preparation - review - and finalization of the corresponding standard of care protocols - related and adequate staff instructions and teaching - related literature searches as well as topic and procedure related presentations for appropriate audiencesVA offers a comprehensive total rewards packageVHA Physician Total RewardsRecruitment & Relocation Incentive (Sign-On Bonus): May be available to highly qualified applicantsEducation Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP - a student loan payment reimbursement programYou must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start dateProgram approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP applicationFormer participants are ineligible to apply for the EDRP incentiveContact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions or assistance Learn morePay: 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 Work Schedule: Monday- Friday8:00am - 4:30pm