Chief of Nuclear Medicine
3 weeks ago
The Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System (VAHCS), is seeking a Chief of Nuclear Medicine for a part-time appointment at the imaging service line.
Duties
The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
The Chief of Nuclear Medicine is responsible for:
- Planning for the provision of care, including adequate personnel, diagnostic equipment, and supplies to ensure availability of those procedures which are appropriate to the needs of the facility;
- Reviewing imaging requests ensuring proper protocoling of CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine exams/procedures.
- Timely interpretations of radiology procedures and examinations.
- Accurate documentation of procedures with the EHR as required by medical by-laws.
- Maintaining required educational requirements
- Maintaining BLS, ACLS certification as appropriate;
- Maintenance of medical license and certification as required by facility by-laws.
- Participation in training of medical students, residents and other allied trainees.
- Evaluations from residents;
- Maintaining Personal dosimetry.
- Ordering, approval, and scheduling of studies, listing those study orders requiring prior approval by a radiologist;
- Informed consent, including protocols for screening patients who require signature consent;
- Injection of intravenous contrast agents;
- Interpretation and reporting of procedures;
- Preliminary reports and communication of urgent results;
- Protocol and procedure manuals for each modality;
- MRI safety policy;
- Resident supervision policy, delineating levels of supervision (if the hospital has a residency program);
- Radiation safety procedures, including safe use of fluoroscopy and the reporting and documentation of excessive patient exposures.
- Physician Productivity. Monitoring the productivity of imaging physicians to ensure the average workload of the service meets VHA defined benchmarks, and developing corrective plans if it does not. See Productivity and Staffing Guidance for Imaging Physicians Directive
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
Work Schedule: Typical work hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, additional information may be provided during interview process.
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