Physician (Diagnostic Radiology)

We are seeking multiple dedicated/experienced radiologists to join our team at the Kent Imaging & Infusion Center part of the larger VANEOHS Imaging Service. This position offers a unique opportunity to be an integral part of a dynamic healthcare team and support our mission to deliver top-notch imaging services. At the Kent Facility youll have the chance to work with brand new state-of-the-art imaging equipment (CT MR US NM) ensuring you have the best tools to provide exceptional care.

We require on-site physician presence to support our veterans and technologists. Provided these requirements are met we anticipate there will be opportunities for remote work. We utilize shared worklists to balance workload across our entire service. Up to 25% travel may be required based on clinical needs at sites other than Kent. If you are passionate about providing exceptional imaging care have the flexibility to accommodate travel and varied hours and are excited about working with cutting-edge technology we encourage you to apply for this pivotal role.

• Review exam requests for appropriateness
• Prescribe exam protocols/modify as needed for specific clinical indications
• Provide oversight of technical image quality with feedback to technologists
• Provide clinical oversight of medication administration including contrast preps and other medications relevant to the Imaging Service
• Provide on-site clinical coverage for contrast reactions or other situations which may require in-person evaluation
• Provide oversight and serve as resource for radiation MRI safety and infection control practices
• Participate in various aspects of quality assurance such as peer review protocol review appropriateness criteria and performance improvement
• Participate in shared on-call duties
• Maintain BLS and ACLS if required by the medical center

• Interpret imaging exams including relevant exam comparison and correlation with clinical information in the Electronic Medical Record. Generate reports that contain pertinent findings and measurements a description of normal/abnormal structures discussion of differential diagnoses recommendations and impression
• Support patient care services with reports timely to the care being delivered with the method of communication appropriate to the level of clinical importance or acuity
• Consult with providers on various aspects of imaging such as exam selection review of results and other support functions
• Ensure critical actionable and incidental imaging findings are appropriately communicated to ordering physicians.
• Participate in clinical conferences such as Tumor Board and others as assigned

• Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings within the scope of radiology practice provide education to patients and support obtain informed consent issue disclosures when appropriate document/enter orders in the EMR and other aspects of physician practice
• Participate in the coordination of patient care: Contact clinical providers as relevant to assure effective patient care discuss evaluation management follow-up and other aspects of coordinated patient-centered care. Make timely/definitive notification of time-sensitive results and/or results that have major clinical significance
• Integrate resources to provide current optimal care: consult colleagues research literature maintain continuing education and other sources of current practice

• Participate in Imaging and general medical staff meetings committee assignments compliance and other components of an organized medical staff

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

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 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.

• Board certified/eligible in Diagnostic Radiology by the American Board of Radiology.
• Fellowship training in Body Imaging Cardiothoracic Imaging Musculoskeletal Imaging or MRI imaging would be favorably considered.