Physician (Chief of Radiology)

The Chief of Radiology serves as the executive medical leader of the Diagnostic Imaging Service at VA Augusta Health Care System providing clinical administrative educational and research oversight for all radiology and imaging operations across both the Downtown
and Uptown campuses and supporting Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) at Athens Statesboro and Aiken. The incumbent is responsible for the delivery of highquality timely and safe imaging services to Veterans in accordance with VHA policy ACR
(American College of Radiology) standards The Joint Commission requirements and federal law. The Chief reports directly to the Chief of Sta and serves as a member of the Medical Executive Committee (MEC).

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Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized to highly qualified candidates
Relocation Incentive: Authorized
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 $1000 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

Clinical Duties:

• Provides direct patient care through interpretation of diagnostic imaging studies (radiography CT MRI ultrasound fluoroscopy nuclear medicine and interventional procedures) commensurate with credentialed privileges and subspecialty training.
• Maintains active clinical practice with productivity consistent with VHA Directive 1065 (Productivity and Staffing Guidance for Specialty Provider Group Practice) and RVU expectations for Radiology as defined by VHA Support Service Center (VSSC).
• Provides on-call and after-hours coverage as required by the service coverage plan; coordinates with the National Teleradiology Program (NTP) for supplemental coverage and contingency operations.
• Interprets communicates and documents critical and non-routine findings in accordance with ACR practice parameters VHA policy and VA Augusta local policy on critical results reporting.
• Ensures compliance with radiation safety standards MRI safety zones contrast administration protocols and moderate/deep sedation policies where applicable.

• 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• 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.

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 allopathic 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 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 completed; OR
  • (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 States; OR
  • (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 experiences.
  • Exceptions:
    • 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 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.
    • In 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 action.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) or American Osteopathic Board of Radiology (AOBR).
• Minimum five (5) years of post-residency clinical practice as a radiologist.
• Minimum three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience including supervisory experience.