Aurora, Colorado
Posted: 23-Aug-24
Location: Aurora, Colorado
Type: Full Time
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Internal Number: 003
Position Information:
The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, CO is seeking a full-time board-certified Diagnostic/Nuclear Medicine Radiologist to join our Imaging team.
Duties:
Principal clinical responsibilities include interpretation of PET/CT scans, nuclear cardiac imaging, and general nuclear medicine studies. Significant experience with lymphoscintigraphy injections highly desirable. Board Certification and recent Nuclear Therapy experience are highly preferred. Interested nuclear medicine physicians or radiologists with nuclear medicine sub-specialty experience are encouraged to apply.
In addition to the clinical practice of general nuclear medicine, other duties include contributions to quality assurance and performance improvement, oversight of technical quality, education of staff and trainees, committee assignments and other activities that support clinical operations and the mission, values and goals of the VA and the Medical Center.
Provide expertise and support in various facets of nuclear medicine and patient care. In addition, teamwork within the department and with the clinical services is necessary.
Oversight of quality and safety:
- Interpreting and reporting Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, SPECT/CT, and Nuclear Cardiology stress testing scans in a timely fashion.
- Providing nuclear medicine therapies as needed.
- Interacting with Technologist staff to answer questions and to obtain optimal imaging.
- Reviewing and protocoling new routine, inpatient, and urgent incoming nuclear medicine orders.
- Actively participating in the department's physician peer review process.
- Fulfilling all facility wide required training in the online system (TMS) and face-to-face, as directed.
- Acting as an Authorized User for Service.
- Participating in Tumor Boards and Morbidity & Mortality Conferences.
- Contributing to the Service's Quality Control and Safety Plan.
- Providing occasional teaching and training for medical trainees and house staff.
- Interacting with other Services and Providers to answer questions and prioritize services.
- Participating in research and quality improvement activities, per workload and availability.
Medical Staff Functions:
- Participate in Nuclear Medicine and general medical staff meetings, committee assignments, compliance, and other components of an organized medical staff.
- Chair or Co-Chair of Radiation Safety committee meetings.
Requirements
- Must be U.S. Citizen (Non-Citizen May Be Considered IAW VA Policy)
- Must have current, active & unencumbered US State Medical License (any State)
- Must be BC in Nuclear Medicine or Radiologist with nuclear medicine experience
- Possess the capability to interpret examinations in other specialties, such as cross-sectional imaging, ultrasound, bone densitometry, or radiographs
Facility Information:
The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center is a welcomed step forward in meeting the increased health care needs of today's Veteran population. This facility replaced the Denver facility of 670,000 square feet with a new state of the art campus of approximately 1.2 million square feet on 31 acres, providing many new services to Veterans. The Aurora, Colorado location is ideally located on the southeast corner of the former Fitzsimons Army Base just off Interstate 225, immediately west of RTD's light rail station and neighboring Children's Hospital and the University of Colorado Anschutz Health Care Campus. Leading edge technology is designed into every aspect of the new campus, bringing Veterans high quality health care well into the 21st century. Guiding principles for the new campus include patient safety, improving the Veteran's health care experience, promoting the family's role in care delivery, and protecting our environment through green design. The VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System's specialized personal care epitomizes excellence in health care, delivered through a unique combination of medical center-based and local community-focused medicine, that brings innovative and leading-edge care to Veterans throughout the region.
Community Information:
Aurora, with a population of 374,114 people, is the third largest community in Colorado, and located on the southeast side of Denver. Aurora is less than an hour away from the Rocky Mountains, so you’ll have ample opportunity to hike, ski, snowboard and explore on the weekends. You don’t have to leave town to take advantage of Colorado’s mild weather either, Aurora is home to six public golf courses, plenty of lakes for fishing and standup paddle-boarding and miles of trails for horseback riding, hiking and biking. Plus, the city is just far enough away from the mountains to give you some incredible views and sunsets that will inspire you to stop what you’re doing and snap a photo. Aurora also puts you just a short drive away from Denver International Airport, where you can connect to nearly 200 destinations with non-stop flights (including 30 international locales), which makes it the perfect home base for retirees, business travelers and families who love to vacation. Welcome to Aurora … One of America’s Best Places to Live!
Benefits Information:
- The VA supports healthy work-life-family balance by offering a robust menu of employee benefits and features
- The expected range of annual salary is $380,000 to $400,000 and includes biennial longevity pay increases
- Physician staff may be considered for an annual performance pay bonus up to $15,000.00 or 7.5% (whichever is less)
- Annual Paid time off includes 26 days’ of vacation with pay, 13 days sick leave, 11 federal holidays observed and CME
- Health-Dental-Vision-Life Insurance with premiums partially offset or paid by the government with retirement portability
- Retirement Plans includes Federal Employee Retirement System (DB) and Thrift Savings Plan (DC) with 5% matching
- Both recruitment (commencement bonus) and relocation incentives are being offered
About the VA:
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, offers Veterans the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the United States. We operate more than 1,400 clinical sites of care, including 153 medical centers, 909 ambulatory and community-based outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes 232 Veterans centers, 47 readjustment counseling centers, and 108 comprehensive home care programs, across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories.