Physician - Nuclear Medicine Section Chief (Regular Ft)

The Nuclear Medicine Section Chief will provide direct clinical and administrative oversight for nuclear medicine as part of the Salt Lake City VA team. Consisting of Chief, Radiology Service, Medical Center ancillary and other supporting staff as appropriate and supporting Salt Lake City VA. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. 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 Duties: This physician provides direct clinical and administrative oversight for nuclear medicine. Works with the Chief, Radiology Service and other staff as appropriate, supports operations issues resolution in a logical, stepwise fashion. Participates in a forum in which staff identifies, communicate, and resolve issues related to Radiology Service, Medical Center ancillary and support operations, and VISN-wide mandates. Duties include but are not limited to: Provide direct clinical and administrative oversight for nuclear medicine. Clinically and administratively, oversee a state-of-the-art nuclear medicine section performing both diagnostic and theragnostic procedures. Work directly with Chief, Radiology Service to assist in ensuring adequate and appropriate staffing and scheduling of diagnostic and theragnostic nuclear medicine procedures. Participate in training and support of nuclear medicine physicians and technical staff. Plan 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. Provide timely patient care with acceptable turnaround times. Ensure equitable nuclear medicine physician duty assignments. Provide professional oversight to the nuclear medicine technologists. Maintain an acceptable level of personal clinical productivity. Plan 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. Provide timely patient care with acceptable turnaround times. Ensure equitable nuclear medicine physician duty assignments. Provide professional oversight to the nuclear medicine technologists. Maintain an acceptable level of personal clinical productivity. Develop and monitor activities which improve patient safety, performance, and quality. Maintain a safe radiation environment. Ensure patient privacy and confidentiality of patient medical information. Ensure accurate CPT coding. Ensure compliance with all internal and external quality and radiation safety requirements, to include those of federal statues, VA policies/directives, The Joint Commission, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), National Health Physics Program (NHPP) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Represent the Nuclear Medicine Section, and Imaging Service during accreditation, inspection, or investigational surveys in regard to Nuclear Medicine. Provide technical expertise input for Nuclear Medicine equipment and contracts. Participate in business planning, supply/equipment acquisition, manpower and budget management for Nuclear Medicine. Represent Nuclear Medicine on hospital committees as appropriate. Time will be allotted to administrative duties as assigned by the Radiology Service Chief. When not on administrative duty, the Nuclear Medicine Section Chief will participate in clinical imaging practice including but not limited to: all standard Nuclear Medicine imaging exams including PET/CT, SPECT/CT, and Nuclear therapies and procedures as well as diagnostic imaging including MRI, CT, US, and diagnostic procedures (X-ray). Participate as a representative for Radiology Service at multi-disciplinary conferences Work Schedule: Full-Time; Mon - Fri 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; Participates in general Radiology call pool as assigned.