Robert J Dole VA Medical Center is hiring a full time Radiologist to serve Veteran patients of the facility. The incumbent may be asked to provide care in various settings to include outpatient clinics, inpatient units, and in the emergency department.

The duties and responsibilities includes, but are not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for all aspects of medical care and provide or assist residents and technologists in the process of imaging, evaluation and treatment of radiology patients
• Interprets and signs imaging exams, reviews and signs (and edits if appropriate) their assigned radiology resident's exams and adds amendments (if needed); all in a timely fashion
• Expected to promptly call any critical findings, as detailed in the current facility critical results policy, to a responsible provider with appropriate notation in the imaging report
• Expected to interpret most studies in the following modalities: nuclear radiology, radiography, CT, and ultrasound
• Expected to perform fluoroscopy exams such as esophagrams, upper GIs, and barium enemas
• Responsible to coordinate with providers within their own and outside of their own service line, and with other VHA facilities or community providers as determined by the plan of care for the veteran
• Staff within radiology settings perform consultations within their own and other service lines as indicated
• Expected to oversee the administration of iodinated, barium, and gadolinium contrast; work with ionizing radiation during fluoroscopic and CT guided procedures; work and direct administration of ionizing materials; and answer any questions regarding MRI safety and the safe imaging of women of child-bearing age

Conditions of employment

• 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's 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).

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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