Interventional Radiologist

Quick Facts

• Onsite Interventional Radiology position at Brooklyn VA Medical Center (Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–4:30 PM with call)
• On-call requires phone response within 15 minutes and ability to report onsite within 60 minutes
• Pay noted as $430/hour

Description

Provide full-scope interventional radiology care for VA beneficiaries at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center, including call coverage. You will perform procedures ranging from angiography and angioplasty/stent placement to embolization, ablation, biopsies, and a variety of vascular, biliary, and drainage interventions. You will review consults, develop treatment plans, manage complications, document in the VA Electronic Health Record, and communicate findings per VA policy.

Responsibilities

• Perform full-scope interventional radiology procedures (angiography, balloon angioplasty and stent placement, embolization/chemoembolization, thrombolysis, biopsies, radiofrequency and cryoablation, TIPS placement, vertebroplasty, cholecystostomy, nephrostomy placement, line insertions, IVC filters, dialysis access procedures, biliary interventions)
• Review consults and procedure requests; determine clinical appropriateness and treatment plans
• Provide post-procedure follow-up and manage complications
• Communicate results to referring providers and patients per VA policy
• Document care in the VA Electronic Health Record (EHR) per VA and HIPAA standards
• Provide on-call coverage evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays (phone within 15 minutes; onsite within 60 minutes)
• Participate in peer review, quality assurance, and quality improvement activities
• Attend required staff and specialty meetings
• Complete QA/QI documentation and patient safety reporting
• Comply with VA policies on patient safety, infection control, and professional conduct

Requirements

• MD or DO
• Board Certified (or Board Eligible) in Interventional Radiology
• ABR certification
• Active, full, unrestricted medical license in the U.S. (any state/territory/D.C.)
• ACR accreditation for Interventional Radiology
• Active AHA BLS and ACLS
• DEA registration
• NPI
• Ability to pass a federal background investigation
• Meet physical job requirements (including lifting up to 50 lbs from floor to waist)

Benefits

• Onsite schedule with Mon–Fri coverage and call
• Pay noted as $430/hour
• Opportunity to support VA beneficiaries with required VA quality and safety activities