Physician (Body Imaging)
Location: Seattle Washington
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is employing Physician (Body Imaging) right now, this vacancy will be placed in Washington. More complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 765143
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan"! - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
This is a re-announcement of job# 765143, if you applied to the previous announcement please do not reapply.
This is an open continuous announcement. We are accepting applications for this occupation Until the job is filled. Qualified applicants will be referred to the selection offical on the 1st and 15th of each month until filled.
As a VA physician, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board and Compensation Panel (for physicians and dentists) in determining the ! grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended sa! lary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
Special Employment Consideration:
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
NOTES:
The selected candidate will be board certified.
In addition to direct patient care, we also provide opportunities for residency and fellowship education, research, and program development.
Pay is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Grade and Step will be determined by the Professional Standards Board.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship
Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.
English Language Proficiency required.
DUTIES:
The successful candidate for this full time VA must be certified by the American! Board of Radiology at the time of application and must have completed a fellowship in body imaging. In addition must have documented scholarly activities and publications suitable for appointment to the faculty of the Radiology Department at the University of Washington. Continuation of scholarly activities along clinician-teacher or clinician-research pathways at the University of Washington is required.
This position is assigned under the Director of Diagnostic Imaging. The incumbent will function as an equal member within the larger team of staff radiologists in the Diagnostic Imaging Service Line. Individuals with specialized fellowship training in a particular subspecialty may be assigned director responsibilities for that subspecialty and may function as the primary radiologist responsible for formulating policy, procedures and education impacting the daily clinical operations and patient care under that subspecialty. The incumbent will be responsible for pe! rforming formal study interpretation, radiologic procedures and consult! ation within the sub-modalities of computed tomography, general radiography including fluoroscopy, eg. G/I, G/U, magnetic resonance imaging, Ultrasonography, CT/MR angiography, US/Ct guided biopsy, musculoskeletal MRI, joint injections. The incumbent will assist, train, supervise and mentor radiology residents in the performance of radiographic procedures. The incumbent will provide education and training to members of the medical staff through various conferences, committees and lecture series.
The incumbent will participate in clinical conferences for optimizing patient care. The incumbent may be assigned administrative or managerial responsibilities through participation in clinical, educational and administrative committees, task groups or special projects as needed by the service line.
The selected candidate will work Monday - Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with on-call duties required (evenings/weekends), as necessary.
Reloca! tion Expenses:
Relocation expenses
are not
authorized for this position.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
:
(a)
Citizenship - Citizen of the United States.
(b)
Education - Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
(c)
Licensure and Registration - 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
.
The physician must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.
The! facility Director may waive this licensure requirement if the physicia! n is to serve in a country other than the
United States
and the physician has licensure in that country.
(d)
English Language Proficiency - Physicians, including residents, appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Reference: VA Handbook 5005/27, Part II, Appendix G-2 PHYSICIAN QUALIFICATION STANDARD
http://www.va.gov/ohrm/joblistings/VAQualStds.doc
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
English Language Proficiency.
Physicians, including residents, appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must b! e accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connec! ted disability, or based on being the spouse or mother of a disabled or! deceased Veteran, must complete an SF 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx
.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.
BENEFITS:
Working for th! e Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at
http://www.vacareers.va.gov/about-va/index.asp
.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this vacancy, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
If you interested on this vacancy just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This vacancy starts available on: Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:13 GMT