General Radiologist

The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

is seeking a Staff Radiologist to provide comprehensive diagnostic imaging services to eligible Veterans. This role involves interpreting various imaging modalities, participating in quality management, and contributing to the education of students and residents. The position offers a dynamic, team-oriented environment across multiple campuses, with eligibility for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP).

Practice Info

• Works onsite; this is not a teleradiology position.
• Works in a Veteran-centered, dynamic, team-oriented, and collaborative environment.
• Rotates between campuses.
• The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System provides care to eligible Veterans via 3 medical centers and 2 community-based outpatient clinics.
• The Margaret Cochran VA Campus is a high complexity facility located in Manhattan with a major educational affiliation with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
• The Brooklyn Campus provides acute inpatient medical and surgical services with a major affiliation with SUNY-Health Science Center - Brooklyn.

Responsibilities

• Interprets general radiology examinations (plain film).
• Performs and interprets diagnostic fluoroscopic studies (without and with contrast material).
• Interprets CT examinations of the chest, abdomen, pelvis and extremities.
• Interprets MRI examinations of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, including prostate MRI scans.
• Interprets general, vascular, small parts and soft tissue ultrasound examinations.
• Participates in quality management activities such as film quality review, peer review and other performance improvement activities.
• Teaches students and residents.
• Participates in research programs.

Compensation

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligible, up to $200,000 over one to five years.
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification).

Benefits

• 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).
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

Shift & Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Degree: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree from an approved school.
• License: 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.
• Residency: Completion of residency training approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Vaccination: Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).