Physician- Interventional Radiologist

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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

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The Department of Radiology at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center is recruiting for a full-time Interventional Radiologist. Applicants are required to be board certified / board eligible by the American Board of Radiology and have a minimum of one-year ACGME accredited fellowship training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Applicants must have training and experience in performing vascular and non-vascular interventional and therapeutic procedures. The department is staffed and equipped to perform the full spectrum of Vascular and Interventional Radiology procedures as well as a wide variety of image-guided biopsies and drainage procedures. There is an excellent opportunity to collaborate with Vascular Surgery in an outstanding and fast-growing vascular / endovascular surgical program. Current experience, up-to-date procedure skills, as well as excellent clinical and interpersonal skills are required. Teaching of medical students and residents is an integral part of the position.

The full-time Vascular and Interventional Radiologist will provide patient care in the hospital setting to inpatients and outpatients and should be comfortable interpreting and administering treatment as follows : diagnostic angiography, angioplasty, stenting, thrombolysis, embolization, radiofrequency or other forms of ablation, drainages, biliary and urinary procedures, and biopsies.

The candidate must show expertise in radiation safety, radiation physics, the biological effects of radiation and injury prevention.

The candidate should be comfortable with a fully integrated PAC system and voice recognition system. The candidate will be highly visible and accessible to patients and referring physicians. The candidate will perform the duties of this position in addition to other responsibilities as developed or agreed upon. Candidate must have or obtain BLS / ACLS certification. On-call rotation is required.

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Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : May be authorized to a highly qualified candidate

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) : Learn more.

EDRP Authorized : Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Authorized : This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Program approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former participants are ineligible to apply for the EDRP incentive. Contact VHA.ELRSProgramSupport@va.gov for questions or assistance.

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

Contract : No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule : Monday through Friday, 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm. On-call rotation is required.

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• 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 (). 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).

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements :

[(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR

(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.

Residents currently enrolled in ACGME / AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.

Additional Requirement : Candidate must have or obtain BLS / ACLS certification. Applicants are required to be board certified / board eligible by the American Board of Radiology and have a minimum of one-year ACGME accredited fellowship training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Preferred Experience : U p-to-date procedure skills, as well as excellent clinical and interpersonal skills are required. Teaching of medical students and residents is an integral part of the position.

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Physical Requirements : Must pass a pre-employment physical In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are :

NOTE : The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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