Locum Radiologist - Diagnostic

Overview

Job Details :

Location : Titusville, Florida

Hospital Type : Not-for-profit hospital that provides emergency and other important medical care

Specialties : This hospital offers many services, including emergency care, inpatient care (patients who stay overnight), outpatient care (patients who go home the same day), surgery, women\'s health, heart care, cancer care, and bone and joint care.

Radiology Department Overview

Services Offered : This department provides different types of imaging services like X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammograms, fluoroscopy, PET scans, and DEXA scans (which check bone density).

Worklist Platform : The department uses a system called Merge Workflow Orchestrator (MWO) that works with voice recognition to help radiologists read images.

Workload

Average Volume : Emergency Room Studies : about 120-145 exams every day.

Total Exams : About 346-382 exams every day.

Mammography and Case Mix

Mammography : Includes different types of mammograms for checking and diagnosing breast issues.

Case Mix : Most exams are for patients in the emergency room and those staying in the hospital, with CT and X-ray being the most common. Outpatient work includes MRI and ultrasound, along with regular screening mammograms.

Coverage Model

Current Coverage : Radiologists check some images remotely through a network. However, being onsite is required for mammogram and fluoroscopy exams.

Shifts

Day Shift : High number of emergency room and inpatient exams.

Evening Shift : Covers emergency, inpatient, and outpatient studies.

Overnight Shift : Handles emergency and routine reads.

Onsite Requirements

• Must perform mammograms (both for screening and diagnosis).
• Must carry out fluoroscopy (which includes contrast studies and other procedures).
• Must be comfortable interpreting a variety of studies from the emergency room, inpatient, and outpatient settings.

Locums Logistics

Privileges Needed : General diagnostic radiology, fluoroscopy, and mammography (if it applies to daytime / onsite shifts).

Onsite Requirements : Medical orientation and hospital credentialing are needed.

Remote Access : Through Merge Workflow.

Qualifications

Must Have :

Nice to Have :

Comfortable reading different types of studies from emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings.

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