Radiology Physician

Radiology Physician at Veterans Health Administration summary :

A Radiology Physician specializes in diagnostic radiology, interpreting medical images, performing image-guided procedures, and providing patient care. They oversee exam requests, ensure imaging quality and safety, and collaborate with healthcare providers to support accurate diagnosis and treatment. Their role also includes participating in quality assurance, clinical conferences, and patient education within the radiology practice.

The VA Finger Lakes Health Care system is currently seeking a Part Time Radiologist. The diagnostic radiologist provides a spectrum of image interpretation, image-guided procedures and patient care services within the specialty of Diagnostic Radiology, and may also possess additional subspecialty expertise.

Major duties may include are not limited to :

• Review exam requests for appropriateness.
• Prescribe exam protocols and modify as needed for specific clinical indications.
• Provide oversight of technical image quality with feedback to technologists.
• Provide clinical oversight of medication administration, including contrast, preps and other medications relevant to the Imaging Service.
• Provide oversight and serve as resource for radiation and MRI safety.
• Provide oversight and serve as resource for infection control practices.
• Participate in various aspects of quality assurance such as peer review, protocol review, appropriateness criteria and performance improvement.
• Interpret imaging exams including relevant exam comparison and correlation with clinical information in CPRS. Generate reports that contain pertinent findings and measurements, a description of normal and abnormal structures, discussion of differential diagnoses, recommendations and impression.
• Support patient care services with reports timely to the care being delivered with the method of communication appropriate to the level of clinical importance or acuity.
• Consult with providers on various aspects of imaging such as exam selection, review of results and other support functions.
• Participate in clinical conferences such as Tumor Board and others.
• Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings within the scope of radiology practice, provide education to patients and support, obtain informed consent, issue disclosures when appropriate, document in CPRS, enter orders in CPRS, and other aspects of physician practice.
• Other duties as assigned.

Keywords :

diagnostic radiology, image interpretation, medical imaging, patient care, radiation safety, MRI safety, quality assurance, clinical consultation, radiology protocols, medical imaging reports