Radiology Physician

Radiology Physician at Veterans Health Administration summary :

A Radiology Physician specializes in diagnostic imaging, providing image interpretation and performing image-guided procedures. This role includes patient care responsibilities, oversight of technical quality, and participating in quality assurance initiatives to enhance clinical operations. Additionally, the physician engages in education for staff and trainees, ensuring comprehensive patient services and effective communication with healthcare providers.

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. In addition to the clinical practice of general diagnostic radiology, other duties include contributions to quality assurance and performance improvement, oversight of technical quality, education of staff and trainees, committee assignments and other activities that support clinical operations and the mission, values and goals of the VA and the Medical Center.

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Oversight of quality and safety :

• 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.

Image Interpretation and Consultation :

Patient Care :

VA BENEFITS

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Keywords :

radiology, diagnostic imaging, patient care, image interpretation, clinical operations, quality assurance, medical consultation, healthcare, radiation safety, image-guided procedures