Radiologist Job at VISN23 VA Midwest Health Care in Minneapolis, MN

The Director of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS) Imaging Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) is responsible for the clinical and administrative oversight of all Imaging services. The director is responsible for the supervision of all imaging physician staff the quality of imaging care and services provided across the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and its Community Based Outpatient Clinics.

The Director of the Imaging ICC must be an experienced, clinically active, board-certified radiologist. The Director must possess an experience base that includes progressive supervision, management and clinical oversight responsibilities in the field of radiology encompassing all imaging modalities offered by the MVAHCS. The Director shall have leadership qualities and strong moral compass in keeping with VA’s I-CARE values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect and excellence.

The Imaging ICC Director’s duties include the following functions but are not limited to:

• Accountable for clinical and administrative activities of the ICC. This includes responsibility for the quality of clinical care delivered in all programs in Imaging, including direct oversight of care provided by all physicians, contract activities, as well as other program personnel.
• Responsible for implementation and maintenance of effective peer review, quality assurance, and review of quality and appropriateness of the patient care rendered within the ICC.
• Responsible for meeting clinical performance measures and monitors relating to the Imaging ICC and, as an MVAHCS ICC Director, contributing to the pursuit of overarching organizational performance measures and monitors for the Healthcare System.
• Collaborating with MVAHCS and VISN leadership in identifying strategic opportunities and initiatives.
• Serve on MVAHCS, VISN and VA national committees and workgroups related to imaging issues and initiatives.
• Serve as the primary liaison for common interests between the VA, University of Minnesota Medical School, and other academic education partners with imaging training programs.
• Clinical Duties: The incumbent is required to maintain radiology privileges and practice clinically.
• Leadership: The incumbent will determine goals, priorities and direction for the ICC and clinical operations and will be responsible for assigning duties to staff within the ICC. The incumbent will supervise physicians (including contract staff) as well as additional technologists and support staff and arrange for appropriate coverage of clinical and administrative services. The incumbent will conduct regular meetings to keep staff abreast of all clinical business, policies, procedures, goals, priorities and directions.
• Responsible for continuing surveillance of the professional performance of medical staff members who exercise privileges or function under a scope of practice in the ICC. This includes recommending privileges and scopes of practice, ensuring that ongoing professional practice evaluation is continuously performed, and taking appropriate action to ensure safe, high-quality care in accordance with VA requirements. The incumbent will address grievances, apply disciplinary policies and nominate incentive awards in all matters concerning ICC staff members.
• Leadership within the MVAHCS: The incumbent will participate in wide ranging and higher-level management functions through participation and planning in operational boards, councils and committees throughout the MVAHCS, on campus and in the VISN.
• The incumbent will develop and maintain programs in the area of organizational improvement, continuing education and other quality improvement activities. The incumbent will plan and collaborate with Imaging leadership at the VISN and/or national level regarding professional, management and health care delivery issues as required.

Other:

• The Imaging ICC Director will work collaboratively with clinical service chiefs and other ICC directors, supervisory staff, and frontline staff in other services and ICCs to effect organizational improvement and participate in national and VISN organizational activities as called upon.
• The Imaging ICC Director is also integral to our educational and research missions. The incumbent is responsible for working with Associate Chief of Staff for Education to ensure oversight of medical students, residents, fellows and other students training in activities in the Imaging ICC. The Imaging ICC Director is also responsible for working with the Associate Chief of Staff for Research to ensure, where applicable, that Imaging ICC investigators with protected time for research have a proper balance of clinical and research activities and utilize their research time effectively and productively, obtaining VA Merit Review and other grant funding within reasonable timeframes.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):  Authorized amount to be determined
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting