Physician | Section Chief Nuclear Medicine

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Qualifications
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1+5+
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
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)
Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 201+ (COVID-1+) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details
To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement
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
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.)
Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
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
Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 501+
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
Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted
For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant
[If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]
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
Benefits
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
VHA Physician Total Rewards
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)
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-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, with some call
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Responsibilities
Provide Imaging procedures in the Nuclear Medicine Section of the Imaging Service at the VA New Jersey Health Care System
Administer radioisotopes to clinical patients or research subjects
Supervise the nuclear imaging laboratory, with responsibility for establishing and reviewing imaging procedural protocols
Perform routine and emergent reading, interpretation and document of nuclear medicine and radiology reports, for both outpatient and inpatient departments
Ensure high-quality imaging and collaborative clinical care and compliance with the standards of accrediting bodies such as the American College of Radiology, Joint Commission, and the Inspector General's Combined Assessment Program
Advise collaborating physicians of clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radioactive materials
Establish, implement, and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff
Support the continuing education of technical staff, while stewarding performance improvement of the care and services provided by Nuclear Medicine Radiology Services
Monitor and ensure the appropriate and safe handling of radioactive and hazardous materials and/or medical waste is adhered to and that established procedures are effective and up to date
Monitor cleanup of radioactive spills to ensure that established procedures are followed and that decontamination activities are conducted thoroughly
Keep up to date on various regulations from applicable agencies and verifies that medical activities and operations meet those standards for proper execution
Ensure the testing of dosage evaluation instruments and survey meters for proper operation
Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding dosages, techniques, positions, policies, protocols and projections
Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients
Monitor and maintain quality control of radionuclide preparation, administration, or disposition ensuring that activities comply with applicable regulations and standards; directs the safe management and disposal of radioactive substances
Advise leadership team on the selection of supplies and equipment, as well as participate in recruitment of nuclear medicine professionals
Assist in orientation of new employees to the functions of the Service, radiation safety and infection control
Job description
Summary

The NJ VA Healthcare System is seeking a Physician, Section Chief, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging to join our leadership team at the East Orange, NJ campus. Will primarily serve as a Nuclear Radiology Section Chief in the Imaging Service, performing all radiopharmaceutical therapies and interpreting a wide range of nuclear medicine and general diagnostic radiology studies. More precisely, in pioneering our general nuclear medicine program using SPECT and PET/CT imaging and nuclear cardiology.

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Duties
• Provide Imaging procedures in the Nuclear Medicine Section of the Imaging Service at the VA New Jersey Health Care System.
• Administer radioisotopes to clinical patients or research subjects
• Supervise the nuclear imaging laboratory, with responsibility for establishing and reviewing imaging procedural protocols
• Perform routine and emergent reading, interpretation and document of nuclear medicine and radiology reports, for both outpatient and inpatient departments
• Ensure high-quality imaging and collaborative clinical care and compliance with the standards of accrediting bodies such as the American College of Radiology, Joint Commission, and the Inspector General's Combined Assessment Program
• Advise collaborating physicians of clinical indications, limitations, assessments, or risks of diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radioactive materials
• Establish, implement, and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff
• Support the continuing education of technical staff, while stewarding performance improvement of the care and services provided by Nuclear Medicine Radiology Services
• Monitor and ensure the appropriate and safe handling of radioactive and hazardous materials and/or medical waste is adhered to and that established procedures are effective and up to date
• Monitor cleanup of radioactive spills to ensure that established procedures are followed and that decontamination activities are conducted thoroughly
• Keep up to date on various regulations from applicable agencies and verifies that medical activities and operations meet those standards for proper execution
• Ensure the testing of dosage evaluation instruments and survey meters for proper operation
• Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding dosages, techniques, positions, policies, protocols and projections
• Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients
• Monitor and maintain quality control of radionuclide preparation, administration, or disposition ensuring that activities comply with applicable regulations and standards; directs the safe management and disposal of radioactive substances
• Advise leadership team on the selection of supplies and equipment, as well as participate in recruitment of nuclear medicine professionals
• Assist in orientation of new employees to the functions of the Service, radiation safety and infection control

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

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-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, with some call

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Requirements

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 12/31/1+5+.
• 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.
• 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).
• Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 201+ (COVID-1+) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

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:
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (

NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR
• 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Preferred Experience: Board Eligible or Board Certified Nuclear Medicine

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 501+

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:
• Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
• Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
• For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]

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.

Pursuant to VHA Directive 11+3.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-1+ subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-1+ and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.

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.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.

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