Physician - Breast Imaging

The VA Atlanta Health Care System is recruiting for a full-time Radiologist - Breast Imager who will work out of both the Atlanta VA and Atlanta VA Clinic locations. The mammography unit is located at the Atlanta VA Clinic and will be transitioning to space in the clinic in the future. The Physician is responsible for developing and overseeing radiology policies, procedures, and quality improvement for mammography.

Position duties:

• Responsible for direct oversight or the facility's initial/3-year ACR Accreditation and annual FDA/MQSA inspection to include documentation and closure any corrective action plans.
• Oversees the Atlanta VA on-site mammography program daily operations, compliance, and safety.
• Develops and assists in implementation of mammography Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives, including technical and professional guidelines and standards.
• Consults with VISN 07 Diagnostic Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) clinical lead to assure overall quality of mammography programs.
• Leads and/or participates on various workgroups, committees, and advisory groups as assigned by the Atlanta VA Section Chief of Radiology or Chief of Therapeutics and Diagnostic Imaging.

Preferred qualifications:

Board Certified or Board Eligible Radiologist. Fellowship-trained mammographer/breast radiologist who is FDA MQSA qualified to interpret mammography

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (subject to change based on the needs of the organization)

Salary and benefit highlights:

• Base salary $375,000 (negotiable)
• Recruitment Incentive may be authorized 
• Loan repayment up to 200K over 5 years is being offered 
• No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

• 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 24 hours 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