Physician (Interventional Radiologist)

The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System is a tertiary care teaching hospital providing the highest-level quality complex care (1A) with services ranging from cardio-thoracic and neurosurgery to primary and mental health care. We have a transplant program, surgical robotics unit, and medical research program for approximately 80,000 Veterans along the South Carolina and Georgia Coast. This health care system includes a full range of inpatient and outpatient care, medical and surgical intensive care, and a state-of-the-art 3D printing facility. The Ralph H. Johnson VA is rated is the second fastest growing VA in the U.S. for percentage patient growth. We are proud to be rated as a 5-Star medical center for quality and efficiency, the highest possible rating according to VA's Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning Value (SAIL) model.

The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System, in Charleston South Carolina is seeking to add a BE/BC Interventional Radiologist to our team. Our current staff is comprised of a diverse team of radiologists with a wide range of fellowship training to include MSK, Nuclear Medicine, Neuroradiology, Thoracic imaging, Body imaging, and Interventional. We are recruiting a highly qualified and equally motivated radiologist who is fellowship trained in Interventional Radiology. We are especially interested in candidates with the capacity to perform all general Interventional services and ideally capable of participating in our active liver directed therapy program to include, MW ablation, TACE, and Y-90 procedures. Ideal candidates will also possess appropriate skills and ability to interpret all general radiology exams.

Some of the functions performed by the Radiologist include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Highly qualified and equally motivated radiologist who is fellowship trained in Interventional Radiology
• Capacity to perform a wide range of Interventional services including imaging based percutaneous procedures, venous/arterial angiography guided procedures.
• Willing and capable to participate in our multidisciplinary Tumor Board with intent to coordinate care in our active liver directed therapy program.
• Possess appropriate skills and ability to interpret general radiology exams contributing to our diagnostic team productivity.
• Provide comprehensive care to our diverse population.
• Provide day-to-day care of Veteran patients presenting with radiology and interventional needs in inpatient and outpatient settings .

• 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
  (3) 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.

1. Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
2. 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.
3. 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.]