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Part Time Radiologist

Department of Veterans Affairs

Marion, IL

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Clinical Information, Clinical Monitoring, Conferences, Consulting, Identify Issues, Infection Control, Informed Consent, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Medical Imaging, Medication Administration, Medications, Order Processing, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Patient Education, Performance Management, Quality Assurance, Quality of Care, Radiation Safety, Radiology, Reporting Skills, Time Management, Treatment Evaluation
LOCATION
Marion, IL
POSTED
6 days ago
  • 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
  • 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: Interpret imaging exams including relevant exam comparison and correlation with clinical information in CPRS. Generate reports that contain pertinent findings and measurements, a description of normal and abnormal structures, discussion of differential diagnoses, recommendations and impression.
  • Support patient care services with reports timely to the care being delivered with the method of communication appropriate to the level of clinical importance or acuity.
  • Consult with providers on various aspects of imaging such as exam selection, review of results and other support functions.
  • Participate in clinical conferences such as Tumor Board and others.
  • Patient Care: Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings within the scope of radiology practice, provide education to patients and support, obtain informed consent, issue disclosures when appropriate, document in CPRS, enter orders in CPRS, and other aspects of physician practice.
  • Participate in the coordination of patient care: Contact clinical providers as relevant to assure effective patient care, discuss evaluation, management, follow-up and other aspects of coordinated, patient-centered care. Make timely and definitive notification of time-sensitive results and/or results that have major clinical significance.
  • Integrate resources to provide current, optimal care: consult colleagues, research literature, maintain continuing education and other sources of current practice.
  • Medical Staff Functions: Participate in Imaging and general medical staff meetings, committee assignments, compliance and other components of an organized medical staff.

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