Radiology - Interventional Physician

Direct Patient Care

Estimated 95% of the time involved in direct patient care. 5% Administrative.

Job Description

• Responsible for providing general and interventional radiology procedures, including, but not limited to:

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Ultrasound
  • Computed Tomography (CT)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Nuclear Medicine (Nuc Med)
  • Interventional Radiography (IR)

• Participate in continuous quality improvement activities and meetings with committee participation as required by the facility Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee.

• Attend staff meetings as required by the facility Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee. Communicate with COR on this requirement and report any conflicts that may interfere with compliance.

• Perform ongoing peer reviews for approximately four hours per month.

• Prepare for, attend, and take care of follow-up activities resulting from specialized meetings.

• Complete the appropriate QM/PI documentation pertaining to all procedures, complications, and outcomes of examinations.

• Follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care. Make every effort to prevent medication errors, falls, and patient injury caused by acts of commission or omission in the delivery of care.

• Document all events related to patient injury, medication errors, and other breaches of patient safety in the medical record of those impacted and disclose to the patient or surrogate. Notify COR of incidents as soon as practicable (but within 24 hours) and submit an entry in the VA Patient Safety Reporting System, following up with COR as required or requested.