Physician - Diagnostic Radiology

Summary

This position is located in Cheyenne, WY.

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.
• 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.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Additional Requirement : Board Certification Preferred Experience : Fellowship trained provider in body, neuro or musculoskeletal.
• Needs to be able to read plain films, CT, MRI, and US images.
• Physical Requirements : Light lifting, under 15 pounds; light carrying under 15 pounds; pulling hand over hand 1.5 hours (varies); pushing, 1 hour (varies); reaching above shoulders; use of fingers; walking (6 hours- varies); standing (8 hours- varies); repeated bending (4 hours varies); use of hands and fingers; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; near vision correctable at 12" to 16"; Jaeger 1 to 4; hearing (aid permitted).
• Applicants must be able to perform the duties as listed in VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Duties

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package including :

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Salary : $1,000