Radiology- Interventional - VA Locum Tenens - Columbia, South Carolina
Updated 3/10/26
29209, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Physician
Radiology-Interventional
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Moonlighting
Locums/Travel
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Inpatient
Outpatient
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Staff Meetings: Physician(s) shall attend staff meetings as required by the facility Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee. Contractor to communicate with COR on this requirement and report any conflicts that may interfere with compliance with this requirement.
QA/QI documentation: Physician(s) shall complete the appropriate QM/PI documentation pertaining to all procedures, complications and outcome of examinations.
Direct Patient Care: estimated 95% of the time involved in direct patient care. 5% Administrative
Scope of Care: Responsible for providing general and interventional Radiology procedures, including, but not limited:
Scope of Care: Responsible for providing general and interventional Radiology procedures, including, but not limited:
- 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.
Staff Meetings: Physician(s) shall attend staff meetings as required by the facility Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee. Contractor to communicate with COR on this requirement and report any conflicts that may interfere with compliance with this requirement.
Peer Reviews: Physician(s) shall perform on-going peer reviews for approximately four hours per month.
Specialized Meetings: Physician(s) shall prepare for, attend and take care of follow up activities resulting from the following specialized meetings: List all meetings, associated time and frequency.
QA/QI documentation: Physician(s) shall complete the appropriate QM/PI documentation pertaining to all procedures, complications and outcome of examinations.
Patient Safety Compliance and Reporting: Physician(s) shall follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care. Physician(s) shall make every effort to prevent medication errors, falls, and patient injury caused by acts of commission or omission in the delivery of care.
All events related to patient injury, medication errors, and other breeches of patient safety shall be documented in the medical record of those impacted and disclosed to the patient or surrogate. As soon as practicable (but within 24 hours) Notify COR of incident and submit an entry in the VA Patient Safety Reporting System, following up with COR as required or requested.
All events related to patient injury, medication errors, and other breeches of patient safety shall be documented in the medical record of those impacted and disclosed to the patient or surrogate. As soon as practicable (but within 24 hours) Notify COR of incident and submit an entry in the VA Patient Safety Reporting System, following up with COR as required or requested.
Job Responsibilities
Communication of Test Results: Mechanisms must be in-place to provide notification of test results for patients receiving care in accordance, Communicating Test Results to Providers and Patients.
Consultation Responsibilities: Physician(s) shall provide consultation with and instruction to referring physicians regarding appropriate indications for general, ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuc med, and IR radiologic procedures so that the most expeditious and clinically appropriate work-up can be done.
Physician(s) shall determine the appropriate course of treatment and communicate in person or by phone with the referring clinicians.
Physician(s) shall provide review of consults/orders and next- day patient cases for minimum of two hours daily.
Physician(s) shall provide post-procedure evaluation and follow-up and clinical consultation regarding complications of interventional radiologic procedures.
Medications: Physician(s) shall follow all established medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be provided to patients.
Discharge education: Provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all emergency department patients.
Qualifications
All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times.
One or More State Licenses - Must be unrestricted Clean History
Working Hours
VA Business Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday. On-call 4:30 pm to 8:00 am weekdays. Weekend call: 4:30 pm Friday to 8:00 am Monday.
Clinic or OR Schedule: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday.
Patients must be seen by physician(s) on-site at the facility in a timely manner in accordance with VA Rules and Regulations on clinic wait times and consult/order completion.
Physician(s) shall be available and present in clinic during normal facility clinic hours which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the Chief of Staff.
Currently, normal clinic hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday.
Off-hours Coverage: 4:30 pm to 8:00am weekdays. Weekend call begins at 4:30 pm Friday and end at 8:00 am Monday. Contractor must make the contractor's physician(s) available on-call during all hours when the facility clinic is closed, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Call is assigned per week.
On-call Physician(s) must be available at all times for phone consultations with VA residents and physicians.
On-call providers must be available within 15 minutes by phone and on-site within 60 minutes.
By applying you agree to our Terms of Service