INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST - Federal Contract - Contract In Hand!
Updated 10/02/26
$390.00
– $400.00
hourly
7400 Merton Minter Blvd, San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
Physician
Radiology-Interventional
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a Board Certified Interventional Radiologist to join our provider network in support of a long-term U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs contract at the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. This is a rare opportunity to deliver high-acuity, complex interventional care to our nation's Veterans while working under a stable, multi-year engagement — not a short-term locum assignment.
This position is structured as a 1099 independent contractor engagement, offering schedule predictability, competitive hourly compensation, and the autonomy of independent contractor status.
What You'll Do
- Provide comprehensive interventional radiology services in clinic and procedural settings, Monday–Friday, standard business hours
- Perform approximately 1,000–1,500 procedures annually, including bone/bone marrow/renal/lung/liver biopsies, angiography, arterial and venous embolization, drainage procedures, and GI tube placement
- Manage a high-acuity, complex case mix — roughly split between inpatient and outpatient — including female interventional care
- Deliver pre- and post-procedure evaluation, consultation, and follow-up in coordination with referring clinicians
- Participate in a shared on-call rotation for evenings, weekends, and holidays, split with VA staff physicians
- Maintain compliance with VA credentialing, privileging, and clinical documentation standards
What We're Looking For
- Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology (required)
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia
- Demonstrated experience in high-acuity interventional radiology procedures
- Ability to complete VA credentialing and privileging prior to start
- Comfortable working on-site — this role does not include a telehealth component
- Current BLS certification
Compensation & Engagement
- Onsite/active clinical hours: competitive 1099 pay up to $400/hr, commensurate with experience
- On-call standby hours: $48–$54/hr
- 1099 independent contractor structure — no employer tax withholding; contractor manages own self-employment tax
- Malpractice/professional liability coverage support provided in connection with this engagement
- Long-term contract visibility: base year plus up to four option years (potential 5-year engagement)
Why This Opportunity
We partner with federal healthcare facilities to deliver stable, mission-driven staffing solutions. We prioritize workforce continuity and provider retention, giving our clinicians the security of long-term placements alongside the flexibility of independent contractor status — all in service of the Veterans who depend on this care.
Apply Now
This opportunity is tied to a competitive federal solicitation with a tight response timeline. Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply immediately.
Job Responsibilities
The physician performs the full scope of IR procedures per the PWS procedure code list — image-guided biopsies (bone, lung, liver, renal, thyroid, soft tissue, lymph node, bone marrow), fluid/abscess drainage, catheter placement (venous access, central lines, dialysis catheters), angiography and embolization (arterial/venous, uterine fibroid, hemorrhage control), thrombectomy and thrombolysis, angioplasty and stenting, nephrostomy and biliary drainage catheter placement/exchange, IVC filter placement/retrieval, renal tumor ablation, paracentesis/thoracentesis, myelography, and related ultrasound/CT/fluoroscopy-guided procedures. Roughly half the caseload is inpatient, half outpatient, and the majority are described as high-acuity or complex, including female interventional care.
Alongside procedures, the physician must:
Be physically present and on time for all scheduled clinic sessions
Provide consultation to referring physicians on appropriate indications for IR procedures and determine the course of treatment
Review consults, orders, and next-day cases for a minimum of two hours daily
Deliver post-procedure evaluation, follow-up, and complication management
Provide discharge education/follow-up instructions for ED patients
Communicate test results per VHA Directive 1088
Take on-call and call-back coverage for evenings, weekends, and holidays (split with VA staff physicians), including a 60-minute response window when called back
Administrative (~10% of time)
Monthly PI/QA meeting (12 hrs/yr), monthly Tumor Board (12 hrs/yr), monthly IR lecture series (12 hrs/yr)
Peer review, ~2 hours/month
QA/QI documentation for all procedures, complications, and outcomes
Patient safety incident reporting (VA Patient Safety Reporting System, within 24 hours)
Sign in/out via timesheets used by the COR to verify hours against invoices
Maintain documentation in the VA electronic health record per VHA Directive 1907.01
Participate in OPPE/FPPE performance reviews (quarterly), covering patient care, clinical knowledge, professionalism, and communication
Qualifications
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia (a license that has ever been restricted, suspended, revoked, or voluntarily surrendered disqualifies the candidate — this is explicit in the PWS)
Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology in Interventional Radiology (mandatory — confirmed in Q&A Answer 24; the PWS also references "board eligible" in one performance standard, but the Q&A answer is the controlling clarification: Board Certified required)
Current BLS certification
Credentialing & privileging
Must be able to complete VA credentialing and privileging — this happens after contract award and before starting on-site work (Q&A Answer 25), so it's not a pre-submission barrier, but candidates need to be credentialing-ready (clean licensure history, verifiable training/board status)
Subject to OPPE/FPPE ongoing performance evaluation once on contract
Experience/scope
Demonstrated competency across the full IR procedure set: image-guided biopsies, drainage procedures, vascular access/catheter placement, angiography and embolization, thrombectomy/thrombolysis, angioplasty/stenting, nephrostomy/biliary catheter management, IVC filter placement/retrieval, renal ablation, and related ultrasound/CT/fluoroscopy-guided work
Comfortable with high-acuity/complex cases, including female interventional care — the PWS notes this is the majority of the caseload, not the exception
Work eligibility constraints
Must be willing to work fully in-person — the Government explicitly ruled out telehealth for any portion of this requirement
Must be available for on-call/call-back coverage evenings, weekends, and holidays, with ability to return on-site within a 60-minute window when called back
Working Hours
On-call/call-back coverage: Required during all hours the clinic is closed — evenings, weekends, and holidays. Weekend call runs Friday 4:00 PM through Monday 7:00 AM (a 63-hour stretch). On-call and call-back hours are split between the contractor's physicians and VA staff physicians, not carried solely by the contractor. When called back, the physician needs to be able to return on-site within 60 minutes (actual return frequency depends on case acuity,).
Annual hour estimates (2 FTE total):
4,180 hours/year — regular clinic hours plus call-back work
1,908 hours/year — on-call standby
Time allocation within working hours: ~90% direct patient care, ~10% administrative (meetings, QA/QI documentation, peer review).
No regular on-site weekend coverage is required — weekends are on-call/call-back only, not scheduled clinic hours.
Skills
Image-guided biopsy technique (bone, lung, liver, renal, thyroid, soft tissue, lymph node, bone marrow)
Vascular access and catheter placement (central venous, dialysis, tunneled/non-tunneled lines)
Angiography and embolization (arterial/venous, hemorrhage control, fibroid embolization)
Thrombectomy and thrombolysis, angioplasty and stenting
Drainage procedures (abscess, biliary, nephrostomy, thoracentesis, paracentesis)
IVC filter placement and retrieval
Tumor ablation (renal)
Proficiency across ultrasound, CT, and fluoroscopic guidance modalities
Clinical judgment
Case triage and treatment-course determination for referred patients
Management of high-acuity/complex cases, including female interventional care
Post-procedure complication management and follow-up care
Conscious sedation management
Consultation & communication
Direct consultation with referring physicians on procedure indications and workup
Clear verbal/written communication of findings and treatment plans to clinical teams
Patient and family communication, including discharge education
Compliance & documentation
EHR documentation proficiency (VA electronic health record systems)
QA/QI documentation and peer review participation
Familiarity with OPPE/FPPE performance domains — this is literally how the VA will evaluate the physician quarterly: patient care performance, medical/clinical knowledge, practice-based learning, interpersonal/communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice
Operational
Ability to work independently under a fixed clinic schedule while coordinating on-call coverage with VA staff physicians
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