Georgia Medical Staffing is in need of a full-time, radiologist, interested in a 1 year minimum contract working for the VA in Columbia, SC.
Details:
Start - as soon as credentialed
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.
Contract: 1 year minimum - can extend
Scope:
General and interventional Radiology procedures, including, but not limited:
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.
Determine the appropriate course of treatment and communicate in person or by phone with the referring clinicians.
Medications: 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.
ADMINISTRATIVE estimated 5% of time not involved in direct patient care
Quality Improvement Meetings 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: 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 Perform on-going peer reviews for approximately four hours per month.
Specialized Meetings: 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: Complete the appropriate QM/PI documentation pertaining to all procedures, complications and outcome of examinations.
Patient Safety Compliance and Reporting Follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care. Radiologist 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) radiologist shall notify COR of incident and submit an entry in the VA Patient Safety Reporting System, following up with COR as required or requested.
Pay:
$240 per hour, contract employee
Competitive Sign-on bonus
Paid malpractice
Relocation assistance
Requirements
Any unemcumbered state license, in good standing
Must be Board Certified Radiologist
Georgia Medical Staffing is a leading national locum tenens physician, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner staffing and recruiting firm. Georgia Medical Staffing has the experience, resources, and scale needed to efficiently match talented locum tenens physicians, dentists, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with great healthcare facilities and practices across the United States in a wide variety of practice areas.
The owners of Georgia Medical Staffing have been in the locum tenens industry for over a decade. Our relationships with clients and providers have been one of mutual respect. As a result, we take time to understand the environment, the value of experience, and the hard work required in today’s medical field. We take a personalized approach to every single client and provider without having multiple points of contact. Furthermore, our company takes great pride in responding to every client and provider in a timely manner.
