Medical Director of Radiology

Summary Beckley VA Medical Center is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level II facility serving Veterans in 11 counties in southern West Virginia. The medical center opened its doors to Veterans on March 1, 1951, and today it is a 13-bed general medical/surgical and 5-bed intensive care facility with a 40-bed community living center. Responsibilities Imaging provides Radiology & Nuclear Medicine subspecialty services, inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care to the Veterans. The Imaging Service is one of the largest clinical departments with specialty sections including Interventional Radiology, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, Diagnostic Radiology, MRI and PACS. Each of these divisions has its own special procedure and system of workflow, scheduling, quality monitoring and maintenance, and compliance with standards and regulations. Review exam requests for appropriateness. Prescribe exam protocols and modify as needed for specific clinical indications. Provide oversight of technical image quality with feedback to technologists. Provide clinical oversight of medication administration, including contrast, preps and other medications relevant to the Imaging Service. Provide oversight and serve as resource for infection control practices. Participate in MRI safety, Radiology Quality Assurance committees and other committees as necessary. Interprets imaging exams including relevant exam comparison and correlation with clinical information in CPRS. Generate reports that contain pertinent findings and measurements, a description of normal and abnormal structures, discussion of differential diagnoses, recommendations, and impression. Utilizes abnormal diagnostic codes appropriately and communicates/documents verbal notification of results when required. Support patient care services with reports timely to the care being delivered with the method of communication appropriate to the level of clinical importance or acuity. Interact with patients to obtain relevant clinical history and physical exam findings within the scope of radiology practice, provide education to patients and support, obtain informed consent, issue disclosures when appropriate, document in CPRS, enter orders in CPRS, and other aspects of physician practice. Overseeing clinical operations and ensuring compliance with regulations and standards. Providing leadership and guidance to medical staff, including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals using Appropriateness Criteria by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Assisting in the development and implementing clinical policies and guidelines to ensure the highest standard of care. Adhering to safety regulations when using medical imaging technology. (This will be direct supervision of radiation exposure in the delivery of health care) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm, on call depending on the needs of the service. About the region: Beckley West Virginia is southern West Virginia's largest population center and a major shopping and entertainment area for thousands of the

Created: 2026-03-06