Description
Interventional Radiology Opportunity
Lexington VA Medical Center
Lexington, Kentucky
Where Veteran care meets Nature’s Beauty
Lexington VA Health Care System
About the Bluegrass Region
Lexington, KY: Horse Capital of the World! Explore everything your heart desires in the beautiful Bluegrass region. Spend the weekend hiking in a picturesque national park, enjoy a race day at the world-famous Keeneland racetrack, retrace the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln, or take a trip along the Bourbon Trail. From creative culture to unique cuisine, Lexington has something for you!
About the Lexington VA Health Care System
The Lexington VA Health Care System (LVAHCS) provides care for Veterans throughout central, eastern, and southern Kentucky. The veteran population in Lexington’s primary service area is estimated at more than 92,000. The Troy Bowling Campus, located adjacent to the University of Kentucky Medical Center, is a fully accredited, two-division, tertiary care medical center with an operating capacity of 168 hospital beds. This campus offers acute medical, neurological, surgical and psychiatric inpatient services. Other available services include emergency care, medical-surgical units, acute psychiatry, ICU, and progressive care. The Franklin R. Sousley Campus, established in 1931, has a Community Living Center and cottages with hospice and respite services. This campus also houses Primary Care, Women’s Health, prosthetics, optometry, dental, audiology, mental health and substance abuse treatment, along with rehabilitation treatment including massage therapy, acute rehab, and PTSD residential treatment. LVAHCS also maintains community outpatient clinics in Berea, Hazard, Morehead, and Somerset, KY to provide primary care services to veterans located outside the Lexington area. The facility holds a 5 Star CMS rating and is one of seven VA Safety programs of excellence while being rated among the Top 25 VA best places to work.
About the Interventional Radiology Position
- The Lexington VA Health Care System (LVAHCS) is excited to announce an opportunity for a highly qualified candidate to fill vacancies for Interventional Radiology.
- Daily case load may vary, but majority of procedures include CT Guided Biopsies (Lung/Liver/Kidney/Bone/Adrenal/etc.), CT-guided draining tube placement, PICC Line placements, and Ultrasound guided biopsies.
- Expected workload of 75% Interventional Radiology and 25% Diagnostic Radiology.
- Potential leadership opportunities with vacancies for both Chief of Radiology and Assistant Chief of Radiology
positions. - Part-Time and Fee Basis appointments are also available.
- Academic and co-op opportunities are available as well due to co-location on the University of Kentucky campus,
adjacent to University of Kentucky Medical Center.
About our Benefits
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm
Salary Range: $375,000 to $400,000 per year
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized, up to 25% of base salary.
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid
Federal holidays per year). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work
experience or military service experience
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth,
adoption, or foster care placement of a child
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)
Malpractice Coverage: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Telework: Ad-hoc, this is not a virtual position
If you have an interest in learning more or have questions, please reach out to
Andrew Ford, [email protected], #859-556-5881.
