Nuclear Medicine Physician - VA North Texas Health Care System a dynamic, and expanding Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Cutting Edge Comprehensive Molecular Imaging & Therapeutics Practice * Large Tertiary Medical Center * Excellent Federal Benefits
The outstanding nuclear medicine service of the Veterans Affairs (VA) North Texas Health Care System (Dallas, Texas) seeks an attending Nuclear Medicine Physician. The Dallas VA is a progressive healthcare provider in the heart of North Texas that covers 38 counties in Texas and two in southern Oklahoma. Accredited by The Joint Commission, this 1A complexity level campus is the second largest VA healthcare system in the country, serving more than 136,000 Veterans with 1.6 million outpatient episodes of care in the most recent fiscal year. With the headquarters in Dallas, TX.
Responsibilities: The opportunity allows you to care for Veterans fulfilling the Veterans Health Affairs mission of clinical care excellence, teaching, and research, as well as response to federal emergencies. This comprehensive Nuclear Medicine Service supports a subspecialty multidisciplinary care model with locations in Dallas and Fort Worth, as well as Mobile PET Imaging services throughout the region. The main campus at the Dallas VA Medical Center serves as the hub for Systemic Radionuclide Therapies, includes a large Nuclear Cardiac Stress Testing Lab, and fields an install base of multiple SPECT/CT and PET/CT units. Responsibilities encompass clinical and operational oversight of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, Bone Densitometry, PET, and/or Nuclear Medicine Therapies. The role is clinically focused on the potential opportunity for academic and/or administrative involvement.
Ideal Candidate: American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) certified; additional experience or training in hybrid imaging; Certification in Nuclear Cardiology; experience in Stress Lab management; experience teaching Nuclear Medicine Residents/Fellows/Technologists; experience in Theranostics
Interested: Please forward your CV (Cover letter optional) & some redacted sample work (up to 3 dictations)
Community Information: Dallas, Texas is an expansive metropolis in North Texas with a population of over 1 Million. The Dallas-Fort Worth metro area (metroplex) has over 7 Million residents and is the 4th largest in the US. Dallas is the leading business and financial center in the Southwest and a top destination in Texas for relocation. The area is home to many fast-growing communities, many of which have earned recognition as ‘best places to live’. Dallas has it all, from a thriving culinary scene to a leading arts district, countless luxury accommodations, professional sports, trendy entertainment districts, and endless shopping opportunities.
Fun Facts:
- Dallas has 4 times more restaurants per person than New York City.
- Dallas has more shopping centers per capita than any other major city.
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest in the world, provides service to 260 destinations.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) available
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off 50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year, and a possible five day spent 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
