Staff Physician, Radiology

Basic Function

Provide high standard, cost effective, care of the respective specialty to JHAH eligible medical recipients under the supervision of Attending Physician. Execute duties within the approved Credentials & Privileges provided by the Hospital Credentials & Privileging Committee.
 

Scope

Attend service clinical and educational rounds including morning reports and sign out rounds when appropriate. Attend and participate in the multi-disciplinary team rounds. Attend and participate in service/department Quality and Safety activities including reviews, audits and presentations. Report patients' adverse events to the appropriate department/service office. Attend and contribute to service and department business meetings. Prepare and provide patient reports as required within the hospital policy. Participate actively when assigned to a given committee. Keep apprised with, and adhere to, hospital and departmental policies and bylaws. Ensure legible and timely entries into patients' records. Maintain complete patient case records. Adhere to hospital policy regarding patient record confidentiality. Participate in medical records audits when required to do so.
 

Principal Contacts

Close contact with Emergency Medical Service physicians, Clinical Medicine Services physicians, Surgical & Diagnostic Services physicians, as well as other respective services requesting. 
 

Principal Duties

1. Provide and maintain the highest standard of diagnostic examinations, completing documentation in EHR in timely manner. 
2. Interprets and performs general radiological examinations of inpatients, emergency and outpatients, including studies requiring fluoroscopy, special procedures, ultrasound, CT, and MRI scanning as assigned by chief of radiology, as approved by the JHAH Credentialing and privileging committee within the limits of his/her training, experience.
3. Implement and follow the radiation protection procedures.
4. Report patients' adverse events to the appropriate department/service office
5. Ensure that the requested radiological examinations are appropriate or necessary through consultation with requesting physicians and collogues   
6. Participate as Radiologists on call after office hours and at weekends.
7. Participates in the Major Disaster Plan of the Hospital, as indicated
8. Deputizes for the Consultant as required and shares workload in his specialty during the absence of his colleagues
9. Develops collegial relationships and works collaboratively with other physicians, nurses, allied health providers and administrators across departments and districts at JHAH.
10. Responsible to work with the technologists and when appropriate to instruct the technologists for better imaging techniques. 
11. Actively participates in the monthly Division and hospital staff clinical education, conferences, rounds and research meetings. Participate in medical records audits when required to do so.
12. Participates in interdisciplinary, interdepartmental and Quality Improvement Program of the Service to meet JCAHO, CBAHI, and ACR standards within JHAH. 
13. Adhere to hospital policy regarding patient record confidentiality
14. Attend and contribute to service and department business meetings. 
15. Prepare and provide patient reports as required within the hospital policy. 
16. Participate actively when assigned to a given committee. 
17. Keep apprised with, and adhere to, hospital and departmental policies and bylaws. 
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Experience

Minimum of 2 years’ experience in specialty required post residency training (following completion of internship) preferably in a university affiliated teaching hospital.
 

Certifications/Other requirements as applicable

• Participate in teaching and educational activities of junior staff, medical students and interns.
• Keep up to date with knowledge and skills required to perform duties safely. 
• Maintain adequate continuous medical education credits as required by hospital and licensing authorities.