The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS is seeking a full-time Physician (Radiologist)

Jackson  is the capital city of Mississippi and  known as "The City with a Soul." The greater Jackson area is located in the center of the southeast United States. Jackson is within 500 miles of 15 states and 76 Metropolitan areas which is roughly 39% of the nation’s population. Jackson is the  intersection for Interstates 55 and 20, and all incorporated communities are within 45 miles of Jackson and are traversed by major highways.

• Provide a spectrum of image interpretation, image-guided procedures, and patient care services. (No Interventional Radiology or Mammography responsibilities).
• Contribute to quality assurance and performance improvement.
• Oversight of technical quality.
• Education of staff and trainees.
• Committee assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

• Potential starting base salary range:  $330,000 - $400,000  per year
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):  May be authorized to well qualified applicants.
• Relocation/Recruitment Incentives (Sign-on Bonus):  May be available for well-qualified applicants.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):  May be Authorized for Highly Qualified Candidates.
• 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:  One 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.

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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