Section Chief of Radiology, Diagnostic

The Roanoke Valley is a metro area of 300,000 nestled between the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway and has consistently been rated among the “best places to live” in the nation. Quality of life in the Blue Ridge Mountains is high, and the cost of living is low. The area offers a four-season playground for mountain, lake and river recreation, as well as a rich array of arts and cultural experiences. Home to award winning public schools, magnet centers, private institutions, and nationally and internationally ranked & acclaimed colleges and universities. Carilion Medical Center is located on the outskirts of Roanoke's vibrant and safe Downtown District.

Compensation is based on private practice benchmarks and includes bonus opportunities based on quality aligned scorecard performance as well as clinical productivity. Benefits include 10 weeks paid vacation per year, generous CME fund, employer funded pension plan, benefits package, and paid malpractice insurance and tail.

Comprehensive Benefits Package includes a fully funded employer pension plan and paid malpractice and tail along with generous CME fund and 10 weeks paid vacation.

Carilion Clinic is accepting applications for a Board-Certified fellowship trained Radiologist to join the Department of Radiology in Roanoke, VA as the Section Chief of Diagnostic Radiology. Responsibilities of the Roanoke based section chief include day-to-day management of the diagnostic Radiologists based in Roanoke including worklist balancing, schedule management, and problem-solving. Long term responsibilities include policy creation, Radiologist recruitment/retention, scorecard/KPI design, capital equipment evaluation/selection, and participation in the department wide leadership council.

This position has 20% protected non-clinical time to perform the responsibilities of the section chief position. Qualified candidates should have experience in team building, mentoring, worklist management, change management, and policy implementation. Clinical duties include interpretation of imaging studies within the candidate’s field of fellowship training as well as interpretation of general neuro/chest/body/msk radiograph/ultrasound/CT studies. Overnight shifts are covered by teleradiology, evening shifts and weekend shifts are distributed evenly amongst the approximate 25 diagnostic Radiologists.

The Department of Radiology is composed of 33 Radiologists with fellowship training in all disciplines. All Radiologists based in Roanoke have academic appointments at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and light teaching responsibilities for medical students and non-radiology residents. Compensation is based on private practice benchmarks (potential for $600,000.00+) and includes bonus opportunities based on quality-based scorecard performance as well as clinical productivity.

CRMH, a 763-bed flagship hospital in Southwest Virginia is a designated level 1 trauma center, a designated Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center and is one of 7-hospitals in the Carilion system.

EOE: Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

The concepts of collaboration and teamwork across disciplines are reflected in the following philosphy: "We" not "Me", "Ours" not "Yours and Mine", "Yes" instead of "No", "I Will" rather than "I Won't"

Busy clinical and academic practice with remarkable variety and complexity of patient pathology. Collegial, respectful, and supportive environment.