Excellent Radiology Opportunity in Lovely Lexington, Kentucky

Where Veteran care meets Nature’s Beauty

The Lexington VA Health Care System (LVAHCS) is excited to announce an opportunity for a highly qualified candidate to fill vacancies for Interventional Radiology.

** Recruitment Incentives are Approved **

• 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.

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.

The Lexington VA Healthcare System provides an excellent compensation and benefits package commensurate with qualifications and experience. Unrestricted licensure in any State is required.

Interested: Please provide your cover letter and resume to andrew.ford2@va.gov or call (859) 556-5881 at any time.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service