Nuclear Medicine Physicians Join Our Mission-Driven Team at the Nashville VAMC

Nuclear Medicine Physician – Nashville VA Medical Center

The Nashville VA Medical Center is seeking a Nuclear Medicine physician to provide high-quality diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services for our nation’s Veterans. You will interpret PET, SPECT, bone, thyroid, and cardiac scans; perform targeted radionuclide therapies (including radioiodine and radiolabeled antibody therapy); and ensure safe radiopharmaceutical use in accordance with NRC and state regulations.

You will collaborate closely with radiologists, oncologists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, and primary care teams, participate in tumor boards, and communicate imaging results and treatment plans directly with patients. Academic interests are welcome: you will have opportunities to teach residents, fellows, students, and technologists, and to engage in quality improvement and optional clinical research.

If also trained in radiology, you may interpret general radiology studies when not performing nuclear medicine duties. Competitive federal salary and benefits, generous paid time off, robust retirement, and the opportunity to practice in vibrant Nashville, Tennessee.

Interested candidates: Apply now to join a mission-driven team caring for those who served.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Excellent compensation – $350K–$400K annually, plus comprehensive federal benefits.
• No billing or production pressure – focus on patient care and medical excellence.
• Generous paid leave and retirement plans – unmatched stability and security.
• Mission-driven environment – serve those who served, in a role that truly matters.

Interested candidates: Apply now to join a mission-driven team caring for those who served.

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For more information or to apply, send your CV to Jason.tafoya@va.gov. To schedule a time to speak, copy and paste the following URL into your

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The Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) is an integrated, complex-1A health care system. VA TVHS is comprised of a mixture of rural and urban settings which include two large medical centers and thirteen outpatient clinics. Our main medical center campuses are the Alvin C. York Campus which is located in Murfreesboro, TN, and the Nashville Campus which is located in Nashville, TN. Our patient care outreach is comprised of community based outpatient clinics located throughout Tennessee which are VA staffed clinics at Athens, Chattanooga, Clarksville, and Tullahoma with contract clinics in Cookeville, Dover, McMinnville, Maury County, and Roane County.

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