Radiologist – Come Join our Team at the Nashville VA Medical Center

Step into a career where your expertise truly matters. At the Nashville VA Medical Center, you’ll join a dedicated team that delivers exceptional care to America’s Veterans while enjoying outstanding salary, benefits, and work-life balance.

What You’ll Do

As a Radiologist with the VA, you’ll perform meaningful, advanced diagnostic work every day:

• Interpret mammography (screening & diagnostic), PET, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, CT, MRI, and plain film studies.
• Use leading-edge PACS and voice recognition systems to perform and report studies with efficiency and accuracy.
• Communicate directly with providers on critical findings—your insights make an immediate impact.
• Participate in peer reviews, clinical conferences, and teaching activities with radiology residents and medical students from top institutions.
• Share equitable night and weekend call rotations within a supportive department.

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.
• Academic engagement – teach, mentor, and shape future radiologists.
• Mission-driven environment – serve those who served, in a role that truly matters.

Whether you’re an experienced radiologist looking to make an impact or seeking a fresh start in a collaborative, purpose-filled setting, you’ll find your place at the Nashville VA Medical Center.

APPLY NOW!

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

browser: https://outlook.office365.com/book/JasonTafoyaVA@DVAGOV.onmicrosoft.com/

Join us and build a career with purpose.

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