Radiologist Opportunity in Silver Spring, MD

The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG) proudly provides the highest quality integrated care for over 800,000 members in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.  We invite applications for a Diagnostic Radiology position with your choice of where to live in the Baltimore, DC/Suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia areas.

In collaboration with the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, MAPMG Radiology provides high-quality, patient centered imaging care, always leading with educational excellence. Through this partnership, our radiologists are part of an industry-leading health care delivery model, have access to advanced imaging equipment, leverage a seamless integrated PACS, and receive comprehensive practice support.

MAPMG physicians are salaried with many opportunities for additional compensation, without the pressures of alternative payment models or fee-for-services.  Our radiologists work collaboratively with one another, our specialists, and primary care physicians to ensure the imaging, reporting, and procedures we provide and perform are of the highest quality and add value to patient care, with an emphasis on educational excellence and leadership development.   

What you can expect:

As a Radiologist for MAPMG, you can expect:

• A collegial, tech-savvy, energetic, hard-working, talented team of close to 80 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists living across the beautiful Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C region.  
• Unmatched flexibility of work with physician led scheduling with call shifts taken as 8 hour shifts remotely
• Flexible internal moonlighting for extra compensation and/or accrued time off
• Seamless connectivity with on-site and remote PACS/IT infrastructure  
• Swift, efficient communication of critical findings to the ordering physician through established internal channels
• Varied and always interesting imaging cases referred by all colleagues across Maryland, DC, and Virginia
• To practice
• State-of-the-art imaging equipment and protocols
• Strong internal peer learning and educational CME conferences
• Opportunity to participate in multi-disciplinary conferences and tumor boards if desired
• Opportunity for teaching medical students, radiology and internal medicine residents if desired
• Opportunity for departmental time and tuition expenses for acquiring additional clinical skill sets needed by the department
• Leadership development opportunities and potential to assume leadership positions both within the department of radiology, as well as within the organization as a whole

What we require:

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Eligible
• Currently licensed or able to obtain licenses in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
• Fellowship training preferred
• Breast imaging/MQSA certification, or willingness to become recertified, is a plus but not a requirement (we provide the opportunity to stay up to date on breast specific CME)

We expect that you:

• Practice high quality, patient-centered, culturally competent imaging care
• Communicate thoughtfully (listen, educate, advocate)
• Lead with integrity
• Value teamwork
• Support our technologists in providing excellent customer service and image quality
• Are flexible and willing to embrace change

We support you with:

• Competitive compensation
• Ability to accrue several weeks of time off and/or additional income
• Flexible scheduling including part time (0.8 FTE e.g.) if desired
• Employer-funded remote PACS equipment
• A pathway for physicians to become shareholders of MAPMG
• A comprehensive benefits plan including 100% employer-funded medical and dental insurance premiums, a pension plan and 401(k), life insurance, and paid leave including all major holidays
• A complete professional liability coverage provided at no cost, 100% reimbursement for obtaining and maintaining board certification, continuing medical education reimbursement, and in-house CME opportunities
• A concierge service that works directly with you to apply for all required state, CDS, and DEA licenses

The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group is the nation's leading group of doctors. With more than 1,700 physicians, we are the largest, coordinated physician group in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. Our award-winning Permanente Medicine physicians care exclusively for patients insured by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. Our health care system is called Kaiser Permanente.    

Permanente Medicine physicians produce better health outcomes because unlike other health systems in the United States:

• We are built and led by physicians
• Our doctors earn competitive salaries, instead of fees for each individual service they perform  
• We are focused on our patients' long-term health, which means we focus on preventing, diagnosing and treating disease most effectively
• Our board-certified physicians possess expertise across more than 50 specialties and work together, armed with the nation's most comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) so your entire team of doctors is always up-to-date with a full picture of your health

How We Work Together

Permanente Medicine is led by physicians who work independently from the Kaiser Foundation insurance company. The Kaiser insurance company pays the Permanente Medical Group upfront to take care of patients, and then leaves medical decisions to the doctors. Unlike most doctors in the United States healthcare system, Permanente doctors never need to wait for insurance company authorizations before sending patients for tests or beginning treatment plans.

How We Work for Our Patients

Most doctors in the United States are reimbursed by insurance companies for each treatment they provide. This model often traps the doctors in a tug of war between personal financial gain and what's in the best interest of the patient; the more the doctor 'does' to a patient, whether necessary or unnecessary, the more money the doctor receives.

Our physicians are prepaid for each patient they care for. In our system, doctors are under no pressure to do too much or too little. If a patient doesn't need surgery, a Permanente Medicine physician will not recommend surgery.  If a patient has a medical issue they would like to address with their doctor over email or by phone, the Permanente Medicine physician will do so. In most of the United States healthcare system, doctors are financially pressured to ask the patients to come in for an office visit, even if the issue could be handled by phone or email.  

Why We Offer the Best Medicine

Permanente Medicine is designed to help patients live their healthiest possible lives. Permanente Medicine doctors excel at delivering the best care to patients, and the results are clear: awards from national quality rating organizations, high patient satisfaction scores and, most importantly, better outcomes for patients that result in healthier, longer lives.