Location: Chicago, IL
Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center
Department: Rush Breast Imaging Center
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 1
SUMMARY
Breast Imaging Radiologist - Clinical Faculty
RUSH University Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital
Chicago, IL and Oak Park, IL
RUSH University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution, and the teaching hospital for RUSH Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites applications for the position of Breast Imaging Radiologist in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. Breast Imagers at Rush are expected to interpret screening and diagnostic 2D/3D tomosynthesis mammograms, breast MRIs, ABUS, and Contrast Enhanced Mammograms. Breast imagers perform ultrasound, MRI, contrast enhanced, stereotactic, and tomosynthesis guided core biopsies and pre-operative localizations with Savi-Scout localizers and wires. Breast imagers participate in the multidisciplinary breast tumor board conference and teach residents and medical students in the clinic and through conference presentations. The successful candidates will possess professional qualifications that include board certification in diagnostic radiology, fellowship training in breast imaging, MD or MD/PhD (or equivalent), and have experience in clinical and/or translational research.
Department highlights
· The Division of Breast Imaging team consists of 15 dedicated breast imaging radiologists
· The position will be academically aligned with the Department of Radiology and operationally aligned with the Cancer Center
· The Breast Imaging section equipment includes Siemens and Hologic state of the art tomosynthesis units, GE Logiq 10 ultrasound units, GE ABUS, Contrast Enhanced Mammography capability, Prone and Upright Stereotactic biopsy units, GE and Siemens Breast MRI with dedicated breast coils with biopsy capability,
· The Fellowship program is starting next academic year with 1 fellow anticipated
· Ongoing supported clinical research
Our new, state-of-the-art Cancer Center facility in Chicago serves as a hub for services throughout our health system. Our core programs are supported by multi-disciplinary teams from medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, radiology, research and bioinformatics, clinical operations, and dedicated clinical and support staff, including patient navigators. This structure allows specialists to more easily consult and see patients based on tumor type or molecular and genomic signatures, combining our outstanding multidisciplinary approach with a data infrastructure that supports this patient-centered care. This integration enables us to make a greater commitment to research, dramatically scaling the effectiveness of clinical trials, and enabling translational research that moves bench to bedside, and bedside to bench.
Rush University System for Health (RUSH) is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.
RUSH includes RUSH University Medical Center, RUSH University, RUSH Copley Medical Center and RUSH Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. RUSH University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises RUSH Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College.
RUSH is an elite medical community recognized yearly for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. We’re proud to have received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking third among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three RUSH hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index. Our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and staff are the heartbeat of our health system’s ongoing success. We know how important it is to recruit and retain exceptional staff and faculty to execute our mission.
Join Rush and become part of one of the nation’s best healthcare systems.
Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
