Part-Time Remote Diagnostic Radiologist

Quick Summary

A flexible part-time remote radiologist role for physicians seeking supplemental income and schedule control. Pick up daytime, evening, or overnight blocks built around your availability while reading high-acuity emergent and urgent studies, with a productivity-based model and no fixed read quotas.

About vRad

vRad is the largest teleradiology practice in the United States, supporting more than 1,600 healthcare facilities nationwide. More than 500 radiologists practice at vRad, helping deliver care across a broad mix of hospitals and health systems. vRad’s mission is to bring exceptional radiology care to all patients. Anytime. Anywhere. Radiologists at vRad practice in a fully remote environment with established operational support, dedicated IT resources, and workflow technology built specifically for remote reading.

Position Overview

This part-time role focuses on emergent and urgent interpretations during the blocks you choose to cover, from late-morning daytime windows through overnight. You read in the same environment full-time physicians use, with PACS, RIS, dictation, reporting, and operational support in one place, plus fast access to subspecialist colleagues for consults. Rotations can be structured around recurring availability, which makes the role easy to layer alongside existing clinical or academic commitments.

How Part-Time Remote Radiology Works at vRad

Part-time at vRad fits the many reasons radiologists pick up supplemental work: trying out teleradiology, adding income alongside another practice, easing toward retirement, or simply building in more breathing room. You commit to recurring blocks that suit you and read the same emergent and urgent studies, on the same platform and support, as the full-time staff. You’re never reading alone: instant peer and subspecialist consults are built into the platform, with the ability to transfer cases to colleagues if clinically pragmatic. When your block ends, it’s done.

Responsibilities

• Interpret emergent diagnostic imaging studies remotely
• Communicate critical findings to referring physicians
• Participate in peer review
• Collaborate with operational and IT support teams
• Maintain accurate, compliant documentation
• Deliver timely, high-quality interpretations

Typical Case Mix

Primarily emergent/ED studies, with more routine studies appearing in daytime blocks. Approximate distribution: CT 41-43%, X-Ray 35-37%, CTA 10%, Ultrasound 8%, MRI 4%.

Compensation

vRad’s compensation is transparent and productivity-based, and part-time radiologists read on the same published rates as everyone else. You’re paid by vRad’s Work Unit, calibrated to the time and effort each study takes, and can take advantage of the same shift differentials and bonus-rate shifts (nights, weekends, holidays, extra shifts). This part-time role is an independent contractor engagement; estimated annual compensation runs $200,000-$350,000+, depending on the blocks you work.

Benefits

Malpractice coverage provided by the practice. Part-time roles are structured as independent contractor engagements; W2 benefits do not apply.

Technology & Infrastructure

This role is supported by the vRad Platform, our proprietary reading environment built specifically for radiologist workflows and backed by in-house IT and operations teams. Technology and support include:

• Integrated PACS, RIS, dictation, and reporting in a single reading environment
• An AI-powered worklist that prioritizes cases by clinical urgency and your worklist settings, reducing worklist pressure and eliminating cherry-picking
• Relevant priors automatically retrieved, with key findings highlighted
• AI-powered critical findings calls placed while the radiologist keeps reading
• Background safety nets that flag potential diagnostic misses
• AI-assisted report structuring and prepopulation
• 24/7/365 in-house Operations Center support
• 24/7/365 in-house IT support
• Home workstation provided
• Operational support that keeps case flow steady

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• ABR or AOBR board certified (board eligible if completing training)
• Eligible for U.S. licensure; multi-state licensure a plus
• Fellowship not required

Work Environment

Physicians read from a home workstation within an established remote clinical environment, backed by 24/7/365 in-house support, so you’re never left managing interruptions on your own.

Why vRad

• The largest and most established teleradiology practice in the U.S., backed by deep operational infrastructure
• Fully remote: practice from anywhere in the U.S.
• Predictable scheduling with no call
• Guilt-free breaks and zero-pressure reading
• A single, integrated reading environment that reduces clicks and fatigue
• Remote, but never alone: instant peer and subspecialist consults built in
• 24/7/365 in-house Operations and IT support
• Transparent, productivity-based pay on the same published rates for every radiologist
• Structured onboarding and a dedicated mentor for your first three months
• A connected, collegial culture, with ongoing CME and in-person gatherings like the annual Rad Retreat

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• Full-Time Remote Diagnostic Radiologist
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• Evening Remote Diagnostic Radiologist

Get Started Today

Set up a brief informational meeting with Physician Engagement Specialist Adam Jones to explore flexible part-time remote radiologist shifts with vRad.