Staff

Choosing Stanford Tri-Valley: Radiologist Insights on Collegiality, Stability, and Work-Life Balance in a Desirable Bay Area Location

I met with 6 of the 7 Radiologists on the team and they all had the same things to say about their amazing organization. Unanimously, they all shared the reason they chose to work for Stanford Tri- Valley was because of the collegial environment, job security, and work-life balance. The Radiologists at Stanford have access to cutting edge technology, while being surrounded by the top talent. Stanford is not going anywhere, you will always have a job, and with the lower volumes, you get to enjoy a life outside of work too.

We spoke with Dr. Conus who was up in Seattle and wanted to get down to the bay area because his wife’s family is here. He liked the location because it’s near the city, but not in the city. He relocated to Lafayette about 25 minutes north of Pleasanton, since his wife’s family is in Berkeley and summarized this position with the following, “I like working at just one hospital. At my last job, I covered 4-5 hospitals. You had to get used to 4-5 different ways of staff delivering care. Here we have the same staff and the same set of rules. It’s easier to create relationships with the technicians, the nurses, and the referring providers. We are on a first name basis. Like when they call and ask for something, you know them. The oncologists, hospitalists, and a lot of PCPs, it seems like we are all on the same team, which is nice.” When we asked him about living in the area, he commented, “You will take a hit financially to move the bay area, but that’s because it’s a very desirable location. We asked him to comment on working for Stanford, and he mentioned, “I like Stanford because of all the support. The Stanford badge really helps take away some of the red flags you have on joining a new practice. If things get tough, they are not going to go under. They are very organized and clear about everything in the onboarding process. I didn’t feel like I was being taken advantage of, and that was very nice.”

Our current team consists of:
3 Breast Radiologists
1 Body Imager
3 IR-do about 40% IR and 60% diagnostic work. As additional body imagers join the group, the IR’s plan to do less diagnostic work and increase the number of IR cases.