Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Interventional Radiology

Position Details

Department : PCMG-MAIN | Radiology

Category : Advanced Practice Clinicians

Location : Phoenix

Employee Type : Regular

Posting # : 819506

Posted On : 2 / 27 / 2024

Position Summary

Posting Note : The Section of Pediatric Interventional Radiology at Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) is recruiting for a full-time pediatric Interventional Radiology (IR) Advanced Practice Provider (PA or NP). The Section performs approximately 7000 image-guided procedures per year and is currently staffed by five pediatric interventional radiologists and a full time pediatric neurointerventionalist. We perform a vast array of interventions, including but not limited to vascular access, treatment of vascular malformations, biliary procedures, feeding procedures, musculoskeletal procedures, angiography and embolization, and neurointerventional procedures. The Section has a long and rich history of teaching and clinical excellence. We participate in the multispecialty vascular anomalies clinic at PCH and are active in numerous multispecialty conferences. Phoenix Children's Hospital has many centers of excellence, including the Heart Center, Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders and Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's. Additionally, we have an active liver transplant program. We are recruiting for an APP that will help us grow our practice, willing to help with ongoing development / maturation of an inpatient consult service and serve as the forward face of the IR section for our patients and referring clinicians. We would desire an individual that demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and flexibility to account for the variability of a daily IR service schedule. This will also involve the creation of educational materials for our patients and families. Phoenix Children's Hospital is a freestanding 460-bed children's hospital and the only Level I designated pediatric trauma center in Arizona. It is the largest pediatric facility in the Southwest USA. A 42,000 square foot Emergency Department opened in 2017. In addition to the main campus tower, which opened in 2011, 3 additional satellite outpatient and urgent care centers are located across the Phoenix Valley region. Two new hospital facilities will open by end-2024. Position Outline : 1. Inpatient IR consult service 2. Support Enteral Care Program (ECP) a. Based on interest, participation in IR ECP cases b. E&M related to the ECP c. Patient communication d. Patient care coordination e. Non-IR service line communications 3. Ambulatory IR patient coordination a. Patient communication b. Patient visit coordination / scheduling assist c. E&M Hours of Service Provision : Will vary based on the number of APPs in the section at a given time. Call Responsibilities : 1. There is an expectation that the candidate will share call responsibilities. 2. Potential Call Duties : a. Consult intake, consult performance, review with IR Call Attending i. Document in EMR b. Weekend inpatient rounds i. Document in EMR 3. Procedural assist (per interest) Minimum requirements :

• NP or PA degree, from an accredited US institution If NP, candidate with AC / PC certification would be preferred
• Eligible for licensure in Arizona
• Minor procedure expertise preferred; minor procedure interest desired For more information about PCH IR, please visit our website at Meet Your Team | Phoenix Children's Hospital (phoenixchildrens.org). Phoenix Children's Hospital is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer Interested applicants should email their CVs to : Chastity Jensen APP Talent Acquisition Phoenix Children's Hospital [redacted] ([redacted]

This position works in collaboration with the attending physicians and works within their scope of practice to provide excellent clinical care for patients. Plays a critical role in the patient family medical team. Professional who may practice in hospital's inpatient and / or outpatient setting.

Position Duties

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