Radiology - Interventional Physician

Facility is looking for locum IR coverage. Client needs IR general (stroke capabilities are preferred but not required). The coverage is an 8 hour day, generally anywhere between 8a-4p with evening call 4p-8a, and 24 hour call on the weekends. Increased rate can be considered for specific dates.

Average Callback Hours: Weekday: 2.5 hours; Weekend: 1.3 hours

• Orientation will need to be completed the day before the first confirmed shift from 8am-3pm
• 12/23 8am-3pm orientation
• 12/23(4pm call will start)-12/31(8am)

8a-4p with evening call 4p-8a, and 24 hour call on the weekends

Required Procedures:

• Current list of procedures that our IR team performs:
• Diagnostic vascular intervention
• Angiography venous and arterial
• Therapeutic vascular intervention
• Angioplasty venous and arterial
• Stenting (venous and arterial)
• Thrombolytic therapy
• Embolization therapy
• Interventional (body, non-neuro)
• Vascular access devices/PICCS
• Central lines
• Port a cath insertions
• IVC Filters
• TIPS
• Aspiration/drainage procedures
• Percutaneous Needle Biopsies (Above & Below diaphragm, and Bone)
• Extractions (Biliary & Renal)
• Abscess drainage
• Thoracentesis
• Paracentesis
• Myelography
• Pain management procedures
• Perc. Transhepatic Choleangiogram
• Blood patch
• Joint/epidural injections
• Vertebroplasty
• Arthrograms
• Chest tube insertion
• Uterine artery embolization
• Liver Y90/Tace
• Gastrostomy tube insertion
• Nephrostomy/ureteral stent insertion
• Renal fistulograms,
• Cryoablation

• Preferred but not required: Neuro (head) stroke thrombectomy

EMR: Epic

Deal breakers: Client needs a provider with IR general experience. Stroke capability would be secondary but must be able to perform the list of general IR procedures first.

• Will the provider need to be willing to read diagnostics in between IR cases? No
• What is the avg # of procedures done in the 8 hr on-site day shift? Varies from 10-15
• How often should they expect to call back during the weekday and weekend call shifts? VAries due to certain circumstances, normally only comes in for emergencies
• With the start date of 6/15 will temp privs be granted or is the standard cred process required? Will need an ND license, will need to fill out the credentialing paperwork and enrollment paperwork prior

Reason for coverage: Gap in schedule

Credentialing Information:

• Timeframe: 60-90 days
• Credentialing with other facilities? No

• Board Certification Board Certified Required
• State License ND. license highly preferred - IMLC required if ND license is not active
• Residency Requirements/Fellowship IR Residency or fellowship Required
• ACLS, BLS Required
• Malpractice Clean Highly Preferred
• Availability at time of name clear Required
• Other: Must have experience with all required procedures Required
• The Self-Query NPDB report must be dated within 30 days of the presentation date. - REQUIRED