Radiology - Vascular & Interventional Physician

JOB OVERVIEW
Profession: Physician

Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Job Type: Locum Tenens

Location: Las Cruces, NM 88011

Service Setting: Inpatient

Coverage Type: Call Only

Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing

Shift Schedule: 9a-5:30p

Call Schedule: Nights and Weekends

Nights: 5:30p-9a

Weekends: 8a-8a

Call Type: Beeper

Call Ratio: 1:1

Call Response Time: 30 mins

Reason for Coverage: Vacation

Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency

COVERAGE DATES
Weekend call: Every weekend EXCEPT Aug 8-9, Aug 15-16, Sep 20, Oct 24-25

Day coverage:

Oct 28-30

Nov 20, 23-27, 30

Dec 18, 21-25, 28

PATIENT INFORMATION
Average Daily Volume: 15-18

Rounding: Both

Phone Consults: 3-5

FACILITY INFORMATION
No. of Beds: 99

Trauma Level: III

EMR System: Medhost

Support Staff: RNs: 4

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

REQUIRED PROCEDURES
U/S guided Biopsies

Abdominal Aortagram with bilateral runoffs

Pulmonary Emboli extraction

Periphial angioplasty

TIPS procedure

Tunneled PICC line & Port placement

IVC filters Placement and or removal

Kyphoplasty

Percutanous Bilary drain

Percutanous nephrostomy drain

Dialysis fistula/graft & declotting

Embolization procedures

Coils

Tunnled Hickman & Hemmodialysis catheters

Plurex catheter placements

Mammo procedures

Needle Localization

Sterotactic Biopsies

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Board: Eligible

Licenses: Licensed in NM

Certifications: BLS

Duties & Responsibilities
Provide weekend call coverage for Vascular & Interventional Radiology (8a - 8a)

Cover night call shifts from 5:30p - 9a as needed

Respond to beeper call within 30 minutes

Perform day coverage procedures (9a - 5:30pm) on specified dates

Manage inpatient consults and phone consults (3-5 per shift)