Interventional Radiologist

Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Twin Cities, comprising Minneapolis, Minnesota, and St. Paul, is an area rich in diversity and culture. It boasts dramatic skylines, exciting sports, award-winning theater, renowned restaurants, and a booming craft beer scene. Enjoy the natural beauty of numerous trails, parks, and waterways like the Chain of Lakes and the Mississippi River. Shop at local boutiques and the nation's largest mall, Mall of America, with no tax on clothing or shoes. Attend one of the many annual events in the region, from small-town celebrations to one of the largest state fairs in the country. Indulge in a Minneapolis Food Tour consisting of 45 must-visit restaurants. For a quieter experience, visit Minnesota's Dark Sky Parks for spectacular star-gazing.

Airport Information

The best airport in Minneapolis is the Minneapolis Saint-Paul Airport (MSP), which is conveniently located and offers numerous amenities. It provides services for many airlines and is approximately 8 minutes away from the VA.

About the Facility – Minneapolis VAMC

Minneapolis VA Medical Center is one of the VA's four polytrauma medical centers. It cares for active-duty service members and veterans with brain injuries, who are blind, or have had an amputation. It also maintains a 65,000 square foot center to care for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. In 2018, 1,289 volunteers donated 189,586 hours to help care for veterans, and there were 980,427 outpatient visits recorded that same year. The main campus provides primary care and specialty health services, including surgery, psychiatry, neurology, cancer treatment (oncology), dentistry, and more.

Requirements (Duties Include But Are Not Limited To)

• Direct patient care is estimated to be 100% of the time (except for mandatory training and OPPE).
• Scope of Care: Physician(s) shall be responsible for providing Interventional Radiology procedures, including, but not limited to: Angiography/venography (head and body), balloon angioplasty/stent placement, cholecystostomy, chemoembolization, drain insertions, embolization, gastrostomy, thrombolysis, biopsy (including CT and US guided), (RF, cryo, microwave) ablation, intervention, CTA's, MRAs, lumbar punctures, paracentesis, NG tube insertions, placement of carotid stents, preparation diagnostic cerebral and extracranial angiography, cryoablations, line insertion, vertebroplasty, IVC filters, nephrostomy placement, radiologically inserted, dialysis access and related interventions, TIPS placement, Biliary, joint injection of aspiration, all complex vascular ultrasounds (with specific exceptions), thoracentesis, NJ tube insertions, Y90 ablations.
• Shall ensure that post-procedure orders are posted, and a warm handoff is made in case requiring post-procedure care.
• Shall ensure that all dictated reports and CPRS notes are verified/signed before leaving for the day.
• Shall provide review of consults/orders and next-day patient cases for minimum of two hours daily.
• Shall provide post-procedure evaluation and follow-up and clinical consultation regarding complications of interventional radiologic procedures.
• Physicians who meet volume and CME qualifications required by Imagin's IAC accredited vascular lab will interpret all vascular ultrasound exams on site. Vascular ultrasound exams include: US Retroperitoneal, US Kidney Transplant w Doppler, US Lower Extremity Arteries Bilateral and Limited, US Upper Extremity Arteries Bilateral, Limited and Unilateral, US Visceral Vascular Abdomen Complete and Limited, US Duplex Aorta, Iliacs, or Bypass Grafts, and US Duplex of Hemodialysis Access.
• Shall provide consultation and instruction to referring physicians regarding appropriate indications for Interventional radiologic procedures so that the most expeditious and clinically appropriate work-up can be done.
• Shall determine the appropriate course of treatment and communicate in person or by phone with the referring clinicians.
• Shall provide review of all requested exams daily.
• Shall interpret vascular ultrasound, MRAs, and CTA exams in the timeframe as flagged by the MVAHCS Technologist.
• Shall attend one, half-day consultation clinic.
• Shall provide post-procedure evaluation and follow-up and clinical consultation regarding complications of interventional radiologic procedures.
• Shall provide discharge education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care setting for all emergency department patients.

Qualifications

• Shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia when services are performed onsite on VA property. All licenses held shall be full and unrestricted.
• Shall be Board Certified, Fellowship trained or CAQ by the American Board of Radiology.
• Shall have ACLS, BLS and EHR certified.
• Shall provide proof of immunizations, tests of the following must be current within the past year: TB, MMR, Varicella, Pertussis, Influenza, COVID-19.

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