PRN Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Interventional Radiology

Company Overview
South Jersey Radiology Associates (SJRA) is the region's premier, physician-led medical imaging provider, proudly serving our community since 1938. SJRA owns and operates 16 convenient locations and care for more than 600,000 patients each year. Our highly experienced team of 50+ board-certified, fellowship-trained, subspecialized radiologists deliver precise, reliable images and reports to give the answers the community needs to improve their health. We take pride in our 98% patient satisfaction rate and are honored to be South Jersey's most trusted provider for medical imaging.


Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY : We are seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to help cover in Interventional Radiology on an as-needed basis. The APP will work in accordance with the Radiologists to provide exceptional patient care and assist the Radiologists in the day-to-day clinical operations. Must be able to adapt to various clinical situations and perform a variety of procedures. The APP has the ability to interpret information to identify each patient's requirements for care relative to his/her age specific needs and also involves other care partners (radiologist, referring providers, staff support) as needed to help ensure the appropriate provision of clinical services.

Shift coverage: 7:45am/8:00am-4:00pm on an as-needed basis

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performing procedures under general and proximate supervision within the scope of practice of a radiology APP and as outlined on the delineation of privileges
• Responsible for assisting with training of new APP hires to include clinical responsibilities and procedural skillset
• Participates, collaborates and actively engages with radiologists and hospital staff to achieve goals and mutually beneficial outcomes
• Involved in clinical work managing patients through advanced decision making, interpretation of laboratory values, assessment of radiological studies, clinical evaluations and procedures. Perform initial consultation, follow-up visits, hospital rounds, and obtain majority of H&P for all radiology procedures
• Serve as an educational and clinical resource to staff as well as to patients and their families
• Assists with formulation of policies and protocols as they relate to APP team and clinical workflow based off established guidelines. Committees developed to assist with this process include APP panel
• Assumes other duties as assigned by the clinical leadership team
• Participates in research initiatives for the development of protocols and/or data analysis
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for organizing time and workload to manage all service lines

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/Licensing/Certification:

• Graduate level education
• Advanced Practice Provider
• Certification by the NCCPA, ACLS, BLS, PALS, NCMB, DEA
• Licensure permits treatment of all ages

Experience (years and type):

• 1-3 years' experience
• Interventional Radiology experience with clinical procedures and inpatient/outpatient consultations experience preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of company and compliance policies and clinical procedures
• Effective utilization of clinical equipment to include US/CT (preferred)
• Adept with EMR and dictation system
• Analytic ability to evaluate and determine health status of patient and implement plan of care
• Ability to perform procedures requiring fine motor skills to include repetitive hand work
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills
• Apply critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to function effectively and adapt to a dynamic and often changing work environment including multiple hospital facilities

Travel Required (% of time):

• 0-25%

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Full day of walking and standing
• Lifting up to 25lbs.
• Radiology department and outpatient clinic located within hospital. To include potential work at outpatient centers. Exposure to radiation, infectious disease, contaminated equipment, chemical hazards.

Benefits (Please note that eligibility for benefits is based on position type and status and certain positions may not be eligible for all the benefits listed below)

• Career Growth: We support and encourage all employees to advance their careers through internal promotion in the organization. We offer the Technologist Advancement Academy (TAA), a cross training program is designed to help our employees to pursue registry in other modalities (MRI, CT, Mammography). It allows you to advance your career during working hours while still being paid. Our program includes a dedicated trainer and online training through simulations.
• Medical Insurance: We partner with a leading healthcare provider to offer three competitive medical plans for employees to select from based on their individual healthcare needs.
• Dental Insurance: South Jersey Radiology has worked with a leading healthcare provider to design a dental plan that is a step above most in the market today, offering the largest network of providers in the country and orthodontia coverage with no age limit!
• Vision Insurance: We are proud to offer competitive and affordable vision coverage to our team.
• Life Insurance: We provide life insurance coverage at no cost to the employee and offer additional voluntary coverage.
• Paid Time Off: We offer 18 days and holidays when you start with South Jersey Radiology. More time off is earned as you stay with the team!
• 401(K): SJRA is proud to offer a 401(k) plan with Safe Harbor and Profit Sharing contributions.
• Teladoc: Affordable convenient option for treating all your medical conditions, it allows you to talk to a doctor anytime anywhere by phone or video consult.
• Employee and family discount: Several radiology studies (scans) are fully covered for employees and eligible household members simply be being part of the SJRA family.
• Short & Long Term Disability: For those unexpected life events we offer voluntary short and long term disability insurance through The Hartford. Maternity leave is covered by short term disability.

About Lumexa Imaging

Lumexa Imaging is one of the largest and most progressive radiology groups in the country. Our mission is to make the best of radiology better to improve lives. With over 3,100 team members and 175 outpatient imaging centers across 13 states, our team conducts nearly 8 million studies annually. South Jersey Radiology Associates (SJRA) established a partnership with Lumexa Imaging in 2022 to innovate patient care, accessing their best-in-class clinical excellence, operations, infrastructure, and state-of-the-art technology.

South Jersey Radiology Associates (SJRA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation or any other unlawful factor.