Advanced Practice Provider - Kalamazoo
About The Position
Advanced Radiology Services (ARS) is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP), either a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP), to join their growing practice. This role is based onsite in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and involves collaboration with interventional and diagnostic radiologists. The APP will provide services to various Bronson Healthcare and Corewell Healthcare Systems locations. The position involves performing and interpreting diagnostic studies, conducting therapeutic procedures such as interventional radiology (IR), gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and musculoskeletal fluoroscopy procedures, and nuclear medicine injections. The APP will also interpret bone densitometry studies after completing required training and provide in-hospital IR directed patient care, including pre-procedural consultations and post-procedural patient management. The patient population spans from pediatric to geriatric. Responsibilities may vary based on location and departmental needs, and travel to all sites will be shared among the team. The role includes week-long fluoroscopy call and Saturday IR rounding every seventh week. The scope of practice may be expanded with additional training as needed by ARS and the hospitals served.
Requirements
- Successful completion of a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA); OR graduate of an accredited Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program.
- Masters in Physician Assistant Studies or related field for PAs; OR Master of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice for NPs.
- Board certified by The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA); OR board certified by The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
- BLS and ACLS certification is required.
- Michigan PA/NP licensure/certification
- For experienced PA/NP- 1 year of inpatient rounding experience is required.
- For new graduates seeking to apply, any of the following experiences will be considered: Background as a radiologic technologist or surgical technologist. Background as an interventional radiology nurse in an acute care setting. Completion of an IR rotation during the clinical year of your educational program
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in interventional and diagnostic radiology as an APP is preferred.
- Prior experience in another procedural or surgical specialty as an APP is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide IR directed patient care including pre and post-procedural evaluations in a hospital environment in collaboration with IR attending(s).
- Additional daily duties in IR may include conducting outpatient IR clinic visits, responding to contrast reactions in the radiology department, and performing image guided procedures in interventional radiology.
- Perform GI and GU fluoroscopy studies, and fluoroscopic guided procedures, in collaboration with the diagnostic radiology attending(s).
- Provide appropriate patient and family education regarding treatment recommendations and recommendations for follow up care.
- Communicate and collaborate with other specialty services to provide comprehensive patient care.
- Accurately and efficiently document consult and follow up notes in the EMR, and diagnostic radiology dictations in PACS.
- Perform additional related duties as required.
Benefits
- outstanding career growth and challenge
- excellent compensation and benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
