Physician Assistant Interventional Radiology

University of Maryland Emergency Medicine • Baltimore, MD

1d • $110,400 - $165,600

About The Position

Under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician, the Physician Assistant provides patient care for FPI practices and performs professional duties and technical procedures within the specialty. Duties include making initial diagnoses, ordering appropriate tests and treatment, performing procedures, and assisting in surgery where applicable. The role includes independent interventional procedures, participation in more complex image-guided procedures, moderate sedation, and use of fluoroscopic, ultrasound, and CT guidance. The Physician Assistant also provides periprocedural, inpatient, consult, and follow-up care, and supports instruction and competency development for advanced practice providers.

Requirements

• Graduation from a Physician Assistant Training Program approved by the Board of Physician Quality Assurance.
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification.
• Licensure by the Maryland State Board of Physicians as a Physician’s Assistant.
• Two or more years of post-graduate experience in interventional radiology, vascular or general surgery, orthopedics, urology, another surgical specialty, critical care, or another procedure-intensive setting.
• Demonstrated proficiency in ultrasound-guided vascular access and sterile bedside procedures.
• CPR certification.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS and/or other relevant certifications as required by the department.
• Eligibility for moderate sedation privileges and for Maryland CDS and federal DEA registration.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and the ability to assess and address age-specific needs.
• Ability and willingness to teach.

Nice To Haves

• Prior interventional radiology experience at an academic or quaternary referral center.
• Experience with IV access, dialysis access, ultrasound- or CT-guided biopsy, or catheter exchanges.
• Documented experience precepting medical students, fellows, or PA students.
• Radiation safety or fluoroscopy operator training.
• Proficiency with EPIC and PACS.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent procedures including ultrasound-guided vascular access, PICCs, tunneled central venous catheters and implantable ports; ultrasound- and CT-guided biopsies; drainage and management of abscesses and fluid collections; paracentesis and thoracentesis; nephrostomy, nephroureteral, biliary, and gastrostomy/GJ tube exchanges; venography and dialysis access interventions; lumbar puncture and myelography; and joint injections and aspirations.
• Perform angiography and embolization, TIPS, thermal and non-thermal ablation, chemoembolization and radioembolization, thrombectomy, and lymphangiography, including arterial and venous access, wire and catheter management, and closure-device deployment.
• Administer and monitor moderate sedation according to UMMC policy, and safely operate fluoroscopic, ultrasound, and CT guidance under ALARA principles.
• Provide periprocedural and inpatient care, including H&Ps, procedural candidacy and risk assessment, anticoagulation and antibiotic management per SIR guidelines, and informed consent.
• Round on the IR inpatient and consult service and provide orders, notes, and discharge summaries; respond to urgent consults and manage post-procedure complications with appropriate escalation.
• Conduct new and follow-up consultations, support faculty clinic patients, and provide treatment planning, patient education, and surveillance.
• Provide hands-on procedural instruction and timely feedback, and support onboarding and competency assessment of new advanced practice providers.
• Provide care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs and demonstrate knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.

Benefits

• University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package supporting employees’ health, life, career, and retirement; further information is available through the referenced employee benefits page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level