Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Interventional Radiology
District Medical Group•Phoenix, AZ
•Onsite
About The Position
District Medical Group (DMG) is actively recruiting for an Interventional Radiology Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our Radiology Department based at Valleywise Health Medical Center. The IR APP serves as a physician extender to assist in the performance of direct patient care by collaborating with referring physicians, interactions with allied hospital staff, and with patients (inpatient/outpatient) to enhance the section’s clinical presence and to work within a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
- Proficiency with Epic EMR
- Ability to order medications and prescriptions
- Strong communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Interventional Radiology, Surgery, or Emergency Medicine preferred
Responsibilities
- Order laboratory and radiographic studies and consult other services as appropriate
- Conduct outpatient and inpatient direct patient care via obtaining history and performing physical examinations, pre- and post-procedural evaluations with documentation, obtaining informed consents, doing consultations and performing inpatient rounds.
- Take medical histories, perform physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses and evaluate patients in the IR Clinic.
- Develop and manage patient care plans; document progress; assist with follow-ups.
- Help develop, review and manage referrals and perform comprehensive workups
- Field phone calls or use other means of communication with patients, referring physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, regarding the coordination of patient care
- Potential for tele-medicine or virtual health visits
- Potential to evaluate patients at other Valleywise outpatient sites
- Handle patient and provider communications regarding care coordination using strong communication skills.
- Educate patients about their conditions, medical care and treatments, to assist with patient education, follow up and to perform discharge notes.
- Become proficient with Epic EMR
- Be able to order medications and prescriptions
- Participate in quality assurance and quality improvement for patient care and potentially assist with training of other health care team members
- Participate as needed with clinical research
- Potential to perform minor procedures
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision – eligible DAY ONE
- 401(k) with employer match, increasing annually up to 6%
- Four weeks PTO + 10 paid holidays
- One week of CME with allowance
- Paid Sick Time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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