Physician Assistant - Jefferson Radiology (Putnam, CT)

Radiology Partners • Putnam, CT

3d • $109,900 - $164,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Jefferson Radiology is seeking a Physician Assistant to join its Interventional Radiology team. The role requires a minimum commitment of 24 hours per week, with the potential to work up to 40 hours per week. The schedule is four days per week in 10-hour shifts, with Wednesday through Friday mandatory. The position does not require weekend or major-holiday work. The primary work location is Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, Connecticut; work also rotates to an alternative site in Hartford or Manchester Memorial Hospital. Other Jefferson Radiology sites include outpatient centers in Farmington and Glastonbury and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford.

Under the supervision of a Jefferson Radiology physician, the PA provides diagnostic and therapeutic interventional radiology care and therapies. The PA performs image-guided procedures, including ultrasound-, fluoroscopic-, and CT-guided interventions, and diagnostic fluoroscopic studies. The role also encompasses patient management before, during, and after image-guided procedures in inpatient and outpatient settings, and coordination of procedure-related clinical operations, including preparation of cases, staff, and patients.

The PA coordinates with radiology nursing and clinical staff to prepare and oversee daily and upcoming procedure schedules, triages queries and add-on cases, and helps reduce redundant workflow and communications. Clinical duties include examinations, patient education, ordering laboratory and diagnostic studies, preparing patients and orders for procedures, evaluating images, reviewing preliminary reports with radiologists, dictating reports for radiologist review and signature, documenting progress, maintaining records, managing interventional patients in hospital units and outpatient facilities, and coordinating discharge and follow-up. The PA also serves as a liaison for referring physicians and the Interventional Radiology practice and performs other related duties as assigned.

Jefferson Radiology is an established subspecialty group practice with more than 80 physicians, multiple offices and hospital partnerships, digital imaging and enterprise PACS capabilities, and a broad range of diagnostic imaging and interventional services. The position offers 40 hours of CME per year. The listed salary range is $109,900–$164,800, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus. The employer also describes health and wellness coverage options, 401(k) benefits, family planning, telehealth, and other benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• Current Connecticut license and certificate of authority to practice as a Physician Assistant.
• Graduation from a Physician Assistant program qualifying the graduate to sit for the NCCPA examination.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications.
• Successful completion of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Fluoroscopy Examination within six months of hire; the practice pays for the examination.
• Controlled Substance Registration for practitioner.
• Drug Enforcement Administration registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic and therapeutic interventional radiology care and therapies under the supervision of a Jefferson Radiology physician.
• Perform ultrasound-, fluoroscopic-, and CT-guided interventions and diagnostic fluoroscopic studies.
• Manage patients before, during, and after diagnostic and therapeutic image-guided procedures in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Coordinate procedure-related clinical operations and prepare cases, staff, and patients for upcoming procedures.
• Triage queries and add-on cases and help minimize redundant workflows and communications.
• Work with radiology nursing and clinical staff to prepare and oversee daily and upcoming procedure schedules across modalities.
• Provide patient care and education, including conducting physical examinations and ordering laboratory and diagnostic studies.
• Prepare pre-procedure orders and services, obtain informed consent, and screen for contrast allergies, renal status, and medication lists.
• Evaluate medical images and review preliminary reports and images with staff radiologists.
• Dictate final reports for review and signature by the supervising staff radiologist.
• Produce daily progress notes and review, update, and maintain patient records.
• Manage interventional patients in intensive care units, on medical/surgical floors, and in outpatient facilities.
• Provide follow-up orders and coordinate patient discharge and cases with nursing staff when appropriate.
• Network within hospitals and the community and liaise with referring physicians and the Interventional Radiology practice in support of the Marketing Department.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 40 hours of CME per year.
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility.
• Health and wellness coverage options, subject to eligibility requirements.
• 401(k) benefits.
• Family planning benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Telehealth benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Other benefits in a competitive total rewards package, subject to eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed