Interventional Radiologist

JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: Vascular & Interventional Radiology
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Location: Las Cruces, NM 
• Service Setting: Inpatient
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
• Shift Schedule: 9a-5:30p
• Call Schedule: Nights and Weekends
• Nights: 5:30p-9a
• Weekends: 8a-8a
• Call Type: Beeper
• Call Ratio: 1:1
• Call Response Time: 30 mins
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency

COVERAGE DATES

• Weekend call: Every weekend EXCEPT Aug 8-9, Aug 15-16, Sep 20, Oct 24-25
• Day coverage:
• Oct 28-30
• Nov 20, 23-27, 30
• Dec 18, 21-25, 28

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Average Daily Volume: 15-18 
• Rounding: Yes
• Phone Consults: 3-5

FACILITY INFORMATION

• No. of Beds: 99
• Trauma Level: III
• EMR System: Medhost
• Support Staff: RNs: 4

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

• U/S guided Biopsies
• Abdominal Aortagram with bilateral runoffs
• Pulmonary Emboli extraction
• Periphial angioplasty
• TIPS procedure
• Tunneled PICC line & Port placement
• IVC filters Placement and or removal
• Kyphoplasty
• Percutanous Bilary drain
• Percutanous nephrostomy drain
• Dialysis fistula/graft & declotting
• Embolization procedures
• Coils
• Tunnled Hickman & Hemmodialysis catheters
• Plurex catheter placements
• Mammo procedures
• Needle Localization
• Sterotactic Biopsies

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC/BE
• Licenses: Licensed in NM
• Certifications: BLS

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide weekend call coverage for Vascular & Interventional Radiology (8a – 8a)
• Cover night call shifts from 5:30p – 9a as needed
• Respond to beeper call within 30 minutes
• Perform day coverage procedures (9a – 5:30pm) on specified dates
• Manage inpatient consults and phone consults (3-5 per shift)