Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Phoenix Children's
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Posted: 22-Oct-24
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Type: Full Time
Sector:
Health Care System
Preferred Education:
PA
Internal Number: 870034
When you join the healthcare team at Phoenix Children’s, you’ll see the world of medicine through the eyes of a child. You’ll be amazed by something new every day, inspired by the capabilities and expertise of your co-workers, and you’ll be able to transform your professional ambitions into reality. Here, you can be part of a growing system that will never outgrow its sense of joy, purpose, or discovery. Grow with us.
We’re looking for lifelong learners who transform curiosity into discovery to join us in an inspiring place—filled with hope, positivity, support, and compassion.
Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology – Phoenix Children’s
The Radiology Department at Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) is recruiting for full-time pediatric Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (IR) Advanced Practice Providers (PA or NP).
The Radiology Department is currently recruiting for a team of APPs that will integrate and collaborate with a large group of subspecialized diagnostic and interventional radiologists across several practice areas. Primary responsibilities of this team will include clinical service within diagnostic fluoroscopy and support of the interventional radiology patient consult service. Opportunities for procedural performance are available for interested candidates, but not required. These positions require excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and flexibility to account for the variability of a daily IR and diagnostic radiology service schedule.
The Radiology Department performs approximately 250,000 imaging and 7000 image-guided procedures per year. The department is currently staffed by 25 pediatric body/neuroradiologists and five pediatric interventional radiologists and a full time pediatric neurointerventionalist. Two full-time Interventional Radiology Physician Assistants will be in place by spring 2025.
We perform a vast array of diagnostic fluoroscopic examinations and image guided interventions with a long and rich history of teaching and clinical excellence. Phoenix Children’s Hospital has many centers of excellence, including the Heart Center, Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders and Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s. Additionally, we have an active liver transplant program.
Phoenix Children's Hospital is a freestanding 460-bed children’s hospital and the only Level I designated pediatric trauma center in Arizona. It is the largest pediatric facility in the Southwest USA. A 42,000 square foot Emergency Department opened in 2017. In addition to the main campus tower, which opened in 2011, 3 additional satellite outpatient and urgent care centers are located across the Phoenix Valley region. Two new hospital facilities will open by early 2025.
Hours of Service Provision: Will vary based on the number of APPs in the section at a given time.
Call Responsibilities:
There is an expectation that the candidate will share weekend IR call responsibilities with post-call compensation.
Potential Call Duties: - Consult intake, consult performance, review with IR Call Attending, Document in EMR - Weekend inpatient rounds, Document in EMR, Procedural assist (per interest)
Minimum requirements:
NP or PA degree, from an accredited US institution If NP, candidate with AC/PC certification would be preferred.
Eligible for licensure in Arizona
Phoenix Children’s offers an outstanding work environment, a competitive compensation/benefits package including paid malpractice insurance coverage, paid time off, and access to CME including a professional development course through UptoDate.
Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a resume to:
Phoenix Children’s is one of the Nation’s largest pediatric health systems. It comprises Phoenix Children’s Hospital–Main Campus, Phoenix Children’s Hospital–East Valley at Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, four pediatric specialty and urgent care centers, 11 community pediatric practices, 20 outpatient clinics, two ambulatory surgery centers and six community-service-related outpatient clinics throughout the state of Arizona. The system has provided world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to children and families for more than 35 years. Phoenix Children’s Care Network includes more than 850 pediatric primary care providers and specialists who deliver care across more than 75 subspecialties. Phoenix Children's provides world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to children and families in Arizona and throughout the Southwest. As one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country, we provide care across more than 75 pediatric specialties. Every day our clinical, professional and support staff work collaboratively to deliver on our mission to provide hope, healing and the best health care for children and their fam...ilies. They embrace the challenges of providing compassionate, high-quality, family-centered care to the most complex patients in the region.