Interventional Radiologist

JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Interventional Radiology
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Chattanooga, TN
  
• Service Setting: Inpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
  
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
  
• Shift Schedule: Mon-Fri; 8a-4p
  
• Call Schedules:
  
  • Night Call: 4p-8a; Mon-Fri
    
  • Weekends: 24-hrs; Sat-Sun
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
  

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
  

REQUIRED PROCEDURES/DUTIES

• Angiography, Arthrography
  
• Catheter based diagnostic arteriography & venography
  
• Catheter based therapeutic arterial and venous procedures
  
• Coil occlusions of aneurysms (excluding intracranial)
  
• Chest tube placement
  
• Image-guided biopsy, injections, aspirations, and drainage procedures
  
  • genitourinary, hepatobiliary, GI, MSK, tumor Therapy and ablation
    
• Insertion and management of central venous and dialysis access catheters
  
• Lymphangiography
  
• Lumbar puncture, myelography, and interventional pain management (epidural steroid injection, facet injection, nerve blocks)
  
• Therapeutic infusion of vasoactive agents
  
• Therapeutic vascular radiology
  
• Transcervical fallopian tube recanalization and hysterosalpingography
  
• Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
  
• Uterine artery embolization
  
• Vertebral augmentation procedures
  
• U/S guided Para/thoracentesis
• Fluoroscopic guided lumbar puncture
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC/BE
  
• Licenses: TN or IMLC
  
• DEA: Active
  
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform interventional radiology procedures including angiography, catheter-based diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, image-guided biopsies, drainages, and ablations.
  
• Provide on-site clinical coverage Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm on the Chattanooga campus.
  
• Provide call coverage including weeknights (4pm–8am) and weekends/holidays (8am–8am) as scheduled.
  
• Admit, evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients, including performance of history and physical exams and communication of critical findings.
  
• Participate in pre- and postoperative management of endovascular patients and order rehabilitation services as needed.