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
  

• 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)