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Physician Assistant Interventional Radiology

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University of Virginia
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Medical Center (Charlottesville, VA)

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Job location: Medical Center (Charlottesville, VA)


Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2021-03-29
Req: R0021208
UVA Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Physician Assistant for the Interventional Radiology Division in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging.

This position will report to the Director, Division of Angio/Interventional Radiology. The incumbent will assist in the care of both inpatient and outpatient setting as outlined in the Principal Duties and Responsibilities below and will participate in all aspects of patient care as indicated. The incumbent will also have direct reporting responsibility to the Primary Attending Physician of the day for all duties, but will also provide ancillary support to other physicians within the Department.

Performs Interventional Procedures

  • Conducts minor procedures (under the direction and supervision of the attending physician) including: insertion, revision and removal of peripherally inserted central catheters, temporary central venous lines, tunneled catheters, and sub-cutaneous port catheters.
  • Exchange of previously placed biliary and nephrostomy drainage catheters.
  • These procedures skills include prescribing and supervising conscious sedation.
  • Initiates appropriate emergency care until the arrival of the supervising physician.
  • Functions as a first or second assistant in the interventional radiology suite in performing procedures, including suturing and closure of incisions.

Provides Medical Management

  • Venous access consults for inpatients
  • Outpatient pre-procedure evaluation for venous access and other procedures
  • Assists with preparation of patients for procedures performed in the interventional radiology suite by obtaining consents, skin preparation and administration of local anesthesia.
  • Completes individual or joins group rounds on all pertinent patients related to the service, with special attention to venous access patients
  • Outpatient follow up as needed for venous access patients
  • Provides routine medical management of inpatient care whenever necessary by evaluating and managing patients (with direct communication with the supervising interventional radiologist), ordering diagnostic tests, labs x-ray studies, medications (within the scope of the PA license), activity orders, physical therapy orders, discharge planning, and nutrition.
  • Provides timely and complete communication to referring and primary care physicians.
  • Communication of treatment plans with Interventional Radiology team,
  • Provides communication to procedure patient families.
  • Serves as a resource person in the department and throughout the hospital for on venous access.
  • Completes appropriate documentation on all evaluations and services rendered in the electronic medical record, inclusive of informed consents.
  • Obtains appropriate consultation from specialty services after conferring with the appropriate interventional radiology attending.

Participates in Clinical Research

  • Provides staff and clinical service education for new protocols related to interventional radiology clinical trials.
  • Assists in organizing patients for clinical trials related procedures and protocols.

Acts as a Resource Person for Outpatient Clinic

  • Expedites disposition by identifying patient family issues for referral to appropriate personnel for transportation, housing, psychosocial, financial, or other social services related issues.
  • Responds to telephone inquiries on potential consultation, patients previously cared for by the division, while providing appropriate medical care or counseling for the patient, family, or referring physician.
  • Acts as a resource person throughout the hospital and community for information with regard to interventional radiology, especially as it relates to venous access.
  • Assists in providing longitudinal care and follow-up of patients in accordance with desires of the attending interventional radiology physician.
  • Performs other tasks as assigned.

The incumbent in this position will work at the University Hospital and affiliated facilities.

Position Compensation Range: $84,364.80 - $134,992.00 Annual

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Master's Degree: Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant)

Current Virginia License

BLS Certification

1+ years working in Radiology

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

Organization

In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.

What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.

Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).  

As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES

As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.

Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.

NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM

UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.

Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.

The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.

INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING

The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.

One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation:  UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.

Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards.  Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.

LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries.  No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.

In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others.  Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses.  The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers. 

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations to assist in their pursuit of employment at the University. This includes assistance in completing the online job application as well as reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Please contact the UHR Service Center: 434.982.0123 orAskHR@virginia.edu to request assistance.

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