Interventional Radiology Locum Opportunity in California

Schedule/Shift times: 8a-430pm 

• October 5-9 
• Nov 30-Dec 4

• Setting: General Acute Care Hospital (Stroke Certified, not Chest Pain Center accredited, not a Trauma Level designation
• Duties: Hospital Coverage, we have a need for a Radiologist to cover the Hospital which involves the IR needs along with Stroke CT's and other procedures/availability. There is also the potential for a Radiologist to cover our Building 4 which is an outpatient building where a Radiologist has to be present for contrasted CT's and MRI's along with Breast biopsies. 
• Required Procedures: lumbar punctures, barium studies, various centesis exams with drains and CT/US biopsies preferred
• IR Procedures (Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Nephrostomy Tubes, Intra-abdominal abscess drainage, Chest Tubes, Suprapubic Catheters);  Biopsies (Thyroid, Lung, Other). We need a radiologist on-site who can perform basic IR procedures such as parenthesis, thoracentesis, chest tubes, placement of drains, biopsies, lumbar punctures, supervise barium swallows, etc.
• EMR: Cerner
• Support Staff: Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) Nurses and Techs; We do have a large Radiology group in Sacramento that performs overflow and after-hours reads
• Reason for Coverage: Resignation of Radiologist
• Dealbreakers: Procedural Skills, Acute Care Imaging capability (Stroke CT's, ED and ICU imaging studies)

Additional Details / Questions Answered by Facility:

• Admissions per day: 12-15
• Patients/day: ED Daily Volume is 85-90 patients/day, Average Daily Inpatient/Obs Census is ~50 patients (includes ICU and OB). 
• Types of cases: Surgical, Medical, ICU, and OB

Based on review of the last several months of volume, 

• we would expect the following studies interpreted per day and procedures performed per day: 
• TOTAL: ~50 studies/day + 4-6 procedures/day
• BREAKDOWN of Daily Work
• CTs: 12-15
• Xrays: 15-20
• Ultrasounds: 8-12
• IR Procedures: 4-6*
• *Predominantly non-complex IR; Vast majority of exams are percutaneous (i.e. biopsies, drains, aspirations,etc.) with some infrequent tunneled (i.e. pleurex catheter placement, CV Access)

Submission Requirements

• Board Certification – Board Certified or Board Eligible[Required]
• State License – [Required]
• Residency Requirements/Fellowship – Residency [Required]
• Other Certifications – BLS and DEA [Required] during credentialing. CA Fluoroscopy [Required] at submission!
• Malpractice – Clean [Preferred]
• Availability at time of name clear – [Required]