Interventional Radiology Locum Opportunity in North Dakota

Facility is looking for locum IR coverage. Client needs IR general (stroke capabilities are preferred but not required). The coverage is an 8 hour day, generally anywhere between 8a-4p with evening call 4p-8a, and 24 hour call on the weekends.

Average Callback Hours: Weekday: 2.5 hours; Weekend: 1.3 hours

Schedule/Availability Requirements:

June 26th (8 a.m.) to July 1st (9 p.m.)

8a-4p with evening call 4p-8a, and 24 hour call on the weekends

Required Procedures:

• Current list of procedures that our IR team performs:

• Diagnostic vascular intervention

· Angiography – venous and arterial

• Therapeutic vascular intervention

· Angioplasty – venous and arterial

· Stenting (venous and arterial)

· Thrombolytic therapy

· Embolization therapy

• Interventional (body, non-neuro)

• Vascular access devices/PICCS

• Central lines

• Port a cath insertions

• IVC Filters

• TIPS

• Aspiration/drainage procedures

• Percutaneous Needle Biopsies (Above & Below diaphragm, and Bone)

• Extractions (Biliary & Renal)

• Abscess drainage

• Thoracentesis

• Paracentesis

• Myelography

• Pain management procedures

• Perc. Transhepatic Choleangiogram

• Blood patch

• Joint/epidural injections

• Vertebroplasty

• Arthrograms

• Chest tube insertion

• Uterine artery embolization

• Liver Y90/Tace

• Gastrostomy tube insertion

• Nephrostomy/ureteral stent insertion

• Renal fistulograms,

• Cryoablation

• Preferred but not required: Neuro (head) stroke thrombectomy

EMR: Epic

Deal breakers: Client needs a provider with IR general experience. Stroke capability would be secondary but must be able to perform the list of general IR procedures first.

• Will the provider need to be willing to read diagnostics in between IR cases?  No
• What is the avg # of procedures done in the 8 hr on-site day shift?  Varies from 10-15
• How often should they expect to call back during the weekday and weekend call shifts? VAries due to certain circumstances, normally only comes in for emergencies
• With the start date of 6/15 will temp privs be granted or is the standard cred process required?  Will need an ND license, will need to fill out the credentialing paperwork and enrollment paperwork prior 
• Reason for coverage: Gap in schedule

Credentialing Information:

• Timeframe: 60-90 days
• Credentialing with other facilities? No

Submission Requirements

• Board Certification – Board Certified [Required]
• State License – ND. license [highly preferred] - IMLC [required] if ND license is not active
• Residency Requirements/Fellowship – IR Residency or fellowship [Required]
• ACLS, BLS [Required]
• Malpractice – Clean [Highly Preferred]
• Availability at time of name clear – [Required]
• Other: Must have experience with all required procedures [Required]
• The Self-Query NPDB report must be dated within 30 days of the presentation date. - [REQUIRED]