Provider -Advanced Practice Interventional Radiology

Overview

Job Summary

Practices autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to treat and manage patient's health problems and service in various settings as researchers, consultants and patient advocates for individuals, families, groups and communities. Performs compressive assessments, and diagnoses, and manages illness and disease. Performs other duties as assigned. 

Job Responsibilities
• Performs comprehensive history and physical examinations.
• Develops and implements evidence-based plans of care in collaboration with supervising 
radiologists.
• Evaluates patient medical history, medications, allergies (including contrast media), and 
laboratory data (e.g., renal function, coagulation parameters) to assess procedural risk.
• Obtains informed consent, ensuring patients understand indications, risks, benefits, and 
alternatives.
• Assists with and performs minimally invasive, image-guided procedures (e.g., biopsies, drain 
placements, vascular access) under radiologist supervision and within APP scope of practice and 
credentialing.
• Provides moderate sedation in accordance with hospital policy (if credentialed).
• Performs post-procedure assessments, manages complications, and communicates findings to 
referring teams.
• Writes orders, prescribes medications, orders diagnostic tests, and interprets results consistent 
with practice authority.
• Educates patients and families on pre-, intra-, and post-procedure expectations and care 
requirements.
• Provides discharge instructions, follow-up planning, and care coordination with referring providers.
• Practices according to state/federal regulations, organizational policies, and clinical guidelines.
• Collaborates with radiologists, nurses, technologists, and other health care professionals to 
optimize workflow and patient outcomes.
• Supports quality improvement projects, performance benchmarks, and departmental initiatives.
• Supports lifelong learning, engages in continuing education, and contributes to APP professional 
development.
• Completes documentation in the electronic health record in accordance with regulatory and institutional requirements.

Specifications

Experience
Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired
1 year clinical experience 
functioning as APP

1 year clinical experience as an 
APP (NP or PA), preferably in 
acute care, procedural 
specialties, or radiology-related 
fields (IR, Sx, EM, CC)

Education
Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired
Either a Masters or Doctoral level 
as a nurse practitioner OR 
Graduate of an accredited 
Physician Assistant program.

Training
Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired

Special Skills
Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired

Licensure
Description Minimum Required Preferred/Desired
Current unencumbered RN and 
APRN license (for NPs) or PA 
license