"Physician Assistant (PA) Interventional Radiology - Cross-Sectional"

Collaborate with physicians in providing diagnostic and therapeutic services for Cross-sectional radiology.

Primary Goals

• Coordinate activities of the cross-sectional interventional division, approval of all interventional cases, pre-procedure, during procedure, and post procedure patient care, and maintenance of joint CT, MRI and ultrasound interventional procedure schedules.
• Provide telephone triage and case evaluation for referring services, patients, and families, including screening for appropriateness of procedure.
• Assist/first assist physician in all interventional procedures, including intraoperative ablations. May involve suturing catheters, and skin/wound closure.
• Patient evaluation and consent prior to interventional procedures- biopsies, fluid aspirations, drain placements, ablation, thrombin injections, botulism toxin injection, or other procedures.
• Performing a history and physical examination on patients prior to procedures or on a follow up basis as needed.
• Independently perform image-guided procedures such as but not limited to: fluid aspirations, abdominal/pelvic drain placement or removal, fine-needle and core abdominal/pelvic biopsies, thrombin injections, Botox injections, or other procedures as directed by physician.
• Perform a patient assessment prior to administration of conscious sedation.
• Prep and drape patients and assist with setup for procedures.
• Write pre and post procedure notes and orders on all patients.
• Help monitor and streamline inventory of interventional equipment.
• Serve as consultant to nursing personnel and other health care professionals caring for interventional patients.
• Responsible for patient education of outpatient care of abdominal/pelvic drains. This may involve patients, family members or other caregivers.
• Make follow-up telephone calls post-procedure.
• Triage or answer questions regarding post-procedure complications from patients or family members.
• Injection of drain catheters, as needed for assessment of drain patency, and fluid collection size.
• Participate in the CSIR consult service including making rounds, bedside evaluation, and writing consult notes.
• Develop patient education materials related to interventional procedures.
• Coordinate outpatient discharge and write orders as needed.
• Work closely with cross-sectional interventional director for continual assessment and revision of interventional practices as needed.
• Supervise cross-sectional interventional assistant, including daily task delegation, annual evaluations and other managerial responsibilities.
• Work closely with radiology residents and fellows as they learn cross-sectional interventional procedures. In this capacity, the PA will work with the interventional staff with regard to resident and fellow education.
• Drawing blood for needed laboratory studies, start intravenous lines as needed.
• Emergent image-guided placement of chest tube for relief of symptomatic pneumothorax

Secondary Goals:

• Design appropriate data collection forms, databases, and keeping case records to be used with various research projects. Working closely with principle investigator is required.
• Assist with clinical research projects involving patient outcome.
• Maintenance of BLS and ACLS certification required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires moderate standing/walking, as well as lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring of patients.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Satisfactory completion of a Physician Assistant program accredited by Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or one of its predecessor agencies, CAHEA or CAAHEP.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan.
• State of Michigan Controlled Substance License Required
• Current DEA registration required
• AHA approved BLS required unless ACLS was completed through the UMHS Simulation Center
• ACLS certification
• (3) Three years of experience as a Physician Assistant caring for adult patients
• (2) Two years procedural physician assistant experience

NOTE: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the credentialing and privileging process.

CT/Ultrasound guided FNA/biopsy/drain placement strongly preferred.

40 Hours Days

Posted: 18-Dec-25

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Categories: Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 272084

If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with Physician Assistant opportunities please contact Nurse and Physician Assistant Recruitment at (734) 936-5183 or e-mail UMHS_PArecruit@med.umich.edu.