Position Details

Department: PCMG-MAIN | Radiology

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

Category: Advanced Practice Clinicians

Posting #: 952054

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

Posting Note: The Section of Pediatric Interventional Radiology at Phoenix Children's (PC) is recruiting for a full-time pediatric Interventional Radiology (IR) Physician Assistant (PA).

The Section performs over 7500 image-guided procedures per year and is currently staffed by five full time pediatric interventional radiologists and a full time pediatric neurointerventionalist. We perform a vast array of interventions, including but not limited to vascular access, treatment of vascular malformations, biliary procedures, feeding procedures, musculoskeletal procedures, angiography and embolization, and neurointerventional procedures. The Section has a long and rich history of teaching and clinical excellence. We participate in the multispecialty vascular anomalies clinic at PC and are active in numerous multispecialty conferences. Phoenix Children’s has many centers of excellence, including the Heart Center, Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders and Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s. Additionally, we have an active liver transplant program.

We are recruiting for a PA that will help us grow our practice, willing to help with development of an inpatient consult service and serve as the forward face of the IR section for our patients and referring clinicians. There are currently a team of 4 advanced practice providers (2 PAs and 2 NPs) who work across the IR and Diagnostic Radiology service. We would desire an individual who will integrate with that team, demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and flexibility to account for the variability of a daily IR service schedule. This will also involve the creation of educational materials for PC patients and families. Contribute to Radiology advanced practice provider team support functions within the Diagnostic Radiology service

Phoenix Children's is a freestanding 450+ bed children’s hospital and the only Level I designated pediatric trauma center in Arizona. It is the largest pediatric facility in the Southwest USA. A new 42,000 square foot Emergency Department opened in 2017. In addition to the main campus tower, which opened in 2011, 3 additional satellite outpatient and urgent care centers are located across the Phoenix Valley region. A new women and children’s specialty tower will open in 2026.

Position Outline:
1. Support Enteral Care Program (ECP)
a. E&M related to the ECP
b. Patient communication
c. Patient care coordination
d. Non-IR service line communications
2. Inpatient IR consult service
3. Ambulatory IR patient coordination
a. Patient communication
b. Patients visit coordination/scheduling assist
c. E&M
4. Support Diagnostic Radiology services as needed

Hours of Service Provision:

Will vary based on the number of advanced practice providers in the section at a given time.

Call Responsibilities:
1. There is an expectation that the candidate will share call responsibilities.
2. Potential Call Duties:
a. Consult intake, consult performance, review with IR Call Attending
i. Document in EMR
b. Weekend inpatient rounds
c. Document in EMR
3. Procedural assist

Minimum requirements:
• PA degree, from an accredited US institution
• Eligible for licensure in Arizona
• Minor procedure expertise preferred, minor procedure interest desired

For more information about PC IR, please visit our website at https://www.phoenixchildrens.org/centers-programs/interventional-radiology.

Interested applicants should email their CVs to:
Chastity Jensen
Talent Acquisition
Phoenix Children's
w3btjfrk2di@iw9k4t2fpb.com
911-919-9919

This position works in collaboration with the attending physicians and works within their scope of practice to provide excellent clinical care for patients. Plays a critical role in the patient family medical team. Professional who may practice in hospital’s inpatient and/or outpatient setting.

Position Duties

• Conducts comprehensive health history, physical assessments and plans for infants, children and young adults with acute and chronic health conditions. Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients.
  
• Orders and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and performs other therapeutic or corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
  
• Formulates family centered plan of care. Performs daily documents as necessary. Collaborated and coordinated care with other team members.
  
• Collects data and analyzes when necessary.
  
• Performs any needed advanced procedures that are associated with their credentialing process DOP.
  
• Utilizes the most up to date and evidence based practice for plan of care and able to alter the plan according to family needs and effectiveness or plan.
  
• Serves as an educational resource to patient/family/ nursing staff/ provider team and other health care teams as needed.
  
• Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competences, certifying body renewals, seeking educational offerings when available, and participates in the professional development of others which may include Advanced Practice Provider students, Residents and Medical Students. Acts as a preceptor/mentor for those new in department.
  
• Demonstrates commitment to patient safety by bring up concerns in appropriate manner, reporting through appropriate channels, and ensuring change of practice when necessary. Demonstrates shared accountability of safe practice.
  
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
  

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable