Radiology - Interventional Physician

Locum Interventional Radiologist

Posting Details

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  Profession: Physician


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  Specialty: Radiology Interventional


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  Location: Grass Valley, CA


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  # Providers Needed: 1

Schedule

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  Shift Times: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, with night call after 4:30 PM


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  Call: Yes, but extremely rare to receive calls or be called in during the call period


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  Weekend Requirements: Yes


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  On Call Requirements: Yes


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  Specific Dates Needed:




• February 24-28


• March 15-23


• April 12-20


• April 24-27

Facility Information

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  Facility Type: Hospital


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  Setting: General Acute Care Hospital (Stroke Certified, not Chest Pain Center accredited, no Trauma Level designation)


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  EMR: Cerner


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  Support Staff: Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) Nurses and Techs; overflow and after-hours reads handled by a large Radiology group in Sacramento

Duties

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  Hospital Coverage: Includes IR needs, Stroke CTs, and other procedures.


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  Required Procedures:




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  IR Procedures: Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Nephrostomy Tubes, Intra-abdominal Abscess Drainage, Chest Tubes, Suprapubic Catheters


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  Biopsies: CT/US-guided (Thyroid, Lung, Other)


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  Other: Barium Studies, Lumbar Punctures




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  Daily Workload:




• Total: 50 studies/day + 5-8 procedures/day


• Breakdown:




• CTs: 15-20


• X-Rays: 15-20


• Ultrasounds: 10


• MRIs: 5


• IR: 5-8 procedures

Rates

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  Hourly: $400

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  Nightly Call: $800 (Includes 2.5 gratis hours)


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  Call Back: $400/hour (After gratis hours)

Requirements

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  Required:




• Board Certified or Board Eligible


• Active California License


• Residency Completion


• BLS and DEA during credentialing


• CA Fluoroscopy License at submission




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  Preferred:




• Clean malpractice history


• Availability at time of name clear