Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Emergency Radiology

Job description

The APP will be the first point of contact for referring services for the Hospital Emergency Radiology Division.
• Facilitate contact with providers internal and external to Radiology.
• Protocol CT cases, check images for quality and report critical findings.
• Verify PICC/Port central line tip location under CT scout imaging to determine readiness of use prior to contrast injection.
• Point of contact for Radiology Nurses and technicians for contrast related questions to include but not limited to; appropriateness of contrast uses along with management of contrast adverse reactions and/or extravasation.
• Obtain patient informed consent as needed.
• Perform fluoroscopic guided procedures as per practice needs. Fluro procedures include but are not limited to video swallows, esophagogram, small bowel follows through, enema, joint aspirations, tube advancements, VCUG/RUG etc.
• Support academic and educational MR and CT Abdominal efforts to include participation in research projects and exam innovation.

During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview, a question will appear on your screen, and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question – Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.
New Grads will not be considered at this time.
Nurse Practitioner: Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program. Current MN RN and APRN license and certification as a AGNP or FNP.
Physician Assistant: Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the MN State Board of Medical Practice.
Addtional Qualifications:
Active BLS, ACLS, and First Assist certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross at start date and DEA registration required.
External and Internal candidates: attach 2-3 letters of reference to their online application to be considered for this position.
New graduates: please upload 3 letters of reference from preceptors that can attest to your clinical abilities.
Mayo Clinic employees: attach 3 most recent performance evaluations to their online application to be considered for this position.