Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Interventional Radiologist provides full-time, 100% interventional radiology services in a dynamic outpatient environment. The physician evaluates patients in clinic, performs advanced endovascular and embolization procedures, provides longitudinal follow-up care, leads and collaborates with the clinical team, supports standardized workflows and best practices, and contributes to practice development.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Advanced Embolization & Procedural Care

• Perform advanced outpatient embolization procedures, including prostate artery embolization (PAE), uterine artery embolization (UAE), genicular artery embolization (GAE), and other musculoskeletal (MSK) embolization procedures
• Evaluate procedural indications, treatment options, and patient readiness and develop appropriate procedural plans.
• Provide pre-procedure, intra-procedure, and post-procedure physician care in a high-quality outpatient clinical environment.
• Maintain proficiency in advanced embolization techniques and evidence-based procedural best practices.

Venous, Arterial & Dialysis Access Interventions

• Perform complex peripheral arterial revascularization procedures, including care for peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia.
• Perform superficial and deep venous interventions.
• Perform dialysis access maintenance interventions.

Outpatient Evaluation & Longitudinal Care

• Conduct outpatient consultations and follow-up visits, including medical history, physical examination, imaging and record review, and clinical assessment.
• Provide outpatient clinical management and longitudinal patient care before and after procedures.
• Assess symptoms, medications, allergies, laboratory results, imaging, and procedure-related risk factors relevant to safe care.
• Recognize post-procedure concerns or complications and arrange appropriate evaluation, treatment, or escalation.
• Respond to patient questions and coordinate timely evaluation and follow-up.

Patient Communication & Care Coordination

• Deliver exceptional patient care and communication throughout the procedural experience.
• Educate patients and families about the diagnosis, proposed procedure or treatment, available options, preparation requirements, expected recovery, and next steps.
• Explain procedural indications, alternatives, benefits, risks, and follow-up plans in clear, patient-friendly language.
• Coordinate referrals, records, scheduling needs, follow-up appointments, and communication among patients, physicians, and clinical staff.

Patient Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Support standardized clinical workflows and best practices across the program.
• Follow organizational policies, patient-safety standards, confidentiality requirements, and applicable clinical and regulatory requirements.
• Use appropriate radiation-protection, infection-prevention, and personal protective equipment practices.
• Complete clear, accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical and procedural documentation.
• Participate in peer review, quality improvement, patient-safety activities, and required professional development.

Team Leadership & Service Excellence

• Lead and collaborate with the on-site clinical team, including technologists, nurses, and clinical coordinators.
• Communicate respectfully and effectively with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Support safe handoffs, reliable follow-through, and continuity across the patient-care episode.
• Model professionalism, accountability, service excellence, and a culture of trust and mutual respect.

Practice Development & Workflow Improvement

• Contribute actively to practice development and the long-term growth of the outpatient interventional radiology program.
• Help refine clinical workflows, program standards, and best practices as services expand.
• Adapt to changes in patient needs, procedure volume, and daily workflow while maintaining quality and safety.
• Perform other physician duties and support clinical or quality-improvement initiatives as assigned.

SUCCESS MEASURES

• Advanced embolization, venous, arterial, and dialysis access procedures are performed safely, effectively, and in accordance with high-quality outpatient standards.
• Consultations, pre-procedure evaluations, post-procedure follow-up, and longitudinal patient care are completed accurately and on time.
• Patients and families receive clear, respectful communication and understand the procedure, preparation requirements, recovery plan, and next steps.
• The physician provides reliable leadership and collaborates effectively with technologists, nurses, clinical coordinators, and other team members.
• Standardized workflows, best practices, quality improvement, practice development, and program growth are supported consistently.

Requirements:

• Fellowship training in interventional radiology.
• American Board of Radiology board certification or board eligibility in interventional       radiology (or Diagnostic Radiology with IR/VIR CAQ, as applicable).
• Active California medical license or eligibility for California licensure.     
• Ability and willingness to maintain all required medical licensure, credentialing, and certifications.
• Excellent patient communication skills and a strong outpatient-care mindset.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills in a procedural clinical environment.
• Experience with PAE, UAE, GAE, and other MSK embolization procedures.

Preferred but not required:

• Experience with superficial and deep venous interventions.
• Experience with complex peripheral arterial revascularization, including peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia.
• Experience with dialysis access maintenance interventions.
• Demonstrated interest or experience in outpatient practice development and standardized workflow improvement.