The Interventional Radiology Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) provides comprehensive care for patients undergoing diagnostic and image-guided procedures. The role supports procedural services, patient evaluation, and care coordination across inpatient and outpatient settings.
This position serves as an integral member of the radiology team, working under the supervision and/or collaborative agreement of designated supervising radiologist(s) to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care while supporting procedural workflow and departmental throughput.
Perform history and physical examinations, consults, and pre-procedure evaluations.
Review imaging, labs, and clinical data to determine procedural appropriateness.
Perform and/or assist with image-guided procedures (e.g., paracentesis, thoracentesis, biopsies, lumbar punctures).
Place and manage vascular access devices, including PICC lines and central venous catheters.
Manage tube and drain procedures including exchanges and follow-up care.
Provide post-procedure care, patient monitoring, and follow-up coordination.
Assist in triaging and prioritizing interventional radiology procedures and workflow.
Collaborate with radiologists, nursing staff, technologists, and referring providers.
Educate patients and families regarding procedures, risks, and follow-up care.
Support quality, safety, and efficiency initiatives, including throughput and turnaround time (TAT) improvement.
Locally owned and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services. A not-for-profit health system, Freeman provides cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, children’s services, and women’s services and has more than 300 physicians on staff. Additionally, Freeman is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius.
Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture, and generous benefits. We like to think of our health system as a small city—in addition to clinical staff such as nurses and doctors, we also have accountants, groundskeepers, chefs, baristas, receptionists, security guards, shuttle bus drivers, and more! We consider all our employees to be caregivers, no matter their position, because they all make a difference in our patients’ lives in one way or another.
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