Job Description

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Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to 53,235 students, nearly 12,000 faculty and staff and 350,000+ living alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, the oldest and one of the largest cooperative education programs, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget stands at $1.85 billion, and its endowment totals $2 billion.

UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.

Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improve the health and clinical care of patients. The Department of Radiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is seeking a full-time Mid-Level Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) who will work with a designated supervisor to assist in providing comprehensive, continuous, and personalized care to patients in various areas of interventional radiology. 

This position will work at various locations include West Chester Hospital (WCH), University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC) and other sites on a work schedule from Monday through Friday, 7:00 am – 5:00 pm.

Essential Functions

• Understand the indications, alternatives, risks and steps of IR procedures in order to provide this information to patients, family members, referring physicians, physician offices and other healthcare providers.
• Perform history and physical examinations prior to IR procedures performed by providers in the Department of Radiology.
• Perform informed consent for IR procedures for outpatient and inpatients.
• Perform pre-procedure and post-procedure IR orders.
• Perform admitting history and physical and discharge and write orders for inpatients admitted to the IR service.
• Provide medication reconciliation, prescribing and discharge for patients undergoing outpatients IR procedures.
• Make rounds on inpatients following IR procedures and other patients as scheduled.
• Answer telephone calls from patients regarding IR procedures.
• Perform evaluation of new inpatient and outpatient IR procedure requests/consultations and review with IR physicians.
• Evaluate and coordinate outpatient and inpatient IR procedure requests and address peri-procedural medical and scheduling issues. Communicate with requesting providers, IR physicians, IR technologist coordinator, and IR scheduler during the workday. In IR cases involving complex interactions between other services (e.g., Anesthesia, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Surgery) facilitate communication and coordination of activities.
• Perform follow up outpatient visits on patients who have previously underwent IR procedures.
• Become knowledgeable in Epic in regard to IR, such as the use of the Status Board and assisting rotating IR resident physicians in on-boarding to our workflow.
• Participate in IR section quality safety program (biopsy follow-up, Morbidity & Mortality maintenance).
• Attend monthly IR Morbidity & Mortality Conferences, prepare/submit material as directed.
• Assist the IR physician in a fluoroscopic procedure, as needed.
• Possible coverage of weekends for rounding and consultations.
• Coverage of IR clinic/outpatient setting.
• Perform the following procedures with image guidance such as: Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, Abscessogram/drainage catheter study, Gastrostomy tube exchange, Non-tunneled and tunneled central venous catheter placement, Catheter removals.

Minimum Requirements

Nurse Practitioner:

Required Education
Master’s degree from accredited nursing program.
Required Trainings/Certifications

• Active Ohio APRN license with prescriptive authority.
• Active Board Certification in appropriate nursing specialty.

Required Experience
Three (3) years nursing experience.

- OR -

Physician Assistant:

Required Education
Master’s degree from accredited physician assistant program.
Required Trainings/Certifications

• Active Ohio Physician Assistant license with prescriptive authority.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Experience in Interventional Radiology, including interventional spine procedures.
• Experience in Epic electronic health record system.

Application Information

• For immediate consideration please apply online and email CV to: Bashar Nahab, MD, Section Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Email:  nahabbr@ucmail.uc.edu
• For additional information contact administrative assistant, Brittany Gibbs, email:  gibbsbn@ucmail.uc.edu

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Sitting - Often
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
• Hearing, listening - Often
• Talking - Often
• Standing - Often
• Walking - Often
• Bending - Seldom
• Stooping - Seldom
• Kneeling, squatting - Seldom
• Reaching overhead - Seldom
• Pulling, pushing - Seldom

Compensation and Benefits

UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. ( UC Benefits Link ) Highlights include:

Comprehensive Tuition Remission

UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.

Robust Retirement Plans

As a UC employee, you won’t contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you’ll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 10–14% of your salary.

Real Work-Life Balance

UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:

Vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)

6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents

Additional Benefits Include:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs
• Professional development & mentorship opportunities

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at 

UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: 

Important : To apply you must create a profile and submit a complete job application through the UC applicant portal. We are unable to consider “easy apply” applications submitted via other websites. For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at  jobs@uc.edu

The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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