Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Department of Radiology, Interventional Spine Clinic

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Cincinnati is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Department of Radiology, Interventional Spine Clinic. Responsibilities include pre/post-procedure care, patient education, order writing, and coordination with IR specialists.

Positions are full-time, onsite, with a Monday–Friday schedule at multiple UC locations. Applicants must have a master’s degree in nursing or in physician assisting, Ohio APRN/PA licensure with prescriptive authority, and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from accredited nursing program.
• Master’s degree from accredited physician assistant program.
• Active Ohio license with prescriptive authority and board certification (nurse practitioner or PA).
• Three years nursing experience (NP) or one year PA experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand IR indications, alternatives, risks and steps to provide to patients and families.
• Perform history and physical examinations prior to IR procedures.
• Obtain informed consent for IR procedures.
• Perform pre- and post-procedure orders and post-procedure rounds.
• Coordinate inpatient/outpatient IR requests and communicate with IR team throughout the day.
• Attend IR Morbidity & Mortality Conferences and participate in quality safety programs.

Skills

Clinical examination

Informed consent

Patient communication

Education

Nursing master’s degree

Physician assistant master’s degree

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Department of Radiology, Interventional Spine Clinic Job Description Job Alerts Link Job Title: Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant, Department of Radiology, Interventional Spine Clinic Posting Start Date: 9/17/26 Work Arrangement: Onsite

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors

You are invited to apply to be considered for one of multiple vacancies of the same position.

Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country." UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education (co-op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more at uc.edu .

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 University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine’s faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day. The Department of Radiology is a top-tier department with world-renowned faculty and staff.

Radiology Department is accepting applications for full-time Advanced Practice 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 undergone 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 onboarding 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

Nurse Practitioner

• Master’s degree from accredited nursing program
• Active Ohio APRN license with prescriptive authority AND active Board Certification in appropriate nursing specialty
• Three (3) years nursing experience

- OR -

Physician Assistant

• Master’s degree from accredited physician assistant program
• Active Ohio Physician Assistant license with prescriptive authority AND certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Minimum of one (1) year experience is required.

Additional Qualifications Considered

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

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) Eligibility may vary by position and FTE status. Highlights include:

Salary/Hourly Pay Rate Information:

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 14–18% of your salary based on position.

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 .

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.

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