Physician Assistant OR Nurse Practitioner - Interventional Radiology - Condell
Posted Sep 4, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a procedure did not go as planned. What happened and what did you do in the moment.
What they are checking: composure and clinical judgment under pressure during an actual complication
Tell me about a time you had to explain a procedure or diagnosis to a frightened patient or family member.
What they are checking: communication skill and bedside manner with patients who may be anxious about invasive procedures
Describe your experience working within an interdisciplinary team that includes radiologists, techs, and nursing staff. What made it work or not work.
What they are checking: team collaboration skills in a procedure-heavy, fast-moving environment
How do you approach onboarding or training a new PA, NP, or student rotating through IR.
What they are checking: willingness and ability to teach, since the role includes mentoring responsibilities
What would you do
Say a patient's INR comes back elevated right before a scheduled biopsy. What do you do next.
What they are checking: ability to apply risk-benefit reasoning and follow evidence-based protocols under time pressure
Describe how you decide when a case needs the attending radiologist involved versus when you can manage it within your own scope.
What they are checking: insight and honesty about scope of practice boundaries
A tech flags that a consent form is missing information right before a case is supposed to start. What do you do.
What they are checking: attention to safety protocol and willingness to slow down a schedule when needed
Tell me about a time you had to manage a full patient schedule while also handling an unexpected urgent add-on. How did you prioritize.
What they are checking: time management and prioritization under the productivity expectations of a full-time clinical schedule
About the work
Walk me through how you would work up a patient who comes to interventional radiology with a suspected DVT, from the initial assessment through deciding on an intervention.
What they are checking: whether the candidate can reason through a real IR workup and knows when to escalate versus manage independently
What pre-procedure and post-procedure care do you consider essential for a patient getting a central venous access device placed, like a port or a PICC line.
What they are checking: depth of procedural knowledge specific to common IR cases
How do you keep your documentation accurate and timely when you're moving between multiple procedures in a day.
What they are checking: organizational discipline and understanding of compliant coding and billing responsibilities
What's your experience with electronic medical records and how do you adapt when a new system or workflow is rolled out.
What they are checking: comfort with technology change, which the posting specifically calls out
What does age-specific care mean to you in the context of IR procedures, where you might see anything from a pediatric case to a frail elderly patient in the same day.
What they are checking: whether the candidate genuinely adjusts assessment and care approach across the lifespan, not just recites policy language
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