Interventional Radiology Physician Assistant | Broad IR & Radiology Procedural Practice | Flexible Schedule | California's North Coast
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
Imagen is seeking a certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) to join our onsite interventional radiology team supporting a hospital system across California's North Coast.
This is a broad, high-volume procedural practice encompassing image-guided biopsies and aspirations, drainage procedures, vascular access, spine and musculoskeletal procedures, and a wide range of fluoroscopic and contrast-guided studies.
You'll work alongside onsite radiologists and Imagen's physician-led radiology group in an integrated procedural practice focused on patient care, clinical collaboration, and a high quality patient experience.
We're flexible on both schedule and home base. The role serves a health system spanning multiple hospitals across California's North Coast, allowing you to build a varied procedural practice while enjoying a predictable daytime schedule and the lifestyle of the North Coast.
Why Imagen?
Predictable Lifestyle: No call. No nights. No weekends. A predictable daytime schedule where you tell us how many days per week works for you.
Practice at the Top of Your License: Participate in a broad interventional radiology and radiology procedural practice, with opportunities to perform image-guided procedures, vascular access, spine and musculoskeletal procedures, and fluoroscopic studies
Broad Procedural Case Mix: The practice extends well beyond routine fluoroscopy, including biopsies, aspirations, drainages, joint injections, spine procedures, vascular access, and a full range of contrast-guided studies.
Deep Clinical Collaboration: Work as part of a coordinated onsite and remote care team, collaborating closely with radiologists, technologists, hospital staff, and Imagen's physician-led clinical organization.
Backed by Imagen's Technology & Infrastructure Focus on patient care while we handle the rest. You're supported by Imagen's operational, IT, and administrative teams, with dedicated procedure support staff (technologists) onsite.
Live Where You Want The role serves a network of hospitals across California's North Coast — we're flexible on which site(s) you cover and where you live. Napa Valley wine country, the Mendocino coast, and the Clear Lake / Ukiah communities are all options.
Your Day-To-Day
You'll perform IR- and FL-guided procedures across a broad North Coast case mix.
The bulk of the practice falls into five procedural areas:
Image-guided biopsies & aspirations — FL- and US-guided needle placement for biopsy, aspiration, and injection; fine-needle aspiration; bone marrow biopsy; percutaneous liver, muscle, and lymph node biopsies.
Fluoroscopic contrast studies — Barium swallow, esophagram, upper GI (single and double contrast), small bowel follow-through, double-contrast colon, retrograde urography, cystography, HSG, and common bile duct / biliary studies.
Image-guided drainage — Paracentesis, thoracentesis, percutaneous fluid collection drainage (peritoneal, retroperitoneal, visceral, pleural), abscess and cyst aspiration, and drainage catheter management.
Spine, neuro & MSK procedures — FL-guided arthrograms (shoulder, hip, knee), joint injections and arthrocentesis (with and without US guidance), lumbar puncture with FL/CT guidance, myelogram injections, and FL-guided spinal injections.
Vascular access — FL-guided PICC line insertion and replacement, contrast evaluation of existing central venous access devices, and tunneled central venous catheter management.
What You Bring
· Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) in good standing (NCCPA) · Active California PA license, or eligibility to obtain · Experience with a broad IR / FL procedural scope — image-guided biopsies, drainage procedures, GI contrast studies, joint injections, and PICC / vascular access preferred · Comfort working across inpatient and outpatient case volumes · Willingness to cover across multiple hospital sites on California's North Coast (schedule and site mix are flexible) · Strong communication and collaboration skills · Desire to work in a patient-facing, team-oriented hospital environment
What We Offer
· Flexible schedule — tell us how many days per week works for you · Flexible compensation, scaled to your schedule and commensurate with
Experience
· Paid time off
· Malpractice coverage including tail
· Licensing and credentialing support
· Robust administrative, IT, and operational infrastructure so you can focus on patient care · True work-life balance: daytime schedule — no call, no nights, no weekends
Why California's North Coast?
The North Coast is one of California's most livable and scenic regions, with a
Range of Communities to Call Home
· Napa Valley wine country: world-class dining and easy access to the Bay Area · Ukiah, Willits, and Mendocino County's inland communities: ringed by redwoods, vineyards, and Lake Mendocino · The Mendocino coast: dramatic Pacific coastline, small-town character, and some of the state's best outdoor recreation · Clear Lake: California's largest natural lake, with year-round boating, fishing, and hiking · All within a few hours of San Francisco and Sacramento, close enough for a weekend, far enough to actually escape
Key Responsibilities
Perform a wide range of interventional radiology and fluoroscopic procedures, including biopsies, drainages, and vascular access. Collaborate closely with radiologists, technologists, and hospital staff to provide high-quality patient care across multiple hospital sites.
Requirements
Must be a certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) in good standing with an active California license or eligibility to obtain one. Requires experience with a broad interventional radiology and procedural scope, including image-guided biopsies and vascular access.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Interventional Radiology Physician Assistant | Broad IR & Radiology Procedural Practice | Flexible Schedule | California's North Coast at Imagen Technologies a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Radiology (PA) — ranked against 36 active Radiology (PA) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Radiology — Physician Assistant Career Context
Imagen Technologies holds gold-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 87/100, 15 active listings.
Of the 50 active Radiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 70% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Radiology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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