Section Spotlight By Carrie Hayes MHS, PA-C, RDMS, RVT Updates from the NP/PA Section N
urse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) continue to be an integral part of the interventional
radiology care team, bravely serving the health care community alongside their physician counterparts during a time of uncertainty. While the pandemic persists, we push ahead to provide patient care and enhance departmental productivity despite the challenges. Nationally, IR continues to be a fast-growing employment specialty for advanced practice providers (APPs).
The SIR NP/PA Section was established in 2017 to enable APPs to achieve their professional goals, serve as a resource to the SIR Executive Council and provide a forum that encourages exchange of information, increasing expertise in patient and procedural care. Providing a pathway for professional development within the organization helps to facilitate the development of evidence-based education and distribution of the most up-to-date research on best-practice measures. Through these pathways, steady enrollment and involvement of APPs in IR should increase and collegial expectations of practice and interaction for service standards across IR departments should thrive nationally.
Current APP membership within SIR is approximately 200 and growing. APPs in IR are required to have a diverse scope of practice that can include clinical, procedural, academic and research-related responsibilities. Therefore, there is an unmet need for national standards regarding education, clinical practice and procedures. This lack of standards can impact reimbursement and billing practices and lead to difficulty hiring appropriate staff.
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) continue to be an integral part of the interventional radiology care team, bravely serving the health care community alongside their physician counterparts during a time of uncertainty.
The NP/PA Section continues to support several committees dedicated to a specific arm of the vision.
Membership To strengthen the section, increasing SIR membership and encouraging section participation is key. This continues to be a priority within the NP/PA Section and is being accomplished through outreach within the APP community to better understand barriers to membership.
Robust conversations are ongoing about addressing these barriers, including requirements to join. This committee is working hard to increase social media presence through Twitter and SIR Connect, implementing welcome letters to new members and utilizing Mentor Match to connect with APPs entering the IR workforce. Building APP representation in existing SIR sections and committees is an invaluable way to be a part of the voice of APPs in interventional radiology.
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