Interventional Rad Tech Hybrid OR
WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals · South Charleston, WV · 3 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringInternship
About the role
The role involves providing technical assistance in performing diagnostic and interventional procedures utilizing sterile and aseptic technique. It includes acquiring all imaging and post-processing, providing emergency services on call, and maintaining confidentiality of patient and unit information.
Responsibilities
- Maintains sterile technique while assembling supplies necessary for physicians and other lab personnel involved in the procedure.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient and unit information.
- Monitors and interprets hemodynamic monitoring.
- Observes sterile technique while scrubbing and entering the lab.
- Maintains the confidentiality of the patient and unit information.
- Prepares entry site applicable to the procedure using sterile technique.
- Maintains the confidentiality of the patient and unit information.
- Continuously monitors patient's ECG and blood pressure while documenting and advising the physician of any and all activity in an accurate and timely manner.
- Participates in the on-call rotation of the laboratory and remains available for emergent procedures.
- Acts as the laboratory's code team by initiating resuscitative measures and cardiac defibrillators under the direct supervision of the physician in charge.
- Correctly documents all procedures performed and utilizes the inventory control system.
- Correctly bills for all procedures.
- Participates in educational and in-service opportunities.
- Instructs radiography students in the clinical setting.
- Maintains specialization in Neuroradiology and Vascular IR procedures.
- Participates in Inventory Management of the department.
- Checks and prepares patient prior to procedure.
- Participates in performance improvement activities.
Requirements
- Graduate of a Medical Imaging Program.
- Current Radiography license as required by state board where services will be provided.
- Nationally certified as defined by location where services will be provided.
- State criminal background check and Federal (if applicable).
Qualifications
- One year of experience as an interventional radiologic technologist.
Skills
- Knowledgeable in Sterile Technique.
- Knowledgeable in acquiring, archiving and transmitting images to data storage system.
- Ability to communicate with physicians and peers on a professional level.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, operating manuals, product information or regulations.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
- Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization of variables.
Benefits
Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards. Training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, In-services, and competency validation.
Pay
Not specified
Schedule
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift Day (United States of America)