Interventional Radiology Tech (Per Diem)

About the role

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. Performs work requiring considerable knowledge in radiography, basic computer operations, appropriate patient care and monitoring. Also performs diagnostic and interventional neuro, thoracic, vascular, and skeletal, as well as other invasive procedures.

Responsibilities

• Documentation: Schedules procedures to include documentation of patient name, medical record number, procedure to be performed, reason for procedure, short medical history, ordering physician information, appropriate diagnostic information such as labs or previous studies, patient type (inpatient/outpatient/TBA).
• Assists supervisor or designee in documentation of essential employee file records.
• Generates patient procedure form (PPF) in radiology information system, providing all necessary information and complete in required manner, as well as completion in hospital information system.
• Maintains room procedure sheet for documentation of procedure performed and all supplies used during the course of the procedure, as well as any other applicable information relating to the actual procedure.
• Equipment Operation: Provides radiographic support during operating room procedures using state of the art mobile fluoroscopic equipment, positioning and appropriate technique selection.
• Performs portable radiographic procedures requiring use of standard portable radiographic equipment operation and appropriate technique selection.
• Performs image processing and quality assurance of such images evaluating them for proper anatomical part(s), alignment, radiographic techniques, image identification, and radiation protection.
• Performs systems checks on equipment to determine functionality. Clean radiographic equipment.
• Operates single plane and bi-plane digital imaging system (including mobile fluoroscopic equipment), power injector, and ultrasound equipment used for diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Performs quality analysis for activated clotting times (ACT machine) and operates machine during procedures.
• Patient Care: Describes exam to patient, assists in obtaining informed consent, completes necessary paper work for study, inputs patient information into radiology information system and procedure coding.
• Performs pre-procedural workup such as identifying patient, ensuring that the physician's orders are in chart, the SMS order is in HIS, and the informed consent has been obtained.
• Performs post procedure patient care such as cleaning area of interest and application of appropriate wound dressing.
• Set Up: Prepares interventional suite for upcoming procedure by setting up sterile trays and accessories, preparing equipment for operation, entering patient information, generating patient transport and obtaining prerequisite diagnostic information such as film folders, medical records and lab results, and prepping site of interest in usual sterile fashion.
• Supply Management: Complies with departmental and room supply strategies by determining what items are needed, and re-stock area appropriately. Makes lists and notifies lead staff or supervisor of supply needs. Performs required procedure for the collection, cleaning, storage, packaging and distribution of any and all tools/supplies to be sterilized. Documents all supplies used during each procedure, as well as