Interventional Radiology Technologist / FT / Days

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Explains examination procedure to patients and prepares patient for the examination.
• Obtains additional information about the patient’s medical history as necessary.
• Prepares procedure room and regularly replenishes stock such as linen and related supplies.
• Prepares prescribed contrast media, medications, and IV solutions for administration to patients.
• Reviews clinical data on requisition, analyzes anatomical structure of patient, sets up equipment and, following protocols, and assists Radiologist in performing complex diagnostic invasive procedures.
• Prepares and sets up sterile equipment, physiological monitors, pressure injectors, and imaging equipment required for the procedure.
• Ensures the adequate supplies such as needles, catheters, etc. are on hand and properly stored.
• Is one of the team who actively assesses the patient condition before, during, and following all procedures.
• Manually controls the equipment to obtain the proper diagnostic information for the area of the body being studied.
• May assist with the training of new personnel, and/or student who are assigned to the division.
• Performs all imaging procedures by demonstrating the principles of radiation protection: may involve shielding of patients, selection of appropriate equipment settings to reduction dose, using other ALARA techniques, etc.
• PACS: resolves any/all image exceptions and ensures high quality image delivery into PACS; including viewing of images into PACS, and confirming image/series counts.
• RIS: completes all study indexing; including study begin, study end, and the completion of the study in the Radiology Information System.
• Reviews and confirms as necessary with Radiologist clinical protocols before preforming study.

Education/Experience Required

• A High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent is required.
• Must be registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT) with the advanced registry in Cardiac-Interventional Radiography (CI); VascularInterventional Radiography (VI), or Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiography (CV) (or registry eligible).
• If registry eligible, registry must be obtained within 24 months of date of hire. Failure to obtain registry within the designated time-frame will result in termination of the Radiology Interventional Technologist position.
• Must maintain required hours of continued medical education.
• Must maintain a Healthcare Provider certification (BCLS).