Radiology Tech, Interventional Radiology

Major Responsibilities

• Selects, implements, and modifies exam technical factors to produce diagnostic radiographs, utilizing knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and radiographic technology.
• Demonstrates technical skill as a scrub technologist.
• Performs technical function pertaining to, and stays abreast of, equipment, tray preparation, and contrast media.
• Demonstrates skills in the operation of equipment.
• Perform scout film.
• Set-up, program, operate film changer.
• Set-up, program, operate digital imaging computer.
• Provide a clean procedure environment to ensure that procedures are performed in an aseptic fashion.
• Affords technical support to credentialed angiographers in implementation of vanguard technologies, i.e. atherectomy, stent placements, new devices.
• Understand atherosclerotic disease process, and convey understanding to other caregivers as required; use knowledge to enhance technical performance.
• Selects, implements, and modifies exam technical factors to produce diagnostic radiographs, utilizing knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and radiologic technology.
• Understand bleeding factors and the risks that may arise when a patient is treated with angioplasty, atherectomy, or thrombolytic agents, and convey understanding to other caregivers as required; use knowledge to enhance technical performance.
• Prepares equipment, tray preparation, and contrast media for ordered exams.
• Selects and opens supplies in a fashion to ensure prompt patient care and cost containment.
• Assist in inventory management of the area, using knowledge of on-site inventory and availability lags of necessary supply items.
• Affords technical support to credentialed angiographers in implementation of vanguard technologies, i.e. atherectomy, stent placements, new devices.
• Prepare equipment, angiographic trays, patient records, and contrast media for ordered exams.
• Afford technical support to credentialed angiographers in implementation of vanguard technologies, i.e. atherectomy, stent placements, new devices.
• Assist in inventory management of the area, using knowledge of on-site inventory and availability lags of necessary supply items.
• Provide personal flexibility to the needs of the patient, providing as requested procedure support, and timely on-call response.

Education/Experience Required

• Graduate of AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology.
• ARRT Registration.
• Knowledge of sterile technique.
• Must be able to recognize need and behaviors of a variety of age groups of patients treated, i.e. understand child growth and development, normal patterns of adolescent behavior and look for signs of normal aging; prior experience with various age groups is preferred.
• 1 hour annually in stroke care.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Proficient in the operation of basic angiographic.
• Basic computer skills preferred.
• ARRT Registry.
• CPR Certification.
• IDNS License.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Able to respond to request to work on short notice.
• Flexible in starting times to meet demand.
• Willing to work overtime as requested.
• Pregnancy precludes fluoro work patients.

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