Interventional Rad Tech

Job Description:

• Provides technical assistance in performing diagnostic and interventional procedures utilizing sterile and aseptic technique.
• Acquires all imaging and post-processing.
• Provides emergency services on call.

Requirements:

• Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) in Radiography for West Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland locations.
• Radiologist Technologist through the West Virginia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners, or applicable state where services will be performed.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.
• For Pennsylvania locations: Certified by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) in Radiography and obtain certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.
• Obtain Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certification (ACLS) within one year of hire.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors and interprets Hemodynamic monitoring.
• Observes sterile technique while assembling supplies necessary for physicians and other lab personnel.
• Maintains the confidentiality of patient and unit information.
• Prepares entry site applicable to the procedure using sterile technique.
• Continuously monitors patient's ECG and blood pressure, documenting and advising the physician of any and all activity.
• Participates in the on-call rotation of the laboratory and remains available for emergent procedures 24 hours a day.
• Acts as the laboratory's code team by initiating resuscitative measures and cardiac defibrillators under physician supervision.
• Correctly documents all procedures performed and utilizes the inventory control system.
• 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 the patient prior to procedure.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for long periods of time while wearing lead aprons.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull a minimum of 40 pounds.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to differentiate various shades of gray as depicted on a black and white television monitor or photograph.

Working Environment:

• The work environment is clinical by nature.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, body fluids, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation. The noise level is usually moderate.
• Maintains Radiation safety.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate with physicians and peers on a professional level.
• Knowledgeable in Sterile Technique.
• Knowledgeable in acquiring, archiving, and transmitting images to data storage system.
• 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.