Radiology Technologist
Apply NowJOB TITLE : Interventional Radiologic Technologist
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Provide assistance to the clinical team ensuring surgical schedule is followed, setting up sterile surgical tray, assisting the Medical Director with surgical cases, managing and storing patient radiographic images. As a member of our team, you will interact with patients, physicians and dialysis facilities as part of our community educational program. SUPERVISION RECEIVED : Physician/Chief of the Medical Facility EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE :- Prepares and positions patient for diagnostic imaging procedures
- Adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician
- Explains procedures to patient to reduce anxiety and obtain patient cooperation
- Moves imaging equipment into specified position, determines exposure factors on basis of height, weight,
- portion of body involved, and degree of penetration required, and adjusts equipment controls to set exposure
- factors and produce images of proper detail, density, and accuracy
- Practices radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient and staff
- Participates in monthly radiation safety meetings
- Performs specialized and routine diagnostic radiology procedures.
- Assists radiologist in fluoroscopic and special x-ray examinations
- Works alongside Medical Director during procedures by scrubbing and assisting with surgery
- Prepares images for reading by radiologist or requesting physician
- Obtains and saves images during procedures
- Monitors patients during procedures, operating a C-Arm (within the scope of practice)
- Manages, appropriately names and uploads procedural images to directory
- Prepares equipment which includes cleaning and sterilizing instruments
- Maintains inventory of medical supply par levels while working with Medical Director and Purchasing
- Manager
- Performs end of month supply counts
- Ensure the confidentiality of all user names/passwords assigned to you; ensure these are not shared with any
- other employees or third parties.
- Perform all job functions and employee duties to the highest level of confidentiality ensuring PHI (including
- electronic) is not compromised.
- Employee will have access to the applicable PVG network and software solutions relative to the position.
- Compliance with an adverse incident reporting system.
- High school diploma or the equivalent.
- Possession of a current valid certificate as a certified Radiologic Technologist in diagnostic radiologic technology issued by the State Department of Health Services.
- Two years of experience, including training in radiologic techniques and methods, under an accredited medical radiologist. (Successful completion of the work required for a graduate nurse may be substituted for one year of this required experience and training.) or successful completion of a two-year training program in radiologic technology approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association, in collaboration with the American College of Radiology.
- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification required; Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology (CV) or Vascular-Interventional Radiology certification preferred
- Knowledge of sterile technique
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
- And more!