***$15,000 sign on bonus***
Provide patient care services using advanced radiologic imaging equipment, including fluoroscopy, digital angiography, angio-CT hybrid units and ultrasound, to assist in diagnosis or treatment of various conditions. Technologists perform and/or assist with minimally invasive radiographic procedures and related techniques, producing images for the interpretation by, or at the request of a licensed practitioner. Exercises professional judgment in the performance of services and maintains a demeanor complementary to medical ethics. Provides appropriate patient care and recognizes patient conditions essential for successful completion of the procedure.
Basic Procedural Responsibilities:
- Corroborates patients clinical history, name and date of birth with procedure, assuring information is accurate, documented and available for use by a licensed practitioner.
- Maintain knowledge of proper procedural protocols for both adult and pediatric patient populations.
- Positions patient using appropriate radiation protection devices and immobilizing techniques for age specific patient populations.
- Applies principles of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient, self and others.
- Positions patient to best demonstrate anatomic area of interest, while respecting patient ability and comfort.
- Selects and operates appropriate medical imaging equipment according to established protocols.
- Evaluates images for technical quality, assuring proper identification and anatomical marking is recorded.
- Directly assists radiologist with all radiographic, angio-CT hybrid and/or ultrasound procedures.
- Utilizes proper archiving protocols for processing and storing all acquired images related to procedures.
- Maintain patient confidentially and demonstrate exemplary customer service skills.
- Performs Quality Control checks on fluoroscopy and CT equipment.
Advanced Procedural Responsibilities:
- According to departmental protocols prepares, identifies, and administers contrast media under the direction of a radiologist.
- According to department protocols prepares patients for the administration of contrast media through intravenous, intra-arterial or other applicable delivery route via appropriate catheter.
- Under direct physician supervision, function in a scrub assistant role during catheter based procedures, while utilizing proper aseptic and/or sterile technique.
- Maintain knowledge of and observe Operating Room protocol and Universal Precautions.
- Secure proper supplies and competently set up sterile trays for all interventional procedures.
Maintain a detailed working knowledge of all equipment and supplies used in the Interventional Radiology Division, including but not limited to the following:
- All single plane and bi-plane digital angiographic suites, including fluoroscopic, digital angio, dyna CT and 3D image reconstruction functions.
- All CT/angio hybrid units, including applicable CT protocols and image reconstruction.
- All ultrasound units and other ancillary equipment including IVUS, Intracardiac Echocardiography, Laser, Cryoablation, Microwave ablation, and Radiofrequency ablation.
- All types of scopes and associated equipment used for stone removal procedures including flex cystoscopes, ureteroscopes and choledocholfiberscopes.
- All types of thrombectomy and lytic therapy devices.
- All types of aortic endografts including Gore, Medtronic and Cook.
- All types of embolization devices including coils, glue, particles, chemical or radiopharmaceutical.
- All types of angioplasty balloons and vascular stents.
- All types of vascular and non-vascular catheters and guide wires.
Maintain a detailed working knowledge of all procedures performed in the Interventional Radiology Division, including but not limited to the following:
- All diagnostic angiographic procedures including neuro and visceral.
- All interventional procedures including vascular angioplasty, stent placement, embolization, lytic therapy and thrombolysis.
- All vascular access procedures including PICC lines, dialysis catheters and ports.
- All non-vascular procedures including PCN, PTC, G-tubes, biopsies and sclerotherapy.
- All hybrid procedures which utilize CT and angio including radioactive pharmaceutical therapy with technetium 99 or Therespheres.
- All endovascular Operating Room based procedures including thoracic and abdominal aortic endografts.
