Special Procedures Technologist

Opportunity:

Radiology / Cardiology - Interventional Radiology

Job Details:

• 8-hour day shifts from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
• 40 hours per week available
• 13-week contract accepted
• Call requirement: One day per week on a rotating schedule (Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Weekend)
• Weekend requirement: 1 weekend every 6-7 weeks
• No float requirement
• Scrubs not provided; light blue scrubs required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required; first-time travelers will not be accepted
• Previous stroke certified hospital experience preferred
• Travel experience required
• Required certifications: ARRT, BLS
• Preferred certifications: ARRT CI, ARRT VI
• Epic charting system experience required
• Required equipment skills: Fluoroscopy, PACS, Pyxis
• Preferred equipment skills: GE Innova IGS, Siemens, Ultrasound
• Required work setting skills: Interventional Radiology and Special Procedures
• Required equipment and maintenance skills: Maintains equipment and stocks supplies
• Required abdominal and pelvic skills: Angioplasty, Chemoembolization, Embolization, IVC filter placement and removal, Inferior vena cavagram, Mesenteric Angiogram, Pelvic angiography, Percutaneous Hepatic Angiography, Renal Angiography, Selective visceral angiography, and Superior vena cavogram
• Required genitourinary skills: Angiography of genitourinary system, Catheter/drain exchange, Cholecystostomy, Embolization, Gastrostomy, Internal/external biliary drainage, Nephrostomy, Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram, Renal Angiography, Ureteral Stent Placement, and Uterine Arterial Embolization
• Required neurological skills: Carotid Angiography, Embolization, Stent placement, Thrombolysis/Thrombectomy, and Vertebroplasty
• Required vascular skills: Angioplasty, Carotid Stenting, Central Venous Access/Port Placement, Thrombolysis/Thrombectomy, and TIPS
• Required venous access skills: Central Venous Access (non-Tunneled/PICC lines)
• Required procedural responsibilities: Equipment set up, Prep access site, Room circulator, and Scrub/maintain sterile field
• Required professional knowledge: 3D imaging, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Lead tech experience, and Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
• Required infection control skills: Sterile Technique
• Special procedures performed include: Stroke Intervention, Intracranial Embolization, Kyphoplasty, Carotid and Vertebral Stent, Nephrostomy, Biliary Placement, Chemo Embolization, Therasphere Mapping and Infusion, Mesenteric Angiogram, UAE, GAE, PAE, Chest Port, and Perm Cath Placement
• Special equipment used: GE Innova Single Plane and Siemens Artis Biplane X2
• 40-hour unit orientation required