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HonorHealth · 3 months ago

Interventional Radiology Tech

Arizona, United States

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry, Mid Level

0+ years exp

HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The Interventional Radiology Tech position involves performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures under the direction of a radiologist, ensuring patient safety and comfort, and maintaining equipment and workflow in the department.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Performs diagnostic/therapeutic procedures, requiring independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative

Assumes responsibility for tasks or procedures as assigned

Performs data entry operations using appropriate hospital software package

Staff member may be required to provide coverage at various locations in the network

Reviews patient identification, orders, and history to ensure correct patient, procedure, imaging site, Protocols procedure with radiologist as needed

Transports patients to and from the exam room and assists them into position using safe patient handling techniques and equipment

Performs Interventional Radiology (IR) procedures and observes patient during procedure to ensure patient's safety and comfort

Administers contrast materials as required

Able to initiate emergency response to contrast reaction as needed

Obtains and evaluates images for technical quality assurance factors including image laterality marking and annotation as required by IR procedure protocols

Utilizes RIS, PACS and other, ancillary image management systems as needed

Assists in coordination of daily workflow for the department’s activities

Maintains equipment in efficient operating order

Performs and documents all required quality control testing

Contacts service for repair and maintenance as directed

Rotates throughout the department as staffing and volume dictates

Participates in orientation, training, and in-servicing of staff, as needed

Maintains an orderly, clean and safe environment of patients and staff in assigned area

Maintains stock and inventory as assigned

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Certified Radiologic TechnologistARRT CertificationBasic Life SupportRadiology experienceInterventional Radiology proceduresPatient safetyQuality control testingImage management systems

Required

Associate's Degree from an accredited NLN/CCNE or ARRT Vocational/Specialized Training

10 months Radiology experience

Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRTLC)

Valid and current AZ State Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) license

Valid and current American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)

Basic Life Support (BLS) healthcare provider course and must be provided prior to start date

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited NLN/CCNE or ARRT Vocational/Specialized Training

Valid and current Arizona state licensed ARRT Vascular Interventional (VI) or ARRT Radiology (R) and Cardiac-Interventional Certification (CI) through ARRT