Interventional Radiology Technician

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Under minimal supervision, performs specialized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as requested by a physician to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her unit.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs any combination of the following duties depending on the area of assignment.

Required Skills:

• Performs at least two separate modalities in Diagnostic Imaging such as.
• X-ray and either Angiography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Computed Tomography of the following areas: neuro, abdominal, chest and extremities.
• Assists physicians in performing other fluoroscopic procedures as needed.
• Transports patients by stretcher, bed, wheelchair, or walking.
• Provides care for patients during transportation and within the department, if necessary.
• Assists patients by lifting and moving them off and on the x-ray table.
• Provides bedpans and urinals as needed.
• Assures that patients are properly dressed for procedures.
• Prepares patient for their exam by verifying physician order and patient identification, consenting, explaining exam and answering patient questions.
• Starts intravenous lines and a Administers contrast and other preparations as to complete exam in a timely fashion.
• Cares for patient during procedures by assisting them to rest rooms, providing blankets, etc.
• Monitors patient condition pre and post-procedure and reports changes in the patient’s condition to Radiologist or RN for follow-up.
• Assists with emergency medical treatment under physician direction.
• Pulls contrast from Pyxis medication dispenser per protocol and documents contrast in eMar MT Hospital Information system (HIS) per protocol.
• Loads the power injector for contrast studies.
• Technologist may give contrast medias and may flush lines with normal saline contrast/normal saline.
• Under direct supervision of the Radiologist, the technologist may pull XilocaineXylocaine for procedure.
• Under direct supervision of the Radiologist, the technologist may use heparinized saline to flush catheters.
• Performs data entry in computer systems necessary for work flow workflow and patient care, such as: ITS, Meditech, PACS, WITT, eMar and Pyxis.
• Radiology information (RIS) system and hospital information system (HIS).
• Performs related duties such as reporting equipment malfunctions, assisting others, and special assignments.
• Cleans work area and replenishes supplies.
• Attends regularly scheduled department meetings and in-services to maintain working knowledge of changes in machines, and protocols,.
• Maintains CEU’s and CPR for license.

Required Education:

• Completion of a two-year Radiologic Technology training program approved by the AMA and/or JRCERT Accredited.
• CRT, ARRT certificates and Fluoroscopy license are required.
• Additionally, (CT) ARRT is required for CT Technologists.
• New hires and transfers have up to 12 months to meet (CT) ARRT requirements then must be continually current.
• Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status as per American Heart Association standards required.
• Valid California Driver’s License required.

Required Experience:

• At least one year of experience as a licensed Radiologic technologist and 1 year of recent experience in either CT, MRI or Angiography/Special Procedures preferred.

Languages:

• English
• Read
• Write
• Speak

Required Skills:

• DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING.
• X-RAY.
• ANGIOGRAPHY.
• MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING.
• COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY.
• FLUOROSCOPIC PROCEDURES.
• PATIENT CARE.
• PATIENT TRANSPORTATION.
• INTRAVENOUS LINES.
• CONTRAST.
• PATIENT CONDITION MONITORING.
• EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT.
• POWER INJECTOR.
• XYLOCAINE.
• HEPARINIZED SALINE.
• CATHETERS.
• ITS.
• MEDITECH.
• PACS.
• WITT.
• EMAR.
• PYXIS.
• RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM.
• HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM.
• DATA ENTRY.
• CEUS.
• RECENT EXPERIENCE IN EITHER CT, MRI OR ANGIOGRAPHY/SPECIAL PROCEDURES.