Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist proceduralist during complex diagnostic and interventional vascular, neuro-interventional cases with scrubbing side by side with specialty proceduralist.
Required Education:
- High School Diploma/GED.
- Associate degree.
- Completion of accredited radiographic program.
Required Certifications & Licensure:
- NJ radiographic licensure.
- BLS from an approved AHS credentialed American heart association or a BLS accredited with skill demonstration in basic life support measures.
- Current Radiography (R) certification with ARRT.
- Current licensure with the certification with ARRT NJ state.
- This role is similar to a cardiovascular technologist ( CVT) but MUST have radiographic licensure to operate x-ray fluoroscopic modalities.
Experience:
- 3-5 years of experience as Interventional Radiologic technologist or a Cardio-Vascular technologist.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge with Floor and ceiling mounted fluoroscopic modality machines.
- The ability to identify, retrieve, and Circulate complex products during interventional procedural cases.
- The ability to critically think during neuro-interventional cases and complex cases to assist proceduralist.
- The ability to operate power injection of iodinated contrast media device during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
- Strong communication skills using closed loop communication.
- The ability to maintain sterile technique and maintain infection prevention measures to set up procedural trays for case load.
- Positively contribute to a multi-disciplinary team of with nurses, radiologist, and vascular surgeons.
- Knowledge of documentation in electronic medical record and send images to Sectra/PACs system.
- Groin management post intervention.
- Demonstrate the ability to provide high quality care in a fast paced environment.
Schedule Notes:
- Hours would be 8:00am – 6:00p x 4 days a week (Monday-Friday) with a flexible day off.
- On-call requirements are as follows.
- Every 4th weekend from 5:00pm on Friday until 7:00am on Monday.
- 1 evening shift per week from 5:00pm – 7:00am Neuro and scrub assist required in IR/ vascular caseload.
Schedule Hours Per Week: 36.00
Schedule Hours Per Day: 9.00
Schedule Days Per Week: 4.00