Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist - Interventional Radiology

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist Duties

Duties listed but are not limited to:

• The Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to managing complex systems. Other duties may be assigned.
• The DRT is required to demonstrate full functionality and independence in performing a range of tasks, including special and complex radiographic procedures
• Provides a full range of interventional radiologic treatment procedures, has a broad knowledge of the different modalities within interventional radiology, and is accountable to the next higher-level supervisor
• Ensures adequate quantities of Angio/"specials" supplies are available to meet workload demands through a systemized process of ordering
• Receipt and inventory control
• Assures that angiography procedure rooms are stocked with necessary supplies at all times with special attention to emergent equipment and supplies
• Assists in determining costs for specific exams, and projecting costs for budgetary purposes Coordinates new product evaluation
• Recommends methods and products to reduce costs and/or increase quality.
• DRT expected to assume a leadership role as necessary to facilitate procedures flow within the designated work area.
• Participation in an equitable on-call rotation and responsible for assisting in the organization and procurement of essential supplies as the need arises
• Knowledge and ability to recognize unusual images to determine proper positioning to best demonstrate areas of interest.
• Monitors the patient's physiology during the procedure and keeps the Radiologist informed.
• An interventional radiology technologist must understand the basic subspecialty of diagnostic radiology (IR) that encompasses the diagnosis of all abnormalities and anomalies of the arteries, veins, and lymphatics.
• The technologist must understand that IR includes all vascular and nonvascular imaging-directed interventional procedures.
• This subspecialty includes all modalities and techniques used in diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Assists with the performance of a wide variety of technical procedures including, but not limited to, aortogram runoffs, arches, carotids, extremities, and cerebrals. These exams will require independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative to apply prescribed ionizing radiation for radiological diagnosis.
• Serves as resource person, assists work schedule, interdepartmental committee lead, assists with policy, protocol, and QA program development, and ensures proper safety protocols are followed.
• Maintains records and files of exams performed on patients. This includes the registration and editing of patient exams in the computerized information system. Properly identifies patient images. This is essential so that mistaken identity of patient images does not occur.
• Practices radiation safety to reduce exposure to patients, staff, and self. This is achieved using lead aprons, lead gloves, lead shields, lead-lined walls, and collimation.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: 07:00 AM to 03:30 PM, On call hour requirements

Pay: When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 70367F

US Department of Veterans Affairs