Allied / Tech - IR Tech

Allied / Tech - IR Tech

POSITION: Interventional Radiology Tech

SCHEDULING & CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Auto Offer: No

Years of Experience Required: 2 years

Accept 1st Time Travelers: Yes

Locals Accepted: Yes, Locals accepted at the same rate.

Hours - 37.5hr/wk

Weekend Requirement: Refer to On Call Requirement

On Call Requirement: Yes; Call every 3rd weekend

Charting: Epic required

RTO, Block & Special Scheduling Requests: Priority given to submits with a screenshot confirming RTO and schedule requests. No requests will be approved after offer

Call Off Policy: Facility is allowed to call off 1 shift per 2 weeks.

Holiday Requirement: Must work 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 holidays, per unit needs

REQUIRED LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

License Requirements: NJ Radiologic Technologist License Required

Certifications: BLS, ARRT(R)

DEPARTMENT / UNIT PROFILE

Patient Population: Infants, Pediatrics; Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics

Floating: Candidates must float within their skillset without exception.

Scrubs: Hospital provided (green/teal)

REQUIRED SKILLS

Settings: Interventional Radiology; Pediatric IR; Hybrid OR; Special Procedures

Procedural/Equipment: Fluoroscopy; 3D imaging; equipment setup; prep access site; scrub maintain sterile field; PACS; maintain equipment and inventory; stock supplies; isolation precautions/PPE; use of Rapid Response/Code teams

Angio/Endovascular: Visceral and vascular angiography (adrenal, mesenteric, pelvic, renal, pulmonary, selective visceral, aortography, inferior/superior vena cavagram, percutaneous hepatic angiography); angioplasty; stent and endograft placement; embolization (including radioembolization and chemoembolization); thrombolysis/thrombectomy; IVC filter placement and removal; venous and central access (including ports, PICC, and line care/maintenance)

IR Procedures: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the liver; liver biopsy; paracentesis; thoracentesis; chest tube and gastrostomy tube placement; esophageal stent placement; ERCP; cholecystostomy; catheter/drain exchange; cystoscopy

Cardiac/Advanced: Diagnostic catheterizations (adult/pediatric/neonatal); hemodynamic monitoring; cardiac stent placement; Impella insertion; scrub procedures

HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center provides comprehensive Interventional Radiology services, performing minimally invasive, image-guided procedures for a high-acuity patient population across vascular, oncologic, and complex medical conditions, including cardiac and transplant cases. This 665-bed quaternary care teaching hospital in Newark is affiliated with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and is nationally recognized for its cardiac and transplant programs, including one of the nations largest heart transplant centers and New Jerseys only Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program. It is part of RWJBarnabas Health, the states largest integrated healthcare system.