Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology Technologist

Position: IR Tech (Vascular Specialist)

Location: Riverside Methodist Hospital

Hours: 4x10's (8a-6:30p), every other holiday

Call: 1 weekday (Mon-Thu 6:30pm-8am) every week and every 5th weekend (call starts at 6:30p Friday until 8am Monday)

Minimum Requirements:

• 2 years of experience in IR (with vascular focus)
• OH Rad license required (pending OK)
• ARRT certified
• BLS (pending OK)

The Interventional Radiology Technologist begins employment with a 6 month orientation in over 100 procedures performed in the interventional lab. The technologist must become competent as the scrub assistant to the Interventional Radiologist performing invasive procedures. They must maintain competency in the operating and use of angiographic fluoroscopy, ultrasound and CT (both Diagnostic and Interventional uses) and be able to manage 1500+ products in the inventory of the lab. The technologist assists in performing many NeuroInterventional surgical procedures such as cerebral aneurysm coilings, avascular malformations and stroke interventions. Oncology procedures performed in the lab includes, but is not limited to biopsies of various organs, chemo embolizations and Y-90 Radiopharmaceutical Therapies. The technologist also assists with uterine artery embolizations, venous lysis of tumors, vertebroplasties, infusion pump placements/revisions, radiofrequency ablations and other peripheral vascular interventions, including lysis and clot removal. This department performs over 20,000 procedures annually.

The Interventional Radiology Lab is staffed 24/7, so there is no on-call requirement for the technologists. There are 8, 10 and 12-hour shifts available. Those who work 8 or 10-hour shifts have an every 10th weekend requirement, and those who work 12-hour shifts work every 5th weekend. After working in the IR lab for one year, the technologist is eligible to be moved into a Senior Procedural Radiologic Technologist position, which includes a slight pay increase.

Department information:

This position is at a Level II trauma facility that is required to offer 24/365 coverage. Department size staffing: 9 RT's and 9 RN's. Typical volumes 6-8 cases per day. Most common procedures Angio, carotid stent, interventions, stroke.

Typical department staffing and or ratios 5-6 RN's per day & 6-7 RT's per day. Imaging equipment being utilizedSiemens Epic EMR.