Interventional Radiology Tech

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Interventional Radiology Tech provides diagnostic and interventional imaging support across oncology, cardiothoracic, neuro, abdominal, vascular and vascular surgery, pediatric, and musculoskeletal procedures, as well as endovascular cardiothoracic aortic repair. The role requires anatomic and physiologic knowledge, advanced 2D and 3D digital imaging skills, excellent patient care, sterile technique, and patient monitoring. Procedures may use moderate sedation or general anesthesia. Vascular Interventional staff support surgical oncology, IA Stroke, the Aortic Code Team, and Trauma services, and share responsibility for the Pulmonary Embolus Response Team (PERT) and Trans-Arterial Valve Repair (TAVR) with Cardiac Services. The technologist documents procedures and related data, operates and maintains imaging and interventional equipment, prepares patients and procedural suites, assists proceduralists, and manages supplies. The role may also include coordinating workflows and staff assignments. The position is onsite at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is scheduled for four 10-hour shifts per week. Call is required two days every six weeks and six weekends per year. Holiday coverage includes one major and one minor holiday per year.

Requirements

Associate's degree or completion of an accredited Radiologic Sciences Program.
Registered by the American Registry of Radiological Sciences, or registry eligible and able to become registered within one year of hire; registry-eligible candidates must provide a diploma from an accredited program.
Maintain registry status and fulfill annual continuing education requirements.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification or Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Responsibilities

Schedule patient transportation and coordinate with anesthesia, medical-surgical teams, inpatient chemotherapy pharmacy, and intensive care units to minimize delays.
Create procedural orders when necessary; verify patient identity and consent; review lab values and contraindications; and inform the attending physician when a variance is identified.
Maintain procedure documentation, including supplies used, procedural measurements, fluoroscopy time and dose, sedation, contrast, and coding information.
Manipulate and transmit images to IMPAX from fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, and IVUS systems; import prior CT data into fusion software for aortic repair roadmapping; and record endovascular repair data to disk.
Provide imaging support during procedures using fluoroscopy, ultrasound, and CT, including portable procedures and specialized imaging for patients with compromised cardiothoracic output or malignancies.
Support clinical partners, including operating room radiologic technologists and cardiac catheterization specialists, during intraoperative cases requiring interventional radiology equipment or inventory.
Post-process images, perform image quality assurance, conduct equipment checks and quality-control tests, clean equipment and procedural suites, and report or troubleshoot equipment malfunctions.
Operate digital imaging systems and specialized equipment and technologies used for diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Explain exams to patients, position them, assist with hemodynamic monitoring, observe and report changes in patient condition, prepare patients using sterile technique, and assist with post-procedure dressings.
Assist proceduralists as first assist, manage sterile back tables and supplies, and assist with administration and documentation of regulated pharmaceuticals.
Apply radiation protection practices and ensure anatomic or foreign-body specimens are identified and delivered to the appropriate collection site.
Prepare procedural suites by staging sterile trays and accessories, preparing equipment, entering patient information into imaging systems, gathering diagnostic information, and preparing patients and equipment.
Ensure pharmaceuticals, including chemotherapy, radionuclides, and intra-arterial or intravenous contrast, are accounted for and ready for administration.
Anticipate and restock supplies, notify the Inventory Supervisor of supply needs, manage items requiring sterilization, document supplies and charges, and dispose of used supplies, biohazardous waste, and chemopharmaceuticals appropriately.
Provide physicians with supplies and equipment during procedures, including catheters, guidewires, sheaths, embolization supplies, stents, and medications.
Assist the Clinical Supervisor with onboarding new employees and precepting radiography students.
May coordinate staff schedules and patient workflow, liaise with anesthesia and other hospital units, and assign technologist responsibilities in the Clinical Supervisor's absence.