Interventional Radiology Technologist - Acute – Earn Up to $84 Per Hour (Tiger Flex)

University of Missouri Health Care•Columbia, MO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

MU Health Care is looking for a poised, quick-thinking professional who thrives in fast-moving, high-acuity environments and brings confidence to every clinical challenge. You should be the kind of person who stays calm under pressure, adapts instantly, and anticipates what patients and providers need before they ask. You’ll excel here if you’re curious, motivated to master advanced imaging technology, and committed to continually sharpening your expertise. Collaboration should energize you, because you’ll work side by side with exceptional physicians, nurses, and technologists across nearly every specialty. Most importantly, you should be driven by purpose, ready to advocate fiercely for patient safety, and proud to deliver care that truly makes a difference. MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine. Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Requirements

ARRT certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
Vascular Interventional Radiography (ARRT-VI), Cardiovascular Interventional Radiography (ARRT-CV), or Cardiac Interventional Radiography (ARRT-CI) certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
1 year of experience as an Interventional Radiology Technologist in an Acute Care setting.

Nice To Haves

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Responsibilities

Understand and monitor the physiological condition of interventional radiology patients during such procedures as thrombectomies, embolizations, line placements, angiograms, neuro interventions, stenting, angioplasty, and thrombolysis.
Perform advanced imaging requirements in digital rotational angiography, cone beam CT, 3D reconstruction, and fusion CT.
Maintain expansive knowledge of all inventory supplies (consignment, PAR, or departmental) and their locations, including those outside of Radiology.
Scrub in during procedures using proper sterile techniques to provide technical support to the physician in both routine and highly complex neuro and peripheral interventions for a vast range of acuity level of patients such as ICU, Trauma, General Anesthesia, Sedation, and IP.
Support a wide variety of procedures referred by various service lines that include but is not limited to Oncology, Trauma, Urology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, and Neurology.
On-call responsibilities on a rotating basis with the requirement to report to the hospital within 30 minutes of receiving a page.
Engage in patient safety by participation during the time out for procedures, at post procedure huddles, and by following all organization policies and guidelines regarding confidentiality and safety.
Provide education and training for student technologists.
Assist with education and training.
May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.