Interventional Radiology Technologist

Emory Healthcare•Lithonia, GA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

At Emory Healthcare, we are dedicated to fueling your professional journey with comprehensive health benefits, student loan repayment assistance, family-focused benefits, wellness incentives, and ongoing mentorship and leadership programs. Our supportive environment enables you to achieve new career heights. Our Interventional Radiology team is at the forefront of healthcare, committed to improving lives through innovation, compassion, and unparalleled excellence in patient care. Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is Georgia's most comprehensive academic health system, featuring 11 hospitals (4 Magnet® designated), the Emory Clinic, and over 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians across 70 different subspecialties. This position involves providing quality care to patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional radiology procedures in the interventional suite and operating room. Key responsibilities include communicating patient needs, ensuring accurate documentation, operating imaging and specialty equipment, demonstrating knowledge of anatomy and physiology, providing complex technical care, assisting with diagnostic procedures, maintaining sterile technique, minimizing radiation exposure, assisting with patient and family education, and potentially supporting research and staff training.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of radiologic technology.
Minimum of two (2) years experience with one (1) year in IR.
BLS certification required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced certification in Vascular Interventional (VI) Radiography preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides quality care to patients receiving diagnostic and interventional radiology procedures in the interventional suite and operating room.
Communicates patients' needs and response through appropriate verbal and written communications.
Ensures documentation is complete and accurate regarding all aspects of patient care.
Responsible for proper operation of imaging and specialty equipment as well as keeps abreast of uses of medical devices.
Demonstrates an adequate knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
Provides more complex technical care necessary to meet identified patient needs.
Assists with performing multiple diagnostic procedures in appropriate sequence and time frame.
Provides quality care to patients during procedures; prepares patients for procedures with proper sterile technique.
Takes precautions to minimize patient and staff exposure to radiation.
Assists with patient and family education.
May support or assist in research and related activities.
Assists in training radiology staff and students.
Performs other related duties as required.