Radiologic Intervention Tech - Per Diem - Vascular Surgery-Outpatient Comprehensive Surgery Center

Cedars-Sinai•Beverly Hills, CA

11d

About The Position

The Radiologic Interventional Technologist position provides the crucial service of assisting physicians with minimally invasive, image-guided vascular and non-vascular procedures using fluoroscopic and x-ray equipment in accordance with the company policies and procedure manuals.

Responsibilities

Perform sophisticated diagnostic and Vascular/Non-Vascular Interventional procedures such as Interventional Radiography, diagnostic fluoroscopy and diagnostic general radiography (x-Ray) procedures.
Circulates and scrubs in to assist physicians during diagnostic and interventional procedures. This includes preparing and discarding the supplies and medications needed on a sterile field, loading biopsy and other interventional devices, and ensuring that the sterile field is not contaminated.
Perform inventory management and process ordering of interventional supplies.
Perform post process sophisticated 3D reconstruction
Assists in performing Pre-Ops, SOP’s and properly triages patient’s pre-procedure
Performs venipunctures, draws specimens and maintains proficiencies.
Acquires patient questionnaire, chart, data/requisition and reviews all to determine contraindication of having an Interventional examination. Ensures patients' comfort and safety during and after the exam and educates patients regarding procedures and equipment.
Acquires, archives, transmits and prints images via PACS. When applicable, completes after hours transmission of images and appropriate paperwork
Coordinates accurate contrast related to patient having an IR exam
Maintains available equipment up-time at the highest level for patient accessibility. Immediately reports any malfunctions; observes potential equipment dysfunctions and reports problems or calls for service
May be required to rotate through all imaging modalities, sites, and/or locations
Perform Imaging equipment QA/QC and perform PACS/RIS QC
Train other staff members
Assist with scheduling of patients as needed
Actively participates in special projects and process improvement