Radiology Tech, Interventional Radiology

American Addiction Centers•Park Ridge, IL

1d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work. This position is responsible for producing radiographs of technical quality to demonstrate primarily the peripheral, viscera, and neurovascular system, with occasional work in non-vascular imaging performed in the Special Procedure Laboratory. The role involves assisting credentialed radiologists in imaging and revascularization procedures, maintaining laboratory records, and cooperating as a team player with other healthcare professionals.

Requirements

Graduate of AMA approved -School of Radiologic Technology.
ARRT Registration.
Knowledge /sterile technique.
Must be able to recognize need and behaviors of a variety of age groups of patients treated, i.e. understand child growth and development, normal patterns of adolescent behavior and look for signs of normal aging; prior experience with various age groups is preferred.
1 hour annually in stroke care.
Proficient in the operation of basic angiographic.
Basic computer skills preferred.
ARRT Registry
CPR Certification
IDNS License
Must be able to effectively communicate and work well with other staff.
Advance knowledge of anatomy, radiographic equipment, vascular and interventional procedures.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with various age groups is preferred.

Responsibilities

Selects, implements, and modifies exam technical factors to produce diagnostic radiographs, utilizing knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and radiographic technology.
Demonstrates technical skill as a scrub technologist.
Performs technical function pertaining to, and stays abreast of, equipment, tray preparation, and contrast media.
Demonstrates skills in the operation of equipment.
Perform scout film.
Set-up, program, operate film changer.
Set-up, program, operate digital imaging computer.
Provide a clean procedure environment to ensure that procedures are performed in an aseptic fashion.
Works with credentialed radiologists in angiography and revascularization procedures; uses skill in proper use of procedural supplies to maintain successful revascularization.
Provides technical support to credentialed angiographers in implementation of vanguard technologies, i.e. atherectomy, stent placements, new devices.
Understands atherosclerotic disease process, and conveys understanding to other care givers as required; uses knowledge to enhance technical performance.
Selects, implements, and modifies exam technical factors to produce diagnostic radiographs, utilizing knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and radiologic technology.
Understands bleeding factors and the risks that may arise when a patient is treated with angioplasty, atherectomy, or thrombolytic agents, and conveys understanding to other care givers as required; uses knowledge to enhance technical performance.
Prepares equipment, tray preparation, and contrast media for ordered exams.
Selects and opens supplies in a fashion to ensure prompt patient care and cost containment.
Assist in inventory management of the area, using knowledge of on-site inventory and availability lags of necessary supply items.
Verifies appropriateness of patient exam, completeness of consent forms, presence of lab results, to provide proper quality management.
Places, processes, and completes requisitions, to ensure appropriate patient care and accuracy of patient billing.
Records accurately patient data using RIS/HIS System for demographic marketing, film marking, to protect the integrity and wholeness of the patient record.
Functions in patient emergencies in efficient and competent manner, assists the Code Team as needed in stabilizing the patient, using knowledge of where supplies are kept in the Special Procedures Laboratory to assure that supply needs are met in emergencies.
Assists in scheduling patients with interface of nursing unit personnel and angiographers.
Instructs patients, alleviates fears regarding exams, working with the team to provide an optimal patient experience.
Assists in performance of daily quality control testing of equipment, verifies function at time of testing, reports problems to Coordinator.
Provides personal flexibility to the needs of the patient, providing as requested procedure support, and timely on-call response.