Cath Lab / Interventional Radiology

Overview

IR/CATH LAB TECH - 40 HRS DAY (Monday - Friday, 7:00-15:30 shifts)

Start Date: 9/9

2 Years Of Experience Required • First timers accepted: No

Certs Required: MD license, RT-R ARRT, ACLS, BLS

On Call: Call every other week Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 15:30-22:00 and Saturday 08:00-16:00

Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday

On-site: Local rate within the specified miles (see AM)

Shift: Days 7:00-15:30 • 40 hours weekly

Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care • Magnet Certified • Scrubs Provided

Responsibilities

• Special Procedures: Interventional - tunneled catheter placements (mediports, permacaths, hickmans), embolizations, drain placements, suprapubic catheter placements, peg placements, pleurx catheter placements
• Pain management: Epidural blocks, radiofrequency ablations
• Vascular procedures: Angiograms, thrombectomies, fistulograms, IVC filters
• Skill requirements include: Interventional Radiology, PACS, Angioplasty, Embolization, IVC filter placement, Liver Biopsy, Mesenteric Angiogram, Paracentesis, Stent placement, Thoracentesis, Catheter/drain exchange, Internal/external biliary drainage, Renal Artery Stent Placement, Ureteral Stent Placement, Carotid Angiography, Discogram, Embolization, Thrombolysis/Thrombectomy, Endovascular Interventions, Central Venous Access (non-Tunneled/PICC lines)
• Equipment and workflow: Siemens systems, C-arm/portable C-arm/contrast, Cerner; Perform EKG lead placement; Prep access site; Recognize life-threatening arrhythmias; Scrub and maintain sterile field
• Other: Client/Philips Azurion C-arm/portable C-arm usage

Qualifications

• MD license
• RT-R ARRT
• ACLS
• BLS
• 2 years of experience in Interventional Radiology or related field

Work Environment & Benefits

• On-Call schedule as noted
• Requiring to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Magnet certified facility
• Scrubs provided