Radiology - IR Tech
Profession: Angiographer
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 10-hour Days with Call
Hours per Shift: 10
Experience: Minimum of 1 year of vascular or interventional experience
License: Utah State Rad Tech License
Certifications: ARRT registration, Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
Must-Have:
- Experience in stroke, embolization, biopsy, and complex interventional radiology procedures.
- Proficiency in patient identification and order verification.
- Knowledge of body mechanics and exam techniques.
- Ability to produce quality images through proper operation of equipment.
- Capacity to follow identification protocols and complete required documentation accurately.
- Skills in maintaining work area and stocking supplies.
- Competency in transporting patients as needed.
- Understanding of invasive, diagnostic, and interventional supplies.
- Familiarity with x-ray generation and safety principles.
- Experience in providing procedural assistance as a circulating technician, scrub technician, or monitoring technician.
Description:
This position involves ensuring proper patient identification and order verification.
The candidate will prepare patients for exams using appropriate body mechanics.
Identifying the proper exams based on patient needs is essential.
Quality images must be produced through the appropriate operation of equipment and instrumentation.
Adherence to patient identification protocols is crucial.
Thorough and accurate documentation, including time stamps and image storage, is required.
Maintaining a clean work area and stocking necessary supplies is expected.
The role may involve transporting patients as needed.
Specific knowledge regarding invasive, diagnostic, and interventional supplies is necessary.
At the end of procedures, the candidate may apply closure devices, suture sheaths in place, or remove sheaths and apply pressure for hemostasis.
Understanding and application of x-ray generation and safety principles are important.
The candidate must demonstrate correct operation of imaging equipment.
Providing patient education and ensuring patient comfort is vital.
The angiographer will assist with procedures per lab policies and scope of practice documents.
