Interventional Technologist

Job Description

Responsible for completing Angiography procedures, scrubbing, setting techniques, and taking images.

As an Angio/Interventionalist at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our imaging team, ensuring our patients receive the best care by:

• Maintains up-to-date licensure and certifications required for position.
• Provides procedural assistance as a circulating tech, scrub tech, or monitoring tech, according to Angio lab policies and procedures and Scope of Practice documents.
• Understands and operates IR equipment and related information systems appropriately to ensure that quality images are produced.
• Ensures proper patient identification, order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam. Adheres to radiation safety guidelines and maintains a safe working environment for patients and staff. Develops specific knowledge about invasive, diagnostic, and interventional supplies, appropriate indications and applications, and proper use and deployment techniques.
• Follows appropriate protocol for medical necessity, coding and charging guidelines, obtaining necessary consents, maintaining applicable QC programs, and reporting any equipment failures or problems.
• Provides appropriate patient education, ensures patient comfort, and addresses patient and/or family concerns.
• Keeps accurate records of patient information, procedures performed, and any adverse reactions or incidents.
• Coordinates patient care and communicates pertinent information to other patient care providers following procedure.
• At the end of the procedure, sutures the sheath in place, or removes the sheath and applies pressure to obtain hemostasis.

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Shift Details:
Full-time (40 hours), Variable, four 10's. 7:00am - 5:30pm, Call, Holiday Coverage

Unit/

Location:

St. Vincent Regional Hospital

Additional Details:
Please review Minimum Qualifications listed below before applying.

Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? As an Angio/Interventionalist at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our Imaging service line, ensuring our patients receive the best care.

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• Recognize emergent patient situations and respond appropriately.
• Ability to function independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with other caregivers and patients.
• Demonstrates understanding of anatomy, anatomic terminology, and positioning competency.
• Knowledge and adherence to infection control and sterile techniques.

• ARRT - American Registry Upon Hire
• BCLS - Basic Life Support
• ACLS - within 120 Days
• Relevant State Licensure and/or certifications
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced within 120 Days (for pediatric hospitals)

• 1-2 years Angio/Interventional experience, or 1-2 years vascular or interventional experience
• Vascular/Interventional radiography (VIR) certification

• ARRT - American Registry Upon Hire
• BCLS - Basic Life Support
• ACLS - within 120 Days
• Relevant State Licensure and/or certifications
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced within 120 Days (for pediatric hospitals)
• Minimum 2 years Angio/Interventional experience or Vascular/Interventional radiography certification.

• Vascular/Interventional radiography (VIR) certification

• ARRT - American Registry Upon Hire
• BCLS - Basic Life Support
• ACLS - within 120 Days
• Relevant State Licensure and/or certifications
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced within 120 Days (for pediatric hospitals)
• Minimum 5 years Angio/Interventional experience with demonstrated proficiency in performing advanced Interventional procedures.
• Vascular/Interventional Radiography (VIR) certification Required