Cardiac Cath Lab/IR/Neuro Technologist Job O'Fallon area,Missouri USA,Healthcare

Position: Cardiac Cath Lab / IR / Neuro Technologist
Additional Information About the Role

Newly Approved Increased Compensation Package Now Available!

Are you a Special Procedures or Radiologic Technologist looking for a new opportunity? Come join our team and be a part of our mission to advance the health of our patients and community!

Sign-On Bonus $5,000 (for eligible applicants)
10 Hour Shifts, 4 Days Per Week
6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Holiday Rotation Required
Call Rotation (1 day per week and every 4th weekend)

Overview

Opened in 2007, Progress West Hospital is BJC Health Cares newest hospital in St. Charles County, featuring modern private rooms. It offers 24-hour emergency services and has partnered with St. Louis Childrens Hospital to provide world-class pediatric emergency care.

Progress West Hospital also provides surgical services, endoscopy services, a cardiac catheterization lab, medical/surgical inpatient services, diagnostic imaging, lab services, and the Advanced Wound Center, a specialty wound treatment facility with state-of-the-art equipment. Progress West Hospital recently completed an expansion of its Childbirth Center to include enhanced services for at-risk mothers and babies, with a newborn ICU that provides care for babies born as early as 32 weeks.

Progress West Hospital is a Certified Level II Stroke Center. The hospitals medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, pediatrics, and orthopedics.

The Cardiac Cath Lab opened in the Summer of 2011 focusing on diagnostic testing. Interventional services will added late Summer, early Fall of 2011. This department, along with all departments within the hospital, supports the guiding principles of the hospital in providing care that is customized and reflects the patient's needs, values, and choices.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Advanced Modality Special Procedures Technologist - CCL/IR/Neuro performs a variety of complex, specialized tasks in all cardiac, vascular, neuroradiology angiographic and interventional procedures for the purpose of diagnosis and/or treatment of anatomic and physiologic disorders.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate subject matter expertise for the operation, maintenance, quality assurance and troubleshooting of all radiographic equipment used in the cardiac, vascular, neuroradiology and interventional procedures.

Scrubs and surgically assists physician during, cardiac, vascular, neuroradiology angiographic and interventional procedures to include: maintaining sterile field, handling of instruments and supplies, participates in placement/implantation of catheters, guide wires and medical devices (ie stents, intra-aortic balloon pump, pacemakers, lead revisions, etc.) operating and monitoring equipment and bi-plane table, and alerts physician to changes in patient condition.

Performs specialized radiographic imaging examinations to make special study radiographs of designated body portions in accordance with radiation safety procedures.

Prepare and position patients and select anatomic and technical parameters accurately to ensure most optimal patient outcome.

BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience


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Cardiac Cath Lab​/IR​/Neuro Technologist

Cardiac Cath Lab/IR/Neuro Technologist