VIR Technologist

Under general supervision of Manager of Interventional Radiology and the sections Medical Director following established policies and procedures, and in conjunction with other technical healthcare personnel, Performs vascular and interventional exams. Ensures the functional integrity of the equipment.
All essential functions performed in the position reflect age specific needs of the geriatric, adult, and pediatric patients. Fosters patient and family centered care and nursing services in accordance with the Brown University Health and Rhode Island Hospital mission, vision, and values, with consideration of the life span, including all developmental stages as well as cultural patterns.
Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.
In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

• Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition using aseptic cleaning techniques where necessary. Ensures that examination rooms are properly supplied, equipped, and operational before each examination. Prepares sterile supply trays required by physician.
• Assists with TSPER, Patient Verification and Universal Protocol.
• Instructs patient regarding the procedure to obtain and effect the desired results, and to allay patient fears. Positions and performs aseptic surgical preparation for the ordered procedure.
• Assists the radiologist in the diagnosis of diseases as requisitioned by patients ' physician. Assists radiologist in carrying out interventional and angiographic procedures.
• Responsible to acquire the proper organ system is within the imaging perimeters required for accurate visualization of the procedure required. Arterial cases ie., TACE, Splenic Angiogram, Renal angiogram, and UAE. Venous Cases ie., Port placements, PICC placement and Hemodialysis catheters and fistula grams. Neuro interventional procedures ie. Stroke, Cerebral angiogram, cerebral coiling 's and stent placements.
• Injects contrast media by means of a power injector which automatically applies a constant rate of pressure as ordered by the physician.
• Operates both biplane and single plane digital fluoroscopic equipment. Process and label the created digital subtraction runs.
• Calls service for equipment problems and logs data when needed.
• Archives Images necessary for diagnosis and procedure documentation in PACs
• Records and completes records pertinent to procedures performed. Ensures proper charge codes are utilized.
  
  Input all required case information in Life Chart, PACs, and Hi-IQ.
• Adjusts immobilization devices, assembles equipment supplies as required. Positions and operates equipment for required length and intensity of exposure. Assists in monitoring the physiologic status of the patient during tests and procedures, informs physician and / or nursing staff of pertinent changes in condition.
• Understands and practices ALARA principles of radiation Protection including the use and exchange of personal dosimeters.

• Two years of formal training in an approved School of radiological technology, plus registration through the American Registry for Radiologic Technologists.
• Current/valid license from the Department of Health to practice in the State of Rhode Island.
• Must hold a current CPR certification from AHA, BLS for Healthcare Providers.
• Must take advanced registry test in…