Job Description
The Memorial Interventional Radiologic Technologist performs radiographic and/or medical imaging and related procedures to assist in diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Responsibilities
- Provides patient care services and evaluates outcomes
- Performs radiographic and/or medical imaging and related procedures to demonstrate structures for interpretations and/or therapeutic intervention by or at the request of the practitioner
- Provides and documents correct hemodynamic data and other required information to interpreting provider
- Provides safety measures for patients undergoing procedures
- Performs and modifies patient care activities pre, intra, and post procedurally to encompass individual patient needs
- Communicates variances or significant events/results to appropriate caregiver
- Reports patient status and availability regularly
- Maintains supplies and equipment inventory
- Stocks and prepares procedure rooms for daily cases
- Maintains inventory level to meet needs
- Orders supplies for diagnostic and interventional procedures daily
- Maintains quality control and quality assurance for division equipment
- Performs quality monitoring activities for equipment, film, and radiation exposure
- Participates in quality assurance monitoring within the division
- Assumes any applicable responsibility for assigned equipment; reports any equipment malfunctions
Qualifications
Education:
- Associate's Degree
- From an accredited school in radiologic technology
Experience:
- 1
- Performing cardiovascular interventional radiography duties
Skills:
- Proficient skills using and operating equipment and instruments utilized in patient care procedures
- Skills and ability to interpret physicians' instruction
- Proficient skills in hemodynamic monitoring and valve calculation
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