Interventional Vascular Technologist - Cardiac Cath Lab

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Job Title

Interventional Vascular Technologist - Cardiac Cath Lab

Location

Canton

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hosp

Department

Cardiac Cath Laboratory-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Job Code

D24030

Shift

Days + Call

Schedule

7:00am-5:30pm

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Job Details

As an Interventional Vascular Technologist, you will provide technical assistance with diagnostic and interventional procedures. Using your training and advanced knowledge, you will acquire and process all images, ensuring accuracy and clarity. In this role, you will gain ample experience, resources to learn and grow and encouragement as you find your place within the Cleveland Clinic system and make a difference in the lives of patients every day.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM 5:30PM, with on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Utilize sterile or aseptic technique to scrub in and perform vascular, interventional and surgical procedures per protocol.
• Establish effective working relationships and utilize a team approach to process improvement.
• Perform duties in instances when normal, routine practice cannot be applied, often in high stress situations.
• Educate patients regarding procedures, equipment and exams to ensure understanding and cooperation.
• Check and prepare patients prior to vascular-interventional study and ensure patients safety and comfort during and after exams.
• Sets up or operate injector to administer contrast agents for procedures.
• Manually inject contrast agent if no pressure injector is utilized.
• Operate ancillary equipment adherent to specific procedures.
• Screen patients for ability to undergo procedure by understanding baseline lab requirements.
• Demonstrate understanding of primary purpose of drugs used in IR, indications, contraindications, contrast drug interactions and major effects.
• Position patient to obtain radiographic exposure, adjust exposure factors and process images.
• Adapt imaging and therapeutic procedures with professional judgment to improve diagnostic quality and therapeutic outcome.
• Acquire, archive, transmit and print images via PACS and complete after-hours transmission of images and appropriate paperwork.
• Immediately report malfunctions to help desk and PACS Administrator.
• Processes billing via RIS.
• Record and maintain procedural data to include injection data, elapsed fluoroscopic time and procedural information.
• Monitor equipment, systems, cleans equipment and effects timely repair.
• Teach and instruct students and new hires.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an AMA approved school of Radiologic Technology
• Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists [R.T.(R) (ARRT)] in good standing
• Current state licensure as a Radiology Technologist
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association
• Knowledge of radiologic physics and computerized vascular equipment to safely inject and image human vascular anatomy
• Knowledge of vascular anatomy and pathology sufficient to apply to interventional and diagnostic exams

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of experience as a General Radiologic Technologist
• Certification in Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiography [R.T.(R)(CV)(ARRT)] or Vascular-Interventional Radiology [R.T.(R)(VI)(ARRT)]
• Experience in a high-volume Angiography Department
• Strong background in angiography and sterile techniques

Physical Requirements:

• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift or assist with lifting patients of varying weight and manipulate equipment daily.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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