**This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000.**
Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
As an Interventional Vascular Technologist, you will provide technical assistance in performing diagnostic and interventional procedures. Some of your responsibilities will include acquiring images, processing images and providing emergency on call assistance. At Cleveland Clinic, you will have numerous opportunities to gain hands-on experience through educational resources and professional development courses.
A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 4:30PM, with every sixth weekend and one major/minor holiday 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 for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Graduate of an AMA approved school of Radiologic Technology
- Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and in good standing
- Current state licensure as a Radiology Technologist
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- 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 for the ideal future caregiver include:
- 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)
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Physical Requirements:
- Standing and walking for extended periods of time
- Lifting or assisting lifting patients of varying weight and manipulate equipment daily
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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