Cardiovascular Rad Tech Regional Float

CHI; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 44,496 - 66,193; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$10,000 educational assistance

Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Council Bluffs is seeking a Radiologic Technologist to perform various imaging examinations such as X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans. The ideal candidate will assist with patient preparation and ensure compliance with safety protocols. Responsibilities include operating monitoring equipment and documenting procedures. An attractive pay range of $32.30 to $48.05 per hour is offered, reflecting the importance of the role in providing quality patient care.

Qualifications

• NE license must be obtained upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification required within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assists with pre-procedure education and prepares patients.
• Operates hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
• Documents clinical information in patient records.
• Performs imaging examinations including X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs.

Skills

Medical Radiographer

Basic Life Support – CPR

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT

Job description

Job Summary

$10,000 educational assistance available to external candidates! Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus.

As our Radiologic Technologist (Rad Tech), you will be pivotal in producing diagnostic images that enable Radiologists to accurately diagnose and manage patient conditions.

Each day, you will perform a variety of imaging examinations, including X‑rays, ultrasound, diagnostic fluoroscopy, CT/CAT scans, and MRIs, while actively contributing to a positive patient experience through direct interaction.

Responsibilities

• Assists with pre‑procedure education and preparing patient for procedure.
  • Collaborates with other staff to assure patient has a thorough understanding of procedure and can answer questions as needed.
  • Assures patient is positioned properly for the procedure.
  • Assures EKG electrodes are properly placed and cardiac electrodes correctly applied.
  • Assures skin is prepped and sterilized appropriately prior to procedural draping.
  • Sets up patient and sterile equipment in accordance to the performing physician’s preferences.
• Scrubs and assists physicians during procedures.
• Assists physician in sterile placement of invasive and hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
• Uses fine motor skills to assist physician with placement/deployment/use of invasive catheters, wires, balloons, stents, structural heart devices, Intra‑aortic balloon counter‑pulsation equipment, percutaneous left ventricular assist devices, implantable cardiac devices, and electrophysiology catheters/3‑D intra‑cardiac conduction mapping.
• Performs monitoring function throughout procedures. Documents clinical information in patient record.
• Operates hemodynamic monitoring equipment.
• Recognizes and reports changes in the cardiac rhythm.
• Recognizes and reports changes in hemodynamic waveforms.
• Accurately documents the flow of events from start through completion of procedure.
• Performs arterial and/or venous sheath removal utilizing deployment of closure devices, manual pressure, or mechanical compression and transports patients.
• Performs daily maintenance, quality assurance testing, equipment cleaning, and supply re‑stocking.
• Effectively communicates and works cooperatively with team members, patients, families, guests, and providers.

Requirements

• Medical Radiographer: NE, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support – CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months and
• Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT, upon hire

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Bergan Mercy, our focus is patient‑centered care. Our Level I trauma center and academic medical center campus is designed to heal the body, mind, and spirit of every person in a more comfortable, less stressful hospital environment. Our full range of medical services includes trauma services, heart and vascular care, emergency services, surgery, maternity, cancer care, and diagnostic imaging.

Pay Range

$32.30 – $48.05 /hour