Interventional Radiologic Technologist - PRN

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans, LA, seeks an Interventional Radiologic Technologist to provide patient care during diagnostic and therapeutic angiography procedures. You will assist interventional providers with invasive procedures and operate fluoroscopic and digital imaging equipment, ensuring ALARA safety and image quality.

Responsibilities include patient positioning, contrast administration assistance, image processing, PACS submission, and maintaining a safe, clean workspace.

Qualifications

• 1 year Interventional radiology, special procedures, catheterization lab.
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider.
• Licensed Radiographer from Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners.
• Registered ARRT R.

Responsibilities

• Promotes Quality: Ensures a safe environment for employees and patients.
• Assists in departmental performance improvement activities and action plans to correct deficiencies.
• Performs Interventional Radiology duties: confirms patient identity, positions patients and immobilizes as required.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis and operates equipment as directed.
• Processes and sends images to PACS.
• Provides radiation protection to patients and assistants in accordance with ALARA.
• Assists in administering contrast media and with exams.
• Documents information per established guidelines.
• Assists in diagnosing disease by consulting with appropriate practitioner.
• Manages designated work area (supplies, cleaning rooms).
• Performs daily equipment checks and reports malfunctions; cleans and disinfects equipment.

Skills

Interventional radiology

BLS (Health Care Provider)

LS Radiologic Technologist License

ARRT Registry (R)

Job description

Your job is more than a job.

The Interventional Radiologic Technologist provides patient care in the course of diagnostic, therapeutic angiography procedures or special procedures. Assists other interventional providers or other colleagues with invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, which utilize advanced radiographic equipment. Responsible for the administration of ionizing radiation to patients for diagnostic and/or research purposes. Provides patient services and preforms radiographic procedures, including all aspects of fluoroscopic and digital imaging data acquisition and processing. Responsible for operating the support equipment, computers and z-ray emitting devices to ensure technical success of the procedures.

Why a Great Place to Work

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Promotes Quality:
• Ensures a safe environment for employees and patients.
• Participates in departmental performance improvement activities. Assists in the development of action plans to correct identified deficiencies.
• Provides ongoing technical quality assurance/improvement by routinely assessing team member imaging and addressing deficiencies.
• Performs those duties involved with Interventional Radiology:
• Confirms patient identity, body part and body side for every patient prior to the procedure. Positions patients as determined for specific studies. Provides immobilization as required.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis.
• Selects and operates equipment as directed.
• Processes and sends images to PACS.
• Provides radiation protection to patients and assistants in accordance with prescribed safety standards, e.g., ALARA.
• Assists in administering contrast media and with exams.
• Documents information according to established guidelines.
• Assists in the diagnosis of disease by consulting with appropriate practitioner.
• Responsible for designated work area (supplies, cleaning rooms).
• Assists in performing first aid when necessary.
• Adheres to Policies and Procedures:
• Maintains patient safety at all times. Ensures compliance with all safety regulations for protection of patients, staff and visitors.
• Adheres to aseptic technique and requirements set by safety committee. Practices sterile technique and prevents cross contamination.
• Adheres to OSHA standards by donning required personal protective equipment (PPE) to maintain a safe working environment.
• Acquires and evaluates patient’s lab values to ensure the values are within normal limits when applicable.
• Manages equipment and supplies:
• Maintains inventory of supplies and orders as needed.
• Maintains equipment, exam rooms and work areas in a neat and safe condition to ensure the safety of the patients and employees. Checks and inspects the suite, equipment and accessories daily for physical or mechanical hazards.
• Performs required daily equipment checks and troubleshoots equipment. Reports/escalates equipment malfunctions to the leader as needed to avoid and resolve equipment downtime.
• Cleans and disinfects equipment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 1 year Interventional radiology, special procedures, catheterization lab
• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider
• Licensed Radiographer from Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners
• Registered ARRT R

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

WORK SHIFT:

Variable Hours (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

Children’s Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children’s health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children’s Hospital’s 40+ specialties and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children’s Hospital

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Simple things make the difference.

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