VIR Technologist

Albany Medical Center; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Med Health System is seeking a VIR Technologist to support the Vascular Radiology team. The role involves imaging, hands-on procedural assistance, and ensuring patient safety in a busy interventional environment.

Responsibilities include collaboration with physicians, technologists, and nurses, delivering high-quality care, and maintaining compliance with radiation safety standards in New York State.

Qualifications

• CPR certification required.
• Graduate of an approved imaging program with NYS registration or limited permit.

Responsibilities

• Create diagnostic images and participate as a procedural assistant.
• Enforce radiation safety per NYSDOH Part 16 and support teaching and learning.

Skills

CPR certification

Team collaboration

Education

AS or AAS in X-ray

New York State registration

Tools

ARRT Registration

RT(VI) license

Job description

Department/Unit: Vascular Radiology

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Salary Range: $77,075.00 - $119,466.00

The VIR Technologist, under the direction of the Medical Director, the manager, and the physicians, has a key role in providing quality care to patients requiring a wide variety of procedural services. The Sr. VIR Technologist works collaboratively with all members of the team to create diagnostic images, engage in hands-on participation as a procedural assistant, and develop relationships with staff and patients to provide everyone with a safe and positive experience. VIR technologists practice and enforce the radiation safety measures in New York State Department of health code part 16 and support teaching and continued learning for themselves and others as technology evolves.

The Interventional Radiology Technologist within the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR) has a key role in providing quality care to patients requiring a wide variety of procedural services. The variety of interventional procedures offered at AMC within the fields of Interventional Radiology, Endovascular Neurosurgery, and Vascular Surgery is unique in the Capital District and as a result has allowed us to develop a regional and national reputation for excellence. The conditions treated in VIR at AMC include but are not limited to peripheral arterial disease (angiography, stent placement, atherectomy), portal hypertension (TIPS), cancer (radioembolization, chemoembolization, port placement), DVT and PE (thrombolysis, thrombectomy), trauma (embolization), aortic aneurysms (endograft placement and revision), dialysis interventions (fistulagrams, angioplasty, declotting procedures catheter placement), stroke, and cerebral aneurysms.

The VIR Technologist works collaboratively with all members of the team to create diagnostic images, engage in hands-on participation as a procedural assistant, and develop relationships with staff and patients to provide everyone with a safe and positive experience. VIR technologists practice and enforce the radiation safety measures in New York State Department of health code part 16 and support teaching and continued learning for themselves and others as technology evolves.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as outlined in the annual competency assessment. Where feasible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.

Satisfactory completion of an appropriately approved School for the modality of hire as well as registration/ registry eligible in modality hired and licensed by the state of New York if required.

CPR certification is required.

Modality - Vascular Imaging

Organization - ARRT

Registration - R.T.(R), (VI) or working towards

License - New York State

EDUCATION:

Must be a graduate of an approved professional academic imaging program and must hold an Associate or Applied Science Degree (AS or AAS), or Diploma, in X-ray. Must hold current New York State registration or possess a limited permit to practice in the State of New York and by registered by the ARRT.

EXPERIENCE:

Previous experience is helpful. As an academic institution, we are well equipped and excited about training enthusiastic new graduates

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.