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Posted: 27-Apr-22
Location: Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 21023641
Description
Interventional Radiologic Technologist AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
Location Address: 9100 W. 74th Street, Mission, KS 66204
Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
- Received Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in January 2019
- Providing faith-based, whole person care to Kansas City since 1962
- Excellent health benefits, an onsite child care center and fitness facility
- Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education
- Employee Referral Program
- Largest health care provider in Johnson County with three campuses
- Scrubs in and assists physician when necessary.
- Performs all special procedures according to department policies.
- Takes turn on emergency call.
- Performs other related duties as required and deemed necessary per Radiology Director.
- Follows the “Standard of Behavior” guidelines per hospital policy.
- Preps patient for sterile procedure and maintains sterile field.
- Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis for each examination.
- Maintains ethical relationships and cooperates with all personnel in proper conduct of department.
- Incorporates patient, physician, customer needs and concerns into decision-making and organizational action.
- Transfers and positions patients.
- Applies sterile dressing to injection site.
- Initiates and assists in controlling Code Blue procedures if called.
- Cleans and disinfects equipment in procedure room.
- Maintains adequate record of each procedure done.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Operates Cerner System proficiently, trouble shots problems with orders and makes corrections within scope of user level.
- Sets up and maintains all physiological monitoring equipment and supplies.
- Prepares room for procedure - including sterile field. Selects proper catheters and guidewires for each procedure.
- Provides immobilization devices as required.
- Utilizes PACS and Cerner in an effective manner.
- Operates Medrad Injector; selects proper pressure, rates and volume for each injection.
- Operates and maintains equipment.
- Calculates catheter data.
- Administers opaque media and medication. Starts IV’s as requested by physicians.
- Associate’s Degree or Graduate of a Technical School
- Kansas State License (LRT)
- VI Registry (within one year of hire)
- National Registry (ARRT)
- BCLS obtained through the American Heart Association Preferred
- Up to 1 Year Experience Preferred
Job Summary:
Under the direction of a Radiologists, performs radiologic procedures at a technical level not requiring constant supervision of technical detail. Performs a variety of technical ingenuity and initiative to apply prescribed ionizing radiation for radiologic diagnosis. Must have room set up (including sterile field) and equipment calibrated prior to start of each procedure. Initiates Code Blue procedure as necessary. Assumes responsibilities for Special Procedures and other department duties as needed.
