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Lead Interventional Radiologic Tech position at Advocate South Suburban Hospital. Acts as a resource, provides work direction, assists with HR responsibilities, serves as a technical resource and preceptor, operates angiographic and ultrasound equipment, assists with surgical procedures, oversees records maintenance, and ensures equipment quality.
Job Responsibility:
Acts as a resource to employees and students, which includes training/orienting, providing day-to-day work direction, and giving input on performance
Assigns, monitors, and reviews progress and accuracy of work, monitors productivity, maintains appropriate staffing levels, directs efforts and provides guidance on more complex issues
Assists with human resource responsibilities, which may include interviewing and selection of new employees, staff development, providing performance feedback, resolution of employee concerns, and employee morale
Assists in interpreting department policies and procedures, and advises and updates staff on procedural changes
Identifies performance improvement opportunities within the department and facilitates change
Monitors inventory levels, labor productivity and assist with managing department resources
Serves as a technical resource, role model and/or preceptor for students and staff
Facilitates clinical problem solving and collaborates with other departments across the system to provide education on managing patients after procedures and any other imaging department processes and procedures
Proficiently operates angiographic and ultrasound equipment used to perform basic to advanced procedures on inpatients and outpatients
Must perform and be proficient with all of the following procedures if performed at assigned facility, which includes vertebro and kyphoplasty, carotid and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) stenting, cerebral intervention, embolization, coiling/stenting, and angiograms, chemotherapy and thera sphere embolization, cryo and Radio Frequency (RF) ablation, and graft placement
Assists with interventional and surgical procedures as a scrub assistant, with competent knowledge of equipment and equipment options while working seamlessly with the attending and resident physicians
Serves as a resource to physicians on procedural equipment options
Acts as a scrub assistant on interventional and surgical procedures, receiving direction from attending and resident physicians
Identifies and processes images, assuring images are of diagnostic quality
Assists clinical staff engineering in evaluating digital equipment to maintain consistent film quality
Post-processes images as directed and accurately identifies and labels images, identifying patient name, medical record unit (MRU) number, and location or position of scan on all images
Oversees the maintenance of records in accordance with various regulatory agencies and enters patient and study information into the radiology information system, and documents billing codes of procedures performed to ensure accurate patient charges
Identifies equipment performance issues and ensures and/or performs equipment quality assurance tests and calibration procedures
Reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate staff and evaluates new products and equipment
Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served
Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures
Requirements:
Radiographer license issued by the Illinois Dept of Nuclear Safety
Registered Technologist (RT) registration issued by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required
Advanced training beyond High School that includes the completion of an accredited or approved program in Radiologic Technology
Typically requires 5 years of experience in an Interventional Radiologic Technologist role
Advanced knowledge in radiology positioning and techniques
Advanced knowledge of basic radiation safety and aseptic techniques
Advanced knowledge of anatomy that includes vascular and/or cerebral
Advanced knowledge of embolic and thrombolytic materials, physiologic monitoring equipment, and surgical scrub technique to be able to assist the provider
Advanced knowledge of accreditation policies and procedures to assist in facilitation of departmental accreditation
Proficiency in suturing vascular access sheaths
Demonstrated leadership skills such as delegation, team building, managing multiple priorities, problem solving, and decision making
Ability to act as a role model and to hold staff accountable to Aurora's service commitments
Ability to work independently
Excellent communication, interpersonal and patient service skills to work effectively with a diverse group of providers, patients and other staff members
Intermediate computer skills
Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders frequently throughout the workday
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist
Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs. over the head
Must be able to carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance
Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs. of force
Must be able to perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present
Must have clear speech, vision, and hearing
Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job
What we offer:
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs