Interventional Radiology Tech, Full Time

Position Highlights:

• Retention Bonus: $5,000 - $10,000! (based on experience) 
• Shift: Variable
• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career. 
• Employee-centric: Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.

About Firelands Health:

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values:  Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do: 

• Pleasantly greets patient, introduces self, confirms patient identification, and explains procedures in a manner that is understood.
• Assists physician during Interventional Radiology procedures including angiography, biliary drainages, nephrostomy & biopsies.
• Performs general, diagnostic x‑rays as needed.
• Provides imaging in the surgical setting for diagnostic and vascular cases as needed.
• Receives consultation request checking for special instructions, consults with Physicians as needed. Pleasantly greets patients confirming their identification and introduces self.
• Selects and operates equipment appropriately and/or per manufacturer and industry guidelines.
• Follows prescribed techniques in administering x-rays.  (Adjusts equipment; selects appropriate exposure parameters; arranges immobilization and support devices to obtain position of patient; adjusts lead shield, and selects proper image receptor.)  Able to adjust & select proper technical factors on an individual patient basis.
• Demonstrates knowledge of all supplies (catheters, guide wires, etc.) and assists with proper billing and inventory control.
• Able to utilize the hospital information system/Radiology information system to access pertinent patient records and reports. Ability to enter orders and appropriately complete the imaging study in the RIS to taken status.
• Obtains appropriate patient history and documents relevant data.
• Proper use of equipment, reporting malfunctions to proper personnel.
• Trains technologists in Interventional Radiology area.  Teaches clinical affiliated students.
• Lifts, moves, and transports patients via wheelchair or cart.  Positions patients as needed for procedures.
• Identifies problems and communicates appropriately to immediate supervisor, offers solutions as appropriate.
• Available for emergency cases on a rotational basis.
• Select Interventional Radiology Staff will work in diagnostic radiology and/or CT Department and must comply with the job description for these modalities as it pertains to individual responsibilities within this role.
• Starts IV’s as needed.

What You Will Need:

• Must be ARRT Registered Technologist and maintain requirements for the registry.  Maintain licensure by State of Ohio, Department of Health.
• Interventional Radiology experience desirable, but not required.
• Must be certified in CPR and maintain certification.
• Proficient in setting up and maintaining sterile field.
• Ability to work in an environment that is fast-paced and requires multi-tasking.
• Uses proper body mechanics.  Ability to push, pull, and/or lift patient from carts, wheelchairs, or other transport devices, onto imaging table/couch.