Imaging Specialist III Angio 173906(40991)

Job Description

Imaging Specialist III- Angiography Services

Job Duties: The Imaging Specialist III (Interventional Imaging Specialist) is under the supervision of a higher level Imaging Specialist who is receiving training and assisting in performing special and/or interventional procedures such as angiographic procedures involving abdominal, renal, carotid/cerebral arteriogram and extremity arteriograms, pulmonary, cardiac catheterizations, stent placements, angioplasties, thrombolysis, embolization, etc., temporary and permanent pacemaker insertions, organ biopsies, venogram, electrophysiology studies, balloon pump insertion, and other interventional procedures for gathering and capturing images for diagnostic information.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements: To qualify, you must meet all the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience are credited based on a 40-hour workweek.

Education: Bachelor's degree from an approved program recognized by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiological Technology (JRCERT).

Successful completion of an accredited program in Radiologic Technology with a certificate or associate degree and two (2) years of professional Radiologic experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.

Excess work experience as described below in the experience requirement section or any other responsible professional work experience, which provided knowledge, skills, and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree from an approved program recognized by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge, skills and abilities.

Imaging Experience: One year (1 year). Progressively responsible professional imaging technologist/specialist experience which demonstrated a thorough knowledge of imaging procedures and/or techniques such as myelograms, discograms, arthrograms, etc., including the x-raying of such areas of the human anatomy as the chest, skull, gastro-intestinal tract, urinary tract, and vascular system.

Specialized Experience: One-half year (1/2 year) of progressively responsible professional work experience as a specialist in one of the following modalities: Angiography, cardiac catheterization, computed tomography, echocardiography, mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, ultrasound, or vascular in a clinical or hospital environment.

Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within six (6) months of employment. Current certification in BLS Health Care Provider (adult, child and infant is preferred). Please submit copy of certification with the application.

Licensure: ARRT (R) and State of Hawaii Radiologic Technologist license as a Radiographer. A current State of Hawaii Radiologic Technologist license as a Radiographer.

Advanced Certification: ARRT (CV) or ARRT (CI) or ARRT (VI) or CCI (RCIS)

Substitutions Allowed: Advanced certification in a respective modality may be substituted for all required imaging and specialized experience.

Company Description

As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka'a Hospital, Ka′u Hospital, and the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and over 1,700 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Benioff Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Honoka'a Hospital and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hbmc.org, www.honokaahospital.org or www.kauhospital.org.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays each year (104 hours); 14 (112 hours) during election years*
• 21 paid vacation days (168 hours) per year*
• 21 paid sick days (168 hours) per year*
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system
• Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs
• Rates listed for paid holidays, vacation and sick days are for 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions assigned to 8 hour shifts. Accruals for these benefits are otherwise prorated based on FTE.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance is available for this position.

Shift Details

Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOT employed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request.

Pre-Employment Health Requirements

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Hire Above the Minimum

This position is being hired above the minimum step.