Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.

As an Interventional Vascular Technologist,you will provide technicalassistancewith diagnostic and interventional procedures. Using your training andadvancedknowledge, you willacquireand process all images, ensuring accuracy and clarity. In this role,you will gain ampleexperience, resourcesto learn and grow andencouragement as you find your place within the Cleveland Clinic system and make a difference in the livesof patients every day.

A caregiver in this role works days from 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Utilize sterile or aseptictechniqueto scrub in and perform vascular,interventionaland surgical procedures per protocol.

• Establish effective working relationships andutilizea team approach to process improvement.

• Perform duties in instances whennormal,routine practice cannot be applied, often in high stress situations.

• Educate patientsregardingprocedures,equipmentand exams to ensure understanding and cooperation.

• Check and prepare patients prior to Vascular-Interventional study and ensure patients safety and comfort during and after exams.

• Sets-up oroperateinjector to administer contrast agents for procedures.

• Manually inject contrast agent if no pressure injector isutilized.

• Operate ancillary equipment adherent to specific procedures.

• Screen patients for ability to undergoprocedureby understanding baseline lab requirements.

• Demonstrate understanding of primary purpose of drugs used in IR, indications, contraindications, contrast druginteractionsand major effects.

• Position patient to obtain radiographic exposure, adjust exposurefactorsand process images.

• Adapt imaging and therapeutic procedures with professional judgment to improve diagnostic quality and therapeuticoutcome.

• Acquire, archive,transmitand print images via PACS and complete after-hourstransmission of images and appropriate paperwork.

• Immediately report malfunctions to help desk and PACS Administrator.

• Processes billing via RIS.

• Record andmaintainprocedural data to include injection data, elapsed fluoroscopictimeand procedural information.

• Monitor equipment, systems, cleans equipment and effectstimelyrepair.

• Teach and instruct students and new hires.

• Learn new technical information and skills through attendance of periodic in-service programs and participation in professional affiliation sessions.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an AMA approved school of Radiologic Technology

• Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists [R.T.(R) (ARRT)] in good standing

• Current state licensure as a Radiology Technologist

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Associationor American Red Cross

• Knowledge of radiologic physics and computerized vascular equipment to safely inject and image human vascular anatomy

• Knowledge of vascular anatomy and pathology sufficient to apply to interventional and diagnostic exams

• Knowledge of sterile technique with ability to create and maintain sterile environment

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• One year of experience as a Radiologic Technologist

• Certification in Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiography [R.T.(R)(CV)(ARRT)] or Vascular-Interventional Radiology [R.T.(R)(VI)(ARRT)]

• Experience in a high-volume Angiography Department

• Previous Interventional Radiology experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.

• Must be able to lift or assist with lifting patients of varying weight and manipulate equipment daily.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.