• Under the direction of the Clinical Manager, supervises and coordinates work activities of assigned personnel.
• Schedules work assignments and prepares master schedule.
• May perform payroll time sheet for employees.
• Trains, counsels, disciplines, and evaluates performance of employees.
• Assists with interviewing applicants and recommends selection.
• Maintains procedure manual and communicates changes to staff.
• Assists with all policies and procedures required by local, state, or federal law. Assists with compliance or credentialing bodies (ACR, MQSA, Medicare, Medicaid, FDA, etc.).
• Assists with instrument calibration and records to ensure compliance with quality assurance requirements.
• Ensures and maintains quality control in regards to patient care and equipment usage.
• Ensures quality assurance tests are performed daily/weekly and all policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Provides technical direction with complex cases and problem solving.
• Schedules routine preventative maintenance on equipment to meet safety and regulatory standards.
• Instructs other area personnel in Radiation Protection, as needed, and ensures their safety.
• Utilizes sterile or aseptic technique to scrub in and perform vascular, interventional and surgical procedures as per protocol.
• Positions patients to obtain radiographic exposure, adjust exposure factors and process images.
• Checks and prepares patients prior to Vascular-Interventional study.
• Screens patients for ability to undergo procedure by understanding baseline lab requirements.
• Understands primary purpose of drugs used in IR, indications, contraindications, contrast drug interactions and major effects.
• Sets-up or operates injector to administer contrast agents.
• May manually inject contrast agent if no pressure injector utilized.
• Operates ancillary equipment adherent to specific procedures.
• Educates patients regarding procedures, equipment and exam to ensure understanding and cooperation.
• Ensures patients' comfort and safety during and after the exam.
• Uses professional judgment to adapt imaging and therapeutic procedures to improve diagnostic quality and therapeutic outcome.
• Records and maintains procedural data to include injection data, elapsed fluoroscopic time and procedural information.
• Knowledgeable in acquiring, archiving, transmitting, and printing images via PACS.
• When applicable, knowledgeable in after hours transmission of images and appropriate paperwork.
• Reports, immediately, any malfunctions to help desk and PACS Administrator.
• Knowledgeable in billing via RIS. Observes potential equipment dysfunctions and reports problems to appropriate individuals calling for service as required.
• Maintains available up-time at the highest level for patient accessibility.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Utilizes a team approach to process improvement.
• Provides instruction/mentoring to new hires and Radiology students.
• Continually strives to learn new technical information and skills through attendance of periodic in-service programs and participation in professional affiliation sessions.
• Provides after-hours, standby, call-in service as needed.
• May be assigned to one specific site, but is required to cover other modalities, sites, and/or locations as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of an AMA approved school of Radiologic Technology

Certifications:

• Must be a Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists R.T.(R) (ARRT), in good standing.
• Certification in Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiography: R.T.(R)(CV)(ARRT) or Vascular-Interventional Radiology: R.T.(R)(VI)(ARRT).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Complexity of Work:

• Provide critical thinking and resourcefulness in instances where normal, routine practice cannot be applied, often in high stress situations.
• Knowledge of radiologic physics and computerized vascular equipment, so as to safely inject and image human vascular anatomy.
• Thorough knowledge of vascular anatomy and pathology sufficient to apply to interventional and diagnostic exams.
• Must be knowledgeable of sterile technique with ability to create and maintain a sterile environment.
• Ability to function well with minimal to no supervision.

Work Experience:

• Two years recent modality experience.
• Prefer previous experience in high volume angiography department.
• Ability to direct, evaluate and supervise others.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift or assist with lifting patients of varying weight and manipulate equipment daily.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.