Interventional Radiology Technologist
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Interventional Radiology Technologist

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Facility: University of North Carolina Health Care System
Employment Type: Clinical-Allied (Contract, 88 days)

Job Summary

• Schedule patients for hospital transportation and coordinate with anesthesia, med/surg teams, inpatient chemo pharmacy, and ICU to minimize patient delays.
• Create procedural orders as needed and confirm patient identity and procedural consent.
• Monitor lab values and procedure contraindications, communicating any variances to the attending physician.
• Maintain documentation of procedures performed, supplies used, and procedural details such as biopsy passes, intravascular pressure measurements, fluoroscopy time, sedation, and contrast used.
• Ensure accurate procedural coding based on diagnostics and interventions.
• Perform image manipulation and transmission from fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, and IVUS units.
• Import prior CT scan data for real-time roadmapping during procedures like aortic repair.
• Record data for endovascular repairs.

Equipment Operation

• Provide high-quality multi-modality imaging support during interventional procedures using fluoroscopy, ultrasound, and CT equipment.
• Understand specialized imaging techniques for patients with compromised cardiothoracic output or malignancies.
• Perform portable interventional procedures using ultrasound.
• Support operating room radiologic technologists and cardiac cath specialists during intra-operative cases requiring interventional radiology equipment.
• Conduct image post-processing and quality assurance.
• Perform system checks and quality control testing on equipment.
• Clean radiographic equipment and procedural suites.
• Operate single and bi-plane digital imaging systems, ultrasound, CT scan, IVUS, power injector, AngioJet, Penumbra, EKOS, CT fusion, iGuide technology, radiofrequency, microwave, cryoablation, and related hardware/software.
• Notify supervisors of equipment malfunctions and troubleshoot with vendor tech support.

Patient Care

• Explain exams to patients, position them on procedural tables, and assist with hemodynamic monitoring.
• Alert physician and nursing staff to any changes in patient condition.
• Prepare patients for procedures using sterile technique.
• Assist interventional proceduralists as first assist with sterile back table and supply management.
• Assist in administration and documentation of regulated pharmaceuticals (e.g., intravenous contrast, heparin analogues).
• Practice optimum radiation protection for patients and staff.
• Aid in application of post-procedural dressings.
• Ensure proper identification and delivery of anatomic or foreign body specimens.

Required Skills & Experience

• No prior experience required

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Not specified