Interventional Technologist
US-AZ-PHOENIX
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 464714
Type: Day
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Overview: Hello humankindness Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved. We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph's is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital's patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph's. U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital. St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies. Look for us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus. Responsibilities: As a Interventional Technologist, you will perform diagnostic imaging procedures, producing high-quality images for accurate diagnosis and treatment, operating complex equipment while ensuring patient safety. Every day you will interact with patients, explain procedures, position them correctly, and monitor their well-being. You will also maintain records, adhere to safety protocols, and collaborate with healthcare professionals for optimal care. To be successful, you need exceptional technical proficiency, understanding of anatomy and imaging, and compassionate patient care. * Set up of Interventional procedure according to physician preference, standards of care and hospital protocol. * Ensures exam order, work station system, equipment and patient is ready when physician arrives. * Maintains competency in angiography/intervention suites, myelography/spine multipurpose room and intra-operative angiography equipment. * Maintains competency in ancillary equipment such as injector, CO2 contrast set up, angio-jet, penumbra and other thrombectomy devices. * Accurately and proficiently performs complex exams such as neuro embolizations, cerebral vascular attacks, litic/vasospasm infusions, TIPS, uterine fibroid embolizations, chemo embolizations, run-offs, CO2 angiograms, gamma knife and 3-D rendering. * Assists the physician and associates before and during procedures as requested. Qualifications: Required * Other Completion of approved American College of Radiology Technologist Program and Three (3) years of experience as an interventional technologist, upon hire and * Medical Radiographer: AZ, upon hire and * Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and * Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT, upon hire Preferred * Associates Other Academic degree of Associates or higher recognized by the ARRT and Vascular Interventional (VI) registery, upon hire
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