Neuro IR Technologist - Angiography - Kettering - Full-Time - Days - Kettering Health

Sign-on Bonus! Up to $30,000 available for eligible applicants

• This bonus is for day shift.
• Relocation bonus may be availble based on distance of the move.
• Returning employees must not have been employed with Kettering Health within 6 months of rehire.

Kettering Health Main Campus

• Kettering Health Main Campus, formerly Kettering Medical Center, is the flagship hospital of Kettering Health and has been serving Kettering, Ohio and the Greater Dayton area since 1964.
• The facility includes the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital, maternity service with a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and level II Emergency Care.
• In 2020, KH Main Campus received an “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, ranking among the safest hospitals in the United States.
• Received 4 Star Baby-Friendly Hospital status by the Ohio Hospital Association.
• Awarded as one of the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health in 2020.
• Kettering received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award by Healthgrades (2017-2019).
• Accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department.
• 465-bed hospital (includes newborn beds)

Job Summary
Responsible for performing routine to complex diagnostic and therapeutic technical procedures under the direction of a physician including; extra-cranial and intra-cranial angiography, as well as all body angiography with possible vascular interventions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education
• Associates Degree in Radiography

Work Experience
• 3 years minimum as Angiography Technologist or Radiographer
• 1-year relevant experience preferred

Licenses, Certifications and Registrations.
• Registered Radiologic Technologist through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT R.T) REQUIRED.
• ARRT V.I preferred but not required
• Ohio Radiographer License REQUIRED

• BLS is REQUIRED

Skills
• Provides technical support and assists with IR procedures of diagnostic quality as ordered by the referring physician and/or radiologist on patients of all ages according to established protocols.
• Provides technical support and assists with neurointerventional procedures in conjunction with the neuro-interventionalist
• Operates required imaging equipment using established guidelines and imaging protocols
• Ensures proper safety standards are met
• Instructs students and residents and performs preceptor duties when necessary
• Assists in maintaining supply inventory
• Demonstrates working knowledge of RIS and EMR systems

Essential Functions
• Obtaining clinical history and data for correlation with the procedure
• Prepare and administer contrast media to the patient according to policy
• Practice sterile technique
• Assist Radiologist and Neuro-Interventionalist with procedures
• Thoroughly educate patients about procedure
• Ensure that all records and reports are documented and recorded as required.
• Ensure that all pertinent charging as been entered into EMR
• Follow radiation safety policies and procedures