Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiologic Technologist II - CVIRTECH0715SA13 - $2800-$3100 weekly

Title: Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiologic Technologist II 
Location: Fairfield, CA 94533
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Days; 10 hour shifts 7a-5:30p with potential for call
Rate: $2800-$3100 weekly

Note: This is Traveller's Postion

Description:

• Promotes a safe environment for staff, patients, physicians and reports unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel.
• Maintains clean environment and is responsible for upkeep of x-ray equipment, Medrad injector, PCACS and IVUS/FFR.
• Maintains equipment properly and demonstrates a current working knowledge and safe use of equipment, and instrumentation
• Reports any unusual occurrences with equipment immediately to the RN and physician.
• Proficient in Siemens, McKesson, MedRad, PCACS and IVUS.
• Archives all computer images to computer hard drive, and copies data to a CD. Maintains film and CD archive.
• Conducts and documents required quality control procedures to maintain proper image quality.
• Conducts and documents required annual examination of lead aprons. Reports discrepancies to director or clinical coordinator(s).
• Responsible to record all equipment problems in logbook and initiate services calls for all imaging equipment Medrad injector, PCACS and IVUS/FFR.
• Reports calls and resulting service to Clinical Coordinator(s) or designate. Keeps all other staff on duty abreast of problems with the equipment.
• Responsible for radiation safety. Responsible for JCAHO, ALARA and Title 22 Standards and department radiation safety policies.
• Reports deviations to the Clinical Coordinator(s).

Education: Graduate of an accredited two-year school of x-ray technology.

Licensure/Certification: Current CA CRT, ARRT, and CA Fluoroscopy permit required. Current AHA or AHA equivalent BLS required. ACLS preferred. RCIS preferred.

Experience: Must have a year recent experience in an interventional lab performing peripheral vascular procedures/intervention and/or interventional radiology and/or interventional cardiology. Experience in coronary interventions preferred. Experience with CPACS preferred.

Skills:

• Demonstrates competence in clinical specialty.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently in a complex situation.
• Independent and reliable with excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills.