Interventional Radiology Technologist
Asheville, North Carolina
Mission Hospital - Memorial Campus

Special Procedures Tech - Radiology

Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Work in Interventional Radiology (IR) unit with 2 single plane (GE) and 2 biplane (Philips) rooms, plus one Invasive CT scanner.
• Patient ratio is 1:1 with nursing support in each room.
• Day shift staffing: 2 techs and 1 nurse per room.
• Night shift staffing: 1 tech and 1 RN onsite.
• Use Cerner (Radnet) EMR system.

Typical Procedures

• Dialysis-related procedures (Permcaths, fistulagrams)
• Nephrostomy tubes
• Arteriograms/embolizations
• Y-90 treatments
• G-tube placements
• TIPS procedures
• Inari cases
• Cerebral arteriograms, coilings, pipelines
• Mechanical thrombectomies
• Vertebroplasties

Required Qualifications

• Special Procedures Technologist with 2+ years of experience, including experience within the last year
• ARRT Certification required
• BLS certification required
• Moderate sedation experience
• Cath Lab Technologist experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Vascular OR experience.
• Cath Lab experience.
• VI Registered (Vascular Interventional Registered) preferred.

Work Schedule & Environment

• 36 hours per week.
• Every 7th weekend required.
• One night secondary on-call during the week.
• Flexible, team-oriented personality preferred.
• Hospital provides scrub attire.

Additional Information

• Unit has approximately 15 techs, a manager, and a Data/Quality Analyst.
• Floating area includes Vascular OR (VOR).