Interventional Radiology Technologist
Lexington, Kentucky
University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital

Interventional Radiology

Overview

• Specialty: Radiology / Cardiology
• Location: Lexington, Kentucky
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 14 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 4 x 10-hour shifts (7:00 to 17:30), Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, with a rotating day off each week that typically follows a call shift
• Call: 1 to 2 call shifts per week and 1 weekend every 6 weeks
• Restriction: Local travelers within 75 miles are not accepted.

Role Responsibilities

• Assist physicians with interventional neuro, vascular, and CT/US-guided procedures.
• Scrub as first assist to the physician, and circulate, film, and charge exams.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Interventional Radiology Technologist license in Kentucky
• Interventional Radiology Technologist with 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• ARRT
• RTR or RTRVI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association (AHA only; RQI accepted)
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Skill in neuro interventional procedures

Preferred:

• Experience with Siemens single and bi-plane equipment
• Experience with McKesson PACS

Certifications and Testing

• ACLS, PALS, and CPI are listed as certifications. Each must be renewed before clearance if it expires during the assignment.
• Pass/fail EKG exam is required for IR RNs. It must be completed within the first week of booking, requires 80% or higher to pass, and has a 1 retake limit. Candidates who fail both attempts will be canceled.
• Pass/fail testing (Advanced Dysrhythmia Exam) is required for IR, with two attempts allowed for travelers.
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, unit-specific competency exam, and core competency parts are required within 1 year of start, with a passing score of 80% or higher.
• Color blind testing is required within 1 year of start, with a passing score of 80% or higher.
• Skills checklists are required and must be updated annually.

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by a physician, MD, NP, or PA, stating the candidate is in good health, free from communicable diseases, and has no physical limitations to perform job duties
• N95 fit test within 1 year, updated annually
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• TB test (PPD or TSPOT/QuantiFERON) within 1 year, renewed annually; chest X-ray within 5 years if positive history
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (titer or vaccines), with booster if needed
• Hepatitis B immunity (titer, 3-dose series, or declination renewed annually)
• Drug screen (10-panel) within 1 year; rapid drug screens are not accepted
• Annual flu vaccination (or medical/religious exemption)
• COVID vaccine series (or medical/religious exemption)

Background and Credentialing

• Background check within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Sex offender search, exclusion database checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG), within 30 days of start and updated annually
• Education verification (transcript or diploma)
• Work history verification covering 7 years of employment, completed 8 business days before start
• Two supervisor references verified within 6 months of start; manager or supervisor preferred
• Employment application must explain any gaps longer than 30 days