Interventional Technologist I
- Highlands Ranch, CO
- $38.72-58.08 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Performs imaging, diagnostic, and interventional procedures to diagnose and treat cardiac and/or vascular conditions in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and within the policies, values, and mission of the organization, and independent of supervision.
- Call is required (goal of no more than 7 call shifts/month); call for holidays; 30-minute response time.
- EPIC IR Narrator for charting.
- Philips for imaging equipment
- Inpatient and outpatients
- Ports, Kyphos, nephs, Stroke, Vascular, Pain pump implants, Pleurex, drains, Y90, etc.
- IR currently has one room and flexes into a second room. Anticipated growth to a second room is around Dec 2025.
- CU providers
- Pre-Op and PACU are different staff at this time.
- Free parking. No shuttles
- Independently performs responsibilities of underlying job(s) and acts as subject matter expert in providing board certified level of care. Prepares patients for procedures within scope of practice.
- Assists physician with performing diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac and/or vascular interventional procedures. Performs, analyzes imaging procedures and results; takes appropriate action to resolve image quality issues.
- Communicate with patient regarding procedures, equipment and exam to ensure patient's understanding and cooperation. Assists with monitoring patient condition continually and reports/responds to changes in status as appropriate.
- Prepares equipment and supplies. Troubleshoots, resolves, and/or reports equipment malfunctions as necessary. Selects appropriate exposure factors and imaging parameters. Implements safety standards and performs appropriate quality control procedures on equipment.
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
- Registered Radiologic Technologist
Reg Cardiac Electrophysiology
Reg Cardiovascular Invasive Spec.
ARRT Cardiac Interventional Radiography (CI) * Minimum Required Education: High School diploma or GED or graduate of a certificate, license or degree granting program, or post-secondary educational program in a health science or Graduate of an accredited Radiologic Technologist ARRT (R) program or Cardiac Technologist program.
- Certified in Vascular-interventional radiology (VI) or Cardiac Interventional Radiography (CI) or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) or Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS).
- 6 months' experience with interventional procedures.
- BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage including coverage for eligible dependents
- 403(b) with employer matching contributions
- Time away from work: paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence; start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
- Employer-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options
- Employer paid short term disability and long-term disability with buy-up coverage options
- Wellness benefits
- Full suite of voluntary benefits such as flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care, health savings accounts (available with HD/HSA medical plan only), identity theft protection, pet insurance, and employee discount programs
- Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year
- UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.