CommonSpirit Health

Nonprofit Catholic health system providing healthcare

Interventional Technologist

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLexington, KY, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology upon hire.
Hold a Kentucky Medical Radiographer credential upon hire.
Hold at least one of the listed credentials upon hire: Registered Technologist Radiography (ARRT), Bone Densitometry, Computed Tomography, Cardio Interventional Radiography, Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Quality Management, Radiation Therapy, Vascular Interventional Radiography, or Vascular Sonography.
Hold Basic Life Support (CPR) certification upon hire.
Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 90 days.

Responsibilities

Prepare and assist physicians during complex interventional procedures while ensuring optimal imaging and patient safety.
Prepare the procedure room, operate advanced imaging equipment, monitor patient vital signs, and assist with instruments while maintaining sterile fields.
Operate C-arm radiation equipment, provide radiation protection, and demonstrate competency in all procedural applications.
Prepare sterile fields while maintaining aseptic technique; function as scrub assist and hemodynamic monitor.
Know the preparation and use of current Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, and Endovascular inventory devices and adjunct therapies, including atherectomy, intra-aortic balloon pump, intravascular ultrasound, Impella, chronic total occlusion, drug-eluting stent, drug-coated balloon, optical coherence tomography, thrombectomy, and embolic coils. Procedures include percutaneous coronary intervention, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, cerebral and visceral angiography and interventions, stent placement, line placements, dialysis access maintenance, and pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation.
Make rapid decisions and use critical thinking and clinical leadership; act as a preceptor and respond quickly and effectively to STEMI, stroke, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest.
Provide patients and families with education related to procedures and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Assist nursing staff with all aspects of patient care and report deviations from standards to the nurse leader.

Where You’ll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-proﬁt, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Interventional Technologist, you will prepare and assist physicians during complex interventional procedures, ensuring optimal imaging and patient safety.

Every day you will ready the procedure room, operate advanced imaging equipment, monitor patient vitals, and assist with instruments while maintaining sterile fields.

To be successful, you will demonstrate expert knowledge of interventional principles, meticulous attention to detail, and collaborative skills in a high-pressure environment, crucial for successful patient outcomes.

Responsible for the operation of c-arm radiation equipment, provides radiation protection, and demonstrates competency for all procedural applications.
Prepares sterile fields without error or violation of integrity of aseptic technique. Functions as scrub assist and hemodynamic monitor.
Knowledgeable regarding prep and use of all current devices in Cath Lab/IR/Endovascular inventory. This includes devices and adjunct therapies to include atherectomy, IABP, IVUS, Impella, CTO, DES, DCB, OCT, thrombectomy, and embolic coils. Procedures include PCI, PTCA, and PTA, cerebral and visceral angiography and interventions, stent placement, line placements, dialysis access maintenance, pacemaker and ICD implant.
Demonstrates rapid decision making, critical thinking, and clinical leadership skills. Acts as a preceptor. Responds quickly and effectively to STEMI, Stroke, respiratory and cardiac arrest.
Provides patient/family education related to procedure and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Assists nursing staff in all aspects of patient care. Reports all deviations of standards to nurse leader.

$25,000 Sign on bonus available to eligible new hires and up to $24,000 in educational assistance for student loans!

Job Requirements

Required

Graduate of an Accredited School of Radiologic Technology, upon hire
Medical Radiographer: KY, upon hire and
Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Bone Densitometry, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Computed Tomography, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Cardio Interventional Radiography, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Mammography, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Magnetic Resonance Imaging, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Nuclear Medicine Technology, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Quality Management, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Radiation Therapy, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Vascualr Inteventional Rad, upon hire or
Registered Technologist Vascular Sonography, upon hire and
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days

About the Company

CommonSpirit Health

Nonprofit Catholic health system providing healthcare

CommonSpirit Health is a nonprofit Catholic healthcare network that provides integrated health services across clinics, care sites, hospital locations, home-based services, and virtual care. Its system coordinates care across hospitals, clinics, home health, and telehealth to create a connected patient experience with teams of physicians, nurses, and providers. Unlike many players in health care, it combines a large national footprint with nonprofit, faith-based stewardship, prioritizing charity care and community benefits and focusing on equitable access over margins. Its goal is to create a healthier future for all by building a just, equitable, and accessible health care delivery system grounded in humankindness and collaboration with patients and communities.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Chicago, IL
Founded: 2019

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