Travel Interventional Radiology Technologist - $3,425 per week

Company: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Location: Seattle
Posted on: February 5, 2025

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS
• ARRT (R)
• Washington state license
  • Job Details
  • Department: Interventional Radiology (IR Tech)
  • Common types of imaging & Job Duties: All IR procedures- service neuro IR, vascular, and neuro surgeons. Will be scrubbing in and circulating. Will be on the call team.
  • Experience: Require at least 1 year, prefer travel experience, and prefer stroke receiving facility experience.
  • Average # of scans/studies per day: Varies from 10-20 cases per day in addition to strokes. Stroke cases vary could be 1-4 per week. Have 2 IR techs per room.
  • EMR &/or PACS used: Cerner EMR, GE Centricity RIS, and Philips Intellispace PACS.
  • Department Specific Equipment: Philips
  • Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech: Lead IR tech. Techs are integrated with nurses so a charge nurse and nurse manager is also available, along with Radiology Director.
  • Radiologist in-house?: In house during day, on call at night. They have 4 neuro rads, 2 neuro surgeons, and 3 vascular surgeons.
    • Job Requirements
    • General Certification Requirements: BLS
    • Certs: ARRT (R), and Washington state license, IV cert preferred
    • Experience: Require at least 1 year, prefer travel experience, and prefer stroke receiving facility experience.
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts & Scheduling: 4-10s rotate their day off. Shifts start at 7a-5:30p or 7:30a to 6p.
      • Weeknight/Call Requirements: 1-2 days per week. Weeknight call is 6p-7a. Call schedule will be put out and staff (including travelers) can choose their call days based on their schedule- picking 4 weeknight and 2 weekends. Allowed to switch call days with others if needed. 2 RNs and 2 IR techs on call team.
      • Weekend/Call Requirements: 1 weekend call per month- have a group of 9 that take call. Call starts on Fri at 6p till Mon at 7am.
      • Holiday/Call Requirement: If holiday lands on scheduled shift or scheduled call shift you work it. Do get holiday pay.
      • Call or Standby requirement?: 30 minutes response time.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • How many scanners/rooms does this department have?: 3 rooms- 2 biplane, 1 single plane. Always keep 1 room open for strokes. Hybrid in OR- some run a CT/IR scanner.
        • Will they have to float/cover any other areas?: Hybrid OR - not a deal breaker if they do not have this experience.
          • Additional Details
          • BLS, Certified Radiologic Technologist - ARRT (R) Verification; Medical Solutions auto deducts the 1.75 WA state tax - you are able re-add that back in.
          • Would need to provide the traveler's Radiation Badge.
          • Do they have to start IV's?: No- IR RNs will do.
          • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Scrubs are provided.
          • Department specific orientation: 1st day will be modules- education, safety, infection control, etc. Travelers will get assigned a preceptor for their 1st week.

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