MedCadre
IR Technologist (Interventional Radiology)
MedCadre, Renton, Washington, United States, 98056
Unit Notes
CLIENT WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY TRAVELERS WITH LICENSE HITS DEALING WITH DIVERTING MEDS OR ENDANGERMENT - DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS. THESE HITS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE CONTRACT CANCELLATION.
# suites/labs: 3 Rooms, a 4th currently being built (set to be complete in March). Hybrid OR room, nurses also go to CT, Ultrasound and MRI for procedures and sedations. #cases per day on average: 17 for Cath Labs, 22-23 including all other areas and procedures. Required Certifications: ARRT or ICRS and ACLS
Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Vascular, Neuro, EP, Cardiology, IR, Cath Lab - Cath lab: diagnostic and intervention, rotablator and shockwave. Next year will have impella. Diagnostic right hearts to prep for structural at other facilities. - IR: ports, G tubes, drains, nephrostomies, biliary drains. Embolizations and coiling are a lot less frequent. Dialysis lines common. Other lines. - EP: ablations, device implantation, temporary pacemakers, Anesthesia is on every EP case. (EP staff will cover EP cases, travelers will only assist if skills validated by manager). Job Duties: Procedure nurses will circulate and monitor patients, may float to CT, Ultrasound or MRI to assist with procedures in other radiological areas. Recovery Nurses will recover in the 17 bed post-procedure area. Bone marrow aspiration, bronchs, and cardioversions are done in the recovery room so recovery nurses need to be able to do conscious sedation. Experience or 'Must have' skills: Need Ventilator and pressor management skills for procedure rooms. EMR/Equipment: Epic, Client MACLab, Siemens Xray, and PACS. Cardiologist hours/on call: On call when not in house. In house 7-7 M-F Manager/Charge Nurse: Charge nurse and Supervisor Tech Cath Lab Techs: If staffed appropriately, 10 techs daily to cover Cath Lab and IR. 3 techs per room. On call is two techs per team. Shifts & Scheduling: Techs 4 ten hour shifts. 9am-7:30pm, call one day a week and every 4th weekend with overtime available. Weeknight/Call Requirement: On call one night a week. Weekend/Call Requirement: Every 3rd or 4th weekend. Holiday/Call Requirement: Everyone takes about 1 holiday a year. Rotated in with perm staff. Is there a mandatory call/standby requirement?: Yes What is call response time?: Procedure nurses and techs 30 minutes, recovery nurses 45 minutes. Floating Requirements: No Scrub Color/Dress Code: Provided Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 weeks of orientation depending on traveler experience.
# suites/labs: 3 Rooms, a 4th currently being built (set to be complete in March). Hybrid OR room, nurses also go to CT, Ultrasound and MRI for procedures and sedations. #cases per day on average: 17 for Cath Labs, 22-23 including all other areas and procedures. Required Certifications: ARRT or ICRS and ACLS
Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Vascular, Neuro, EP, Cardiology, IR, Cath Lab - Cath lab: diagnostic and intervention, rotablator and shockwave. Next year will have impella. Diagnostic right hearts to prep for structural at other facilities. - IR: ports, G tubes, drains, nephrostomies, biliary drains. Embolizations and coiling are a lot less frequent. Dialysis lines common. Other lines. - EP: ablations, device implantation, temporary pacemakers, Anesthesia is on every EP case. (EP staff will cover EP cases, travelers will only assist if skills validated by manager). Job Duties: Procedure nurses will circulate and monitor patients, may float to CT, Ultrasound or MRI to assist with procedures in other radiological areas. Recovery Nurses will recover in the 17 bed post-procedure area. Bone marrow aspiration, bronchs, and cardioversions are done in the recovery room so recovery nurses need to be able to do conscious sedation. Experience or 'Must have' skills: Need Ventilator and pressor management skills for procedure rooms. EMR/Equipment: Epic, Client MACLab, Siemens Xray, and PACS. Cardiologist hours/on call: On call when not in house. In house 7-7 M-F Manager/Charge Nurse: Charge nurse and Supervisor Tech Cath Lab Techs: If staffed appropriately, 10 techs daily to cover Cath Lab and IR. 3 techs per room. On call is two techs per team. Shifts & Scheduling: Techs 4 ten hour shifts. 9am-7:30pm, call one day a week and every 4th weekend with overtime available. Weeknight/Call Requirement: On call one night a week. Weekend/Call Requirement: Every 3rd or 4th weekend. Holiday/Call Requirement: Everyone takes about 1 holiday a year. Rotated in with perm staff. Is there a mandatory call/standby requirement?: Yes What is call response time?: Procedure nurses and techs 30 minutes, recovery nurses 45 minutes. Floating Requirements: No Scrub Color/Dress Code: Provided Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 weeks of orientation depending on traveler experience.