radiology technologist - Minneapolis, MN, United States - University of Minnesota Physicians

Description

University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) is a non-profit organization seeking driven individuals in both clinical and non-clinical areas to help transform health and medicine.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, our organization employs more than 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers and 2,200 health professionals and staff throughout Minnesota and beyond.

Join us on a mission to advance medicine.

Why UMPhysicians?

Under the direction of the Interventional Radiologist/Physician, the technologist prepares patients for procedures, verifies orders and patient history to ensure appropriateness of exam/procedure.

Technologist performs diagnostic procedures including complex vascular and nonvascular interventional and therapeutic procedures.

The Interventional Radiology Technologist is intimately familiar with sterile procedures including preparation and maintaining a sterile field during procedures, adheres to standard precautions at all times, participates as a vital member of a multi-disciplinary care delivery team consisting of interventional radiologists, physician assistants, nurses, and technologists, and supports ambulatory care services.

Interventional Radiology Technologist Overview

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepares patients for interventional procedures by confirming physician orders, verifying patient identities, and obtaining adequate medical histories to ensure the appropriateness of examinations/procedures and facilitate timely accurate diagnosis or treatment of the patient.
• Performs diagnostic/therapeutic radiology procedures on all patient age groups.
• Adheres to departmental policies, procedures, standards, and protocols to ensure effective departmental operations and delivering quality patient care.
• Produces high quality diagnostic images using a wide variety of imaging modalities and sends exams to PACS archiving.
• Circulates within procedure room and procures all equipment needed for any given procedure. Maintains a sterile field during interventional procedures, following principles of aseptic technique, and adheres to standard precautions at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Radiation Technology.
• Current Registration with American Registry Radiologic Technology.
• 1-3 Years progressively more complex IR Experience
• Current CPR certification

Location: 909 Fulton St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455


Hours:
Full Time


Benefits:
This is a fully benefit eligible position: Competitive wages, Healthcare (including vision & dental), 401K, parking & tuition assistance and more

M Physicians offers competitive salary and excellent benefits and provides you with the opportunity to enhance your career in the exciting field of health care through rewarding and challenging assignments and the opportunities for advancement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.