Advocate Health Care

Interventional Platform Radiology Technologist

Advocate Health Care$79K — $118K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current RT licensure in IL and current AART certification; BLS and ACLS within 6 months after hire.
  • 2-year Associate Degree in Radiology from an accredited program.
  • Preferred imaging experience in X-ray and imaging special procedures.
  • Proficiency in imaging equipment and hemodynamic interpretation is required.
  • Solid communication skills and a team-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

  • Provide scrub support during diagnostic and interventional procedures, anticipating provider needs.
  • Demonstrate competence in roles for Cath/EP or IR.
  • Operate imaging and related equipment, serving as a radiation expert resource.
  • Ensure safe patient care within the scope of practice while following sterile techniques.
  • Advocate for patients and ensure comprehensive care documentation and educational needs are met.
  • Contribute to team training on technical skill enhancement and safety protocols.
  • Participate in site meetings and continuous education opportunities.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs and health benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
  • Family benefits including adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match.
  • Educational Assistance Program for professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Department:

36943 Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital - Interventional Platform

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
On-Call Requirement: Participation in the on-call rotation is required. Team members must reside within 60 minutes of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital. On-call responsibilities are typically 7-10 days per month, including weekdays and weekends as scheduled.

Pay Range:
$38.20 - $57.30

Major Responsibilities:
  • Provides scrub support during diagnostic and interventional procedures; anticipates provider needs.
  • Competent in all roles for Cath/EP or IR.
  • Demonstrates competence in operation of all imaging and related equipment; serves as a radiation expert resource.
  • Provides clear communication, collaborates with providers and team regarding technical issue to ensure reliability of quality assurance in imaging, hemodynamics and oximetry.
  • Ensures patient care is delivered in a safe manner and within scope of practice. Sterile technique followed with prepping, draping, assisting and circulating.
  • Utilizes safety tools and tactics in all patient care interactions.
  • Serves as patient advocate, ensures documentation, educational needs identified and plan of care agreed upon.
  • Serves as resource to the team; provides inservices to team relating to technical skill enhancement, radiation safety, image quality, QA and closure device techniques.
  • Assist with supply inventory, serves as technical expert and resource.
  • Actively participates in site or system teams; attends site staff meetings and ongoing educational offerings as available.


Education/Experience Required:
  • Current RT licensure in State of IL and current AART. BLS. ACLS within 6 months of hire.
  • 2-year Associate Degree from Accredited School of Radiology.
  • Previous Imaging Experience Preferred in Xray, Imaging Special Procedures


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
  • Intermediate computer skills
  • Cathlab: Hemodynamic interpretation
  • Imaging equipment proficiency
  • Solid oral and written communication skills
  • Team player, flexible with assignments
  • Sterile Technique Expert
  • Cath: Scrub, Circulate, Record. IR: Scrub and Circulate. Process Images in PACS
  • Basic Patient Assessment Skills


Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
  • Ability to perform lifting, pulling, pushing activities and stand for long periods of time.
  • Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.


This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Compensation
  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance


Benefits and more
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program


Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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Founded
1976

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