Interventional Vascular Technologist – Cardiac Cath Lab 

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

Interventional Vascular Technologists arespecializedInterventional Radiologists that support the mostcutting-edgetherapies offered at Cleveland Clinic.In this role,youwill assistphysicians with minimally invasive, image-guided vascular procedures, including angioplasty,stentingand thrombolysis. You will use fluoroscopic equipment to capture images ofbloodvessels.By doing so, you will be able to interveneon a patient's potential heart blockages that could cause a heart attack, leading to saving theirlives.Taking on this opportunity will not onlyallowyou to advance yourskills butcan also lead to cross-training in Electrophysiology andadditionaleducational training. 

APRNcaregiver in this position worksvaryingdays from 7:30AM –6:000PM or8:00AM – 6:30PM, with on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Utilize sterile or aseptictechniquesto scrub in and perform vascular,interventionaland surgical procedures per protocol.

• Educate patientsregardingprocedures,equipmentand exams to ensure understanding and cooperation.

• Ensure patients safety and comfort during and after exams.

• Demonstrate understanding of primary purpose of drugs used in IR, indications, contraindications, contrast druginteractionsand major effects.

• Set-up oroperateinjectorto administer contrast agents for procedures and manually inject contrast agent if no pressure injector isutilized.

• Operate ancillary equipment adherent to specific procedures.

• Check and preparepatientsprior toVascular-Interventionalstudy.

• Screen patients for ability to undergoprocedureby understanding baseline lab requirements.

• Positionpatients to obtain radiographic exposure.

• Acquire, archive,transmitandprintimages via PACS.

• Completeafter-hourstransmission of images andappropriate paperwork.

• Report malfunctions to help desk and PACS Administrator.

• Process billing via RIS.

• Record andmaintainprocedural data to include injection data, elapsed fluoroscopictimeand procedural information.

• Monitor equipmentandsystems, cleanequipmentand effecttimelyrepair.

• Learn new technical information and skills through attendance of periodic in-service programs and participation in professional affiliation sessions.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Graduate of an accredited school ofRadiologicTechnology

• Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic TechnologistsR.T.(R) (ARRT)and in good standing

• Current state licensure as a Radiology Technologist

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross 

• Knowledge of radiologic physics and computerized vascular equipment to safely inject and image human vascular anatomy  

• Knowledge of vascular anatomy and pathology sufficient to apply to interventional and diagnostic exams  

• Knowledge of sterile technique with the ability to create andmaintain