Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel Interventional Radiology Technologist with at least 1 year of IR experience for a position at a large Level I Trauma Center and academic medical center in Connecticut.

Details

• Short-term acute care hospital setting within an Interventional Radiology unit across two campuses (York Street Campus and Saint Raphael Campus)
• Level I Trauma Center with 1,567 total staffed beds
• Mixed weekly schedule: two 12-hour day shifts (7:30 AM–8:00 PM) and two 8-hour shifts (either 7:00 AM–3:30 PM or 11:30 AM–8:00 PM)
• No weekend requirement and no on-call requirement
• Procedures include abdominal/pelvic interventions, vascular and endovascular procedures, neurological studies, genitourinary procedures, venous access, and more
• Preferred procedures include Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of the liver, radio embolization, vertebroplasty, carotid stenting, and TIPS
• Equipment used includes GE Innova IGS fluoroscopy system, Philips ultrasound, and PACS
• Charting via Epic (required)

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of Interventional Radiology experience (1.5 years may be considered with Level I Trauma or travel experience)
• ARRT (R) and BLS certifications required
• Travel experience required
• Trauma center experience at a large facility required; Level I Trauma experience preferred
• CT state license required if applicable — license must be active prior to start date (allow 15–21 business days for CT license to issue)
• Proficiency with fluoroscopy, ultrasound, and PACS systems
• Experience with a broad range of IR procedures including angiography, embolization, stent placement, venous access, and image post-processing
• 1 professional reference required for consideration
• First-time travelers will not be considered

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include equipment setup, room circulating, scrubbing and maintaining sterile field, prepping access sites, post-processing of images, and equipment/supply maintenance
• Bi-campus coverage between two hospital sites is required
• Flu vaccine is required; declinations are not accepted
• COVID vaccine with booster is required; religious and medical exemptions are accepted
• RTO exceeding 7 days requires facility approval
• Candidates must have been away from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible to return as a traveler
• Misty Green OR scrubs are provided
• Candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility are not eligible for this position
• Parking cost is $125
• Mandatory orientation modules (approximately 1 hour) are completed pre-start and annually; modules are non-paid