Interventional radiology technologist jobs

Working with a healthcare staffing agency comes with many benefits, including: 

• A flexible work schedule  
• Tax-free travel stipends 
• The ability to work in a variety of settings 
• Higher pay rates 
• Travel and networking opportunities 
• Generous benefit packages 
• 24/7/365 support 
• Career advancement

For interventional radiology technologists, the highest salary can be around $228,000 a year. Top earners in this profession often work in locations with a higher demand, and they also have a plethora of experience in the field. If you’re interested in increasing your salary, it’s recommended that you advance your certifications in cardiovascular interventional or vascular interventional radiology.

Yes, feel free to apply to as many IR technologist jobs as you’d like. Once you’ve done so, a recruiter will be in touch to discuss the best option with you.

If you want to know the status of your application, simply reach out to the recruiter you’ve been in contact with. They will be more than happy to help you through the hiring process and will be readily available to support you.

Yes, we not only offer our continuous education program, but we can also match you with a variety of different healthcare facilities where you’ll be able to gain invaluable experience alongside many skilled healthcare professionals.

Interventional radiology technologists — also called IR techs — are specialized radiologic professionals who assist physicians in performing minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. IR techs help physicians with procedures that guide instruments through a patient's blood vessels and organs, setting up sterile equipment trays, positioning patients correctly, helping operate fluoroscopic equipment, and capturing diagnostic images.

Core day-to-day responsibilities of an IR tech include:

• Preparing and maintaining sterile procedure fields and specialized IR equipment
• Positioning patients and administering contrast agents for image-guided procedures
• Operating fluoroscopy, angiography, and digital subtraction equipment during procedures
• Assisting physicians with procedures including angioplasty, stent placement, embolization, biopsies, and drain placements
• Monitoring patients during procedures and communicating changes to the clinical team
• Documenting procedures accurately and ensuring radiation safety protocols are followed
• Collaborating with interventional radiologists, nurses, and vascular surgeons in a procedural suite environment

 A radiologic technologist (rad tech) is a generalist credential covering X-ray imaging. An interventional radiology technologist is a specialist who assists physicians with minimally invasive, image-guided procedures in an IR suite, requiring additional ARRT post-primary certification in Cardiovascular-Interventional (CV) or Vascular-Interventional (VI) radiography. IR tech roles are more procedurally focused and typically command higher pay than general rad tech positions. 

IR techs work primarily in hospital interventional radiology suites and catheterization labs, but also in outpatient vascular surgery centers, hybrid operating rooms, and academic medical centers. Hospitals employ 58% of all radiologic technologists, making them the most common work environment, while physician offices account for another 19% and outpatient care centers 7%.