Coordinator Patient Care - Interventional Radiology Full-time Days
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you coordinated care across many teams for one patient.
What they are checking: Whether they can keep complex follow-up visits, tests, and referrals on track.
Tell me about a time you educated other staff about a procedure or practice.
What they are checking: Whether they can serve as a resource for staff, which the posting names as part of the role.
What does cost-effective care mean to you in IR?
What they are checking: Whether they think about avoiding cancellations and repeat procedures as part of good care.
What would you do
A patient on apixaban is scheduled for a liver biopsy tomorrow and no one told them to stop it. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they catch the safety issue and coordinate with the team to reschedule or adjust.
A patient has a contrast reaction during a procedure. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize and respond quickly to allergic reactions in the IR suite.
How do you handle the IR schedule when emergencies push planned cases back?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate well with patients and teams when the day changes.
About the work
How do you prepare a patient for an IR procedure, and what labs and meds do you check before they go in?
What they are checking: Whether they check coagulation, kidney function, contrast allergy, and anticoagulants before procedures.
How do you manage moderate sedation during an IR procedure?
What they are checking: Whether they know monitoring, reversal agents, and when to call anesthesia.
How do you teach a patient to care for a new drain or a port at home?
What they are checking: Whether they teach clearly and check understanding so the patient can manage at home.
How do you check on a patient after a femoral or radial access procedure?
What they are checking: Whether they know post-procedure checks for bleeding, pulses, and hematoma.
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