Patient Care Tech - Interventional Radiology Full Time Days
Posted Oct 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This job is Monday to Friday, 8 to 4:30. What do you like about a procedural setting compared with a hospital floor?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the pace and type of work in IR and want it.
Tell me about a time you had to move quickly when a patient's condition changed.
What they are checking: Whether they stay calm and help the team in urgent moments.
Tell me about a time you worked closely with nurses and technologists as a team.
What they are checking: Whether they work well across roles, since IR involves many professions working together.
What would you do
A patient is nervous before their procedure. What do you say?
What they are checking: Whether they can reassure without giving medical information they don't know.
The schedule changes and an emergency case comes in. How do you adjust your work?
What they are checking: Whether they can shift priorities fast, which is common in IR.
About the work
In interventional radiology, patients come in for procedures. How would you help get a patient ready before their case?
What they are checking: Whether they understand prep tasks like vitals, identification and comfort for procedure patients.
After a procedure, what would you watch for in a patient who had a catheter placed through an artery?
What they are checking: Whether they know to check the access site for bleeding or swelling and report changes.
How do you take and record vital signs accurately, and which results would you report right away?
What they are checking: Whether they know normal ranges and when to alert the RN.
How do you move a patient safely from a stretcher to a procedure table?
What they are checking: Whether they use safe transfers and teamwork to protect the patient and staff.
How do you keep the procedure and recovery areas stocked and clean?
What they are checking: Whether they take care of supplies and infection control, which keeps cases on time.
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