Practice Specialist, Interventional Radiology - Surrey

We are hiring for a Full Time Practice Specialist, Interventional Radiology to join our Medical Imaging Services team.

Education, Training and Experience

• Certification with CAMRT (Radiological Technologist).
• A minimum of seven (7) years' recent, related experience including three (3) years' leadership or teaching experience supplemented by successful completion of recognized clinical instruction courses, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner. 

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. For eligible employees, Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

• Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year.
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits.
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan.
• 87% maternity top-up.
• 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.

Come join our team!

Reporting to the Director, Medical Imaging, the Practice Specialist, Interventional Radiology practices in accordance with the standards of professional practice as well as utilizing a client and family centered care model and the vision and values of the department within Fraser Health (FH).

The Practice Specialist supports Medical Imaging Teams across all Fraser Health Authority sites requiring regular travel between all sites. The Practice Specialist works in strong partnership with the FH Learning Strategies and Professional Practice teams, contributing to a collaborative effort in shaping, implementing, and sustaining practice and education standards for Interventional Radiology across all FHA Medical Imaging Services sites. In conjunction with clinical and operational leaders, provides direction and guidance on practice activities and advancing practice, research, quality and education by reviewing and implementing consistent practice standards, goals and objectives. The Practice Specialist leads the IR Clinical Educators with practice and education oversight and supports the development and standardization of modality-specific policies and procedures, continuing education and training programs.

Education, Training and Experience

Certification with CAMRT (Radiological Technologist). A minimum of seven (7) years' recent, related experience including three (3) years' leadership or teaching experience supplemented by successful completion of recognized clinical instruction courses, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Valid BC Driver’s license and access a personal vehicle for business-related purposes.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of Interventional Radiology (IR) theory and practice within a client- and family-centered care model, including evidence-based practice, safety requirements, and modality-specific techniques, equipment, and supplies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the standards of practice and guidelines for IR practitioners established by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) and/or other relevant national professional associations, as well as organizational policies, procedures, standards of care, and safe work procedures related to modality equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the research process and methodology, and the ability to develop procedure protocols and manuals, project plans, and implement new projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Hospital and Radiology Information Systems, including PACS.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, demonstrate, facilitate, coach, and mentor staff.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and to plan, organize, and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques and physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
 
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 54,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
 
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
 
Together, we are the heart of health care.
 
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