Interventional Radiology Technologist - Acute – Earn Up to $84 Per Hour (Tiger Flex)

Imaging TechIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55/hour

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

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Posted 3mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Shift: 4 - 10 hour shifts OR 5 – 8 hour shifts between Monday through Friday. Holidays and call required. Call is 1 night of either primary or secondary call each weekday and 1 weekend (Friday through Monday) a month. – 40 hours a week (non-benefit eligible position)

  • Work Arrangement: On-Site
  • Department: Interventional Radiology
  • Facility: University Hospital – 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO

Compensation

  • Base Pay Range: $55.00 per hour
  • Automatic Tiger Flex Differential: $25.00 per hour

Shift Differentials

  • Additional $2.00 per hour for evening shift
  • Additional $4.00 per hour for night shift
  • Additional $2.50 per hour for weekend shift
  • Additional $3.00 per hour for call shift
  • Compounding example: weekend nights would be $6.50 per hour

Benefits: THIS IS A NON-BENEFIT ELIGIBLE ROLE

About the Job

MU Health Care is looking for a poised, quick‑thinking professional who thrives in fast‑moving, high‑acuity environments and brings confidence to every clinical challenge. You should be the kind of person who stays calm under pressure, adapts instantly, and anticipates what patients and providers need before they ask.

You’ll excel here if you’re curious, motivated to master advanced imaging technology, and committed to continually sharpening your expertise. Collaboration should energize you, because you’ll work side by side with exceptional physicians, nurses, and technologists across nearly every specialty.

Most importantly, you should be driven by purpose, ready to advocate fiercely for patient safety, and proud to deliver care that truly makes a difference.

About MU Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives.

Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

  • Learn more about MU Health Care.
  • Learn more about living in mid-Missouri.

Detailed Job Description

  • Understand and monitor the physiological condition of interventional radiology patients during such procedures as thrombectomies, embolizations, line placements, angiograms, neuro interventions, stenting, angioplasty, and thrombolysis. Perform advanced imaging requirements in digital rotational angiography, cone beam CT, 3D reconstruction, and fusion CT.
  • Maintain expansive knowledge of all inventory supplies (consignment, PAR, or departmental) and their locations, including those outside of Radiology. Scrub in during procedures using proper sterile techniques to provide technical support to the physician in both routine and highly complex neuro and peripheral interventions for a vast range of acuity level of patients such as ICU, Trauma, General Anesthesia, Sedation, and IP. Support a wide variety of procedures referred by various service lines that include but is not limited to Oncology, Trauma, Urology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, and Neurology.
  • On-call responsibilities on a rotating basis with the requirement to report to the hospital within 30 minutes of receiving a page. Engage in patient safety by participation during the time out for procedures, at post procedure huddles, and by following all organization policies and guidelines regarding confidentiality and safety. Provide education and training for student technologists. Assist with education and training. May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

  • ARRT certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Vascular Interventional Radiography (ARRT-VI), Cardiovascular Interventional Radiography (ARRT-CV), or Cardiac Interventional Radiography (ARRT-CI) certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
  • 1 year of experience as an Interventional Radiology Technologist in an Acute Care setting.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor physiological conditions of patients during complex interventional radiology procedures and perform advanced imaging requirements. Provide technical support to physicians during sterile procedures and manage departmental inventory supplies.

Requirements

Requires ARRT certification and a specialized certification in Vascular, Cardiovascular, or Cardiac Interventional Radiography. Must have at least 1 year of experience as an Interventional Radiology Technologist in an acute care setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Sterile TechniquePatient MonitoringClinical Collaboration

Interventional Radiology Technology Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $126k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Interventional Radiology Technology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Interventional Radiology Technology market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.6 / 10 · top 25% in interventional radiology technology (imaging tech)ranked against 87 Interventional Radiology Technology (Imaging Tech) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$126k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All interventional radiology technology listings in Missouri44 active1,589 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Interventional Radiology Technology pay trend (all specialties)+4.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (87 Interventional Radiology Technology (Imaging Tech) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Missouri figures use all interventional radiology technologys: too few Missouri Interventional Radiology Technology postings state pay.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Interventional Radiology Technologist - Acute – Earn Up to $84 Per Hour (Tiger Flex) at University of Missouri Health Care a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Interventional Radiology Technology (Imaging Tech) — ranked against 87 active Interventional Radiology Technology (Imaging Tech) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Benefits & Perks

12 jobs · 9 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
58%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
17%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.6
Better work-life than 90% of Interventional Radiology Technology (Imaging Tech) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 87 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$287k
Typical market rent
$1,464/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Columbia, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.