Radiologic Technologist - CT preferred

Description

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Reports To: Director of Medical Imaging

Status: 80 hours a pay period

Shift: varies

Job Schedule: Varies

Weekly Hours: 40 hours

Pay: HRMC offers a competitive salary.

*New Graduates welcome to apply!

Position Purpose:

Provides patient services using imaging modalities including radiography and other modalities such as nuclear medicine, diagnostic ultrasound, mammography, MRI, and CT as needed/applicable. Administers roentgen rays and radioactive substances to patients; operates X ray equipment; processes images; prepares examination room, equipment, supplies, and medications.

Essential Job Functions:

• Demonstrates the mission of the hospital is met by demonstrating the Core Values:  
• Respectful-We value the unique talents, ideas, contributions, and circumstances of each individual.  
• Engaged-We value being active, positive participants at work and in our communities.  
• Available-We value providing local access to care for our communities while being present for each other.  
• Competent-We value knowledge, people-centered, innovative, and technology driven teams.  
• Helpful-We value always helping others with kindness and compassion.
• Thoroughly explains procedure to patient; addresses and responds to any patient concerns about the procedure and equipment.
• Injects contrast media or assists with injections under the direction/supervision of the Radiologist or other physician.
• Produces images of diagnostic quality consistently. Evaluates images for diagnostic quality before referring to radiologist.
• Competent in collimation, patient and equipment positioning, cone adjustment, exposure factors; proper voltage.
• Complete all consent forms for interventional exams, pregnancy forms, time outs for interventional exams, time in and time outs for observation patients and discharge instructions. 
• Carefully assesses the age-related variances for x-ray patients in techniques, amount of radiation, positioning, etc., for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Other Job Duties:

• Demonstrates the mission of the hospital is met by demonstrating the Core Values.
• Promotes and maintains confidentiality of information regarding patients, families, health care personnel and the facility.
• Assists in the orientation and development of personnel and students according to department needs and as directed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Knowledgeable of radiation safety for self and others; wears protective clothing and uses enclosures; minimizes radiation to patient with shielding devices; uses proper care in fluoroscopic procedures.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited school of Radiologic Technology and additional training in Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and CT as necessary. Additional training or qualifying experience in multiple modalities is desired and/or willingness to cross-train. Must be ARRT registered.
• Physical stamina requisite to move and manipulate the equipment used in the several modalities.
• Must pass background check and any other relevant onboarding. 
• Ability to adhere to HIPAA and other related guidelines. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Assumes personal responsibility to complete all required competencies, certifications, annual HealthStream education and SQSS tasks within the assigned timeframes.
• Assumes responsibility for professional self-development. Participates in in-services, educational programs, department meetings (attend a minimum of 80% of department meetings per year), and mandatory meetings.
• Reviews and complies with general hospital and departmental policies and applicable laws and regulations including CMS/OIG and other compliance and industry standards. 

Physical Aspects of the Job:

• Ability to communicate and work with patients, families, physicians, and other persons involved with the patient’s care.
• Visual, auditory and speech acuity is requisite to verbal and written communication with employees, medical providers, nursing staff, patients and families, and other people associated with care.
• Work involves exposure to radiation. Personal safety requires adherence to protective radiation safety techniques.
• Physical stamina requisite to standing, walking, stooping, pulling, pushing, and lifting while performing imaging procedures on patients.

Essential Physical Demands

Lifting, floor 6”-36”: 0-10# rare Grasping Light: 6-35% occasional

Lifting, knee-waist 16-36”: 0-10# rare Grasping Firm: 6-35% occasional

Lifting, waist-shldr: 25”-55”: 0-20# rare Rep. use-foot: 1-5% rare

Lifting, overhead: 0-5# occasional Dominant Hand: 6-35% occasional

Transfers: 0-40# rare Bilateral Hands: 6-35% occasional

Carrying: 0-20# rare Far Acuity: 6-35% occasional

Push/Pull: 0-35# rare Near Acuity: 34-66% frequent

Sitting: 45-70% frequent Depth perception: 1-5% rare

Standing: 34-66% frequent Field of Vision: 34-66% frequent

Walking: 34-66% frequent Accommodation: 6-35% occasional

Climbing: 1-5% rare Feeling: 6-35% occasional

Balancing: 1-5% rare Hearing: 34-66% frequent

Squatting: 1-5% rare Tasting: 1-5% rare

Kneeling: 1-5% occasional Smelling: 1-5% rare

Crawling: 1-5% rare Rep. use-neck: 1-5% rare

Forward bend: 6-35% occasional Reaching forward: 6-35% occasional

Reaching overhead: 1-5% rare

Scale: Rare: <6 reps/hr or 36 min or less - Occasional: 7-19 reps/hr or 43 min – 4 hrs.- Frequent: 20-40 reps/hr or 4 hrs+

Mental Requirements

• Reading (complex)
• Complex tasks and instructing 
• Writing (complex)/ computer skills 
• Math skills (complex)
• Problem solving (complex) including analyzing skills 
• Independent judgement (complex)
• Decision making (complex)
• Clerical skills including detailed precision working at times 
• Coordinating skills and following instructions 
• Spatial skills