Operating Room Radiologic Technologist

Emory•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Emory Healthcare, we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs, and a supportive environment. Our Radiology team is dedicated to improving lives through innovation, compassion, and excellence in patient care. Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is Georgia's most comprehensive academic health system, featuring 11 hospitals (8 Magnet® designated), the Emory Clinic, and over 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is Georgia's largest clinically integrated network with more than 3,450 physicians across 70 subspecialties. This role involves operating radiologic equipment to produce x-rays for diagnostic purposes, performing routine, portable, operating room, or fluoroscope exams. The technologist will perform complex radiographic procedures, provide guidance to lower-level technologists and students, position patients, adjust equipment for high-quality x-rays, and explain procedures to patients. The position requires taking precautions to minimize radiation exposure, assisting in training staff and students, and participating in quality assurance and improvement activities. Effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare team members is essential, including keeping them informed of progress and assisting with education. The role also involves patient care during procedures, anticipating potential crises, setting up procedure rooms, performing multiple procedures efficiently, ensuring patient preparation, completing documentation in the Radiology Information System for billing, participating in performance improvement data collection, and adhering to all safety requirements and radiation protection techniques. The technologist will properly operate, mobilize, and position equipment, set exposure factors, use appropriate techniques and protocols, clean equipment, stock rooms, and troubleshoot equipment problems.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology
At a minimum be registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required
Must have a minimum of one (1) year experience

Responsibilities

Operates radiologic equipment to produce radiographs (x-rays) of the body for diagnostic purposes.
Performs routine, portable, operating room or flouoroscope exams.
Performs complex radiographic procedures and provides guidance to lower level Radiologic Technologists and students.
Positions patient, adjusts equipment to produce high quality x-rays, and explains various procedures to the patient.
Takes precautions to minimize staff and patient exposure to radiation.
Assists in training radiology staff and students.
Assists in radiology quality assurance and quality improvement activities.
Effectively communicates with patients, family and other health care team members.
Keeps patient and families abreast of patient's progress.
Explains procedures to patients/families to reduce their anxiety and to obtain patient cooperation.
Assists with patient/family education.
Assumes and provides patient care for radiologic procedures.
Anticipates potential patient crisis by continually evaluating patient during radiologic procedures.
Sets up procedure rooms including equipment and supplies.
Assists with and performs multiple radiologic procedures in appropriate timeframe.
Ensures that patients have been prepared for procedures.
Performs routine, portable, operating room, and fluoroscopic procedures to produce radiologic images.
Completes all aspects of patient care documentation following the established charting procedures.
Completes procedures in Radiology Information System to ensure billing of exams/procedure.
Participates in performance improvement data collection.
Follows all safety requirements of the hospital and department.
Practices radiation protection techniques using beam restrictive devices, patient shielding skills and knowledge of applicable exposure factors to minimize radiation to patients and staff.
Uses personal protective equipment as required.
May participate on safety committee.
Properly operates, mobilizes and positions equipment.
Sets exposure factors and uses appropriate techniques and protocols.
Responsible for safe operation of radiologic equipment.
Cleans equipment and stocks procedure rooms.
Troubleshoots equipment problems and advises supervisor of equipment malfunctions.