Rad Tech Student PRN - Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Performs radiographic procedures in accordance with student competency and established departmental policies and procedures to ensure the best possible patient care services are delivered. This role requires the candidate to be actively pursuing their radiology certification and must be in the 2nd year of radiology studies. Allied health professionals are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence, performing supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where uniqueness is sought and celebrated. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Requirements

Candidate must be actively pursuing their radiology certification.
Must be in the 2nd year of radiology studies.
Radiology (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with radiology. (Demonstrates sufficient fundamental proficiency to perform limited radiology and/or limited sonography services as directed by licensed healthcare team member)
Diagnostic Equipment (Fundamental Awareness): Has training, direct exposure, limited experience, or past experience working with equipment diagnostic tools. Able to resolve simple equipment problems.
Compliance (Fundamental Awareness): Demonstrates and basic knowledge of the core rules, regulations, instructions and guidelines as they apply to assignments. Knows who to go to for further explanation and support. Understands which bodies regulate the industry.
Patient Documentation (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with patient documentation.
Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level : Less than 1 year
Education: High School Diploma or GED

Responsibilities

Reviews radiology exam requests and patient identification to ensure safe, appropriate and cost effective imaging.
Applies broad range of skills to ensure exam is completed timely and meets quality and compliance standards.
Provides appropriate screening process to patients, staff and self according to prescribed safety standards.
Performs clearly defines tasks and methods described in detail to achieve standardized solutions that impact own performance with regular guidance.
Follows a well established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed.
Has basic job knowledge of systems and procedures that are common to own job.
Individually contributes to the team.
Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.