Radiologic Technologist / Medical Assistant (Phifer Cares Clinic)

DCH Health Care Authority•Clinics in Millport Fayette Tuscaloosa, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Radiologic Technologist / Medical Assistant works in a weekday outpatient primary care, occupational medicine, and urgent-care environment with no routine call responsibilities. The position combines diagnostic X-ray services and radiology program support with routine Medical Assistant-level patient care and clinic workflow assistance, within the employee’s training, competency, and scope. The employee serves as an onsite technical resource for radiology services and supports imaging quality and safety, equipment readiness, regulatory compliance, quality-control activities, and staff proficiency in radiology-related workflows. Responsibilities may adapt as Occupational Medicine services, staffing needs, and clinic operations evolve. Work is performed primarily in outpatient clinical and employer-based clinic environments, with direct patient contact and potential exposure to infectious diseases, bodily fluids, and ionizing radiation. The role requires physical presence onsite and may involve standing, walking, bending, reaching, positioning patients, operating clinical and radiographic equipment, and lifting, moving, or assisting with equipment, supplies, and patients as appropriate. The employee must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation and use appropriate radiation-protection practices and equipment.

Requirements

Graduate of a JRCERT-approved school of radiologic technology.
Current licensure or credentialing as a Radiologic Technologist authorized to perform diagnostic X-ray services.
Current American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration in Radiography.
Demonstrated competency in diagnostic radiography and radiation-safety practices.
Knowledge of radiographic equipment operation, routine quality-control practices, and requirements for safe outpatient imaging services.
Ability to assist with equipment-maintenance coordination, regulatory readiness, imaging quality, and staff proficiency in radiology-related workflows.
Ability and willingness to provide routine Medical Assistant-level outpatient clinical support in addition to radiographic responsibilities.
Proficiency with computers, electronic medical records, imaging systems, and common computer applications.
Good communication, teamwork, organizational, and customer-service skills.
Ability to work independently, prioritize responsibilities, and appropriately escalate clinical, technical, or operational concerns.
Ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
Ability to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation; hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
Physical presence onsite is essential.
Use appropriate radiation-protection practices and equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in outpatient radiology, primary care, urgent care, occupational medicine, or employer-based clinic settings.
Experience combining diagnostic radiography with routine outpatient clinical-support duties.
Experience with radiology quality assurance, equipment-maintenance coordination, regulatory-readiness activities, or imaging program operations.

Responsibilities

Perform diagnostic radiographic examinations ordered by authorized providers according to established protocols, policies, and professional standards.
Verify patient identity, examination orders, relevant clinical history, and positioning before imaging; produce diagnostic-quality images using radiation-safety and dose-reduction practices.
Explain and provide instructions to patients before, during, and after imaging procedures.
Serve as an onsite technical resource for radiology services and support safe, consistent, efficient imaging workflows and staff proficiency in radiology-related processes.
Maintain radiographic equipment, protective equipment, supplies, and imaging systems in operationally ready condition.
Perform or coordinate quality-control activities, preventive maintenance, inspections, equipment service, and related documentation.
Support clinic leadership in maintaining radiology operations and equipment in accordance with regulatory requirements, organizational policies, and radiology standards.
Coordinate with the DCH Radiology Department, radiologists, equipment vendors, physicists, service personnel, and other appropriate resources.
Identify and help escalate and resolve equipment, image-quality, radiation-safety, workflow, and compliance concerns; participate in improvements to imaging workflows, equipment, technology, and services.
Perform patient intake, including obtaining and documenting vital signs, presenting concerns, and other appropriate clinical information.
Support triage by identifying presenting complaints and promptly communicating clinical concerns to nursing staff or providers.
Prepare patients and examination rooms for clinic services, including primary care, occupational health, acute care, injury care, and preventive care.
Assist providers with examinations, evaluations, minor procedures, and treatments as directed; provide basic clinical care and first-aid support within training, competency, clinic policy, and applicable scope.
Perform or assist with clinical testing, specimen collection, screenings, treatments, injections, vaccinations, and other services when trained, authorized, and assigned.
Support occupational health services, including work-related injury care, examinations, screenings, surveillance programs, and employer-specific clinical workflows.
Recognize and promptly report abnormal findings, changes in patient condition, and other clinical concerns; document clinical and radiographic services accurately and timely in applicable electronic systems.
Collaborate with clinic and radiology team members to support patient flow and high-quality care; assist with follow-up, care coordination, and other clinic workflows as needed.
Maintain examination rooms, radiology areas, equipment, and supplies in a clean, organized, safe, and patient-ready condition; support inventory and supply readiness.
Adjust daily responsibilities to patient volume, imaging demand, staffing, and clinic priorities; perform additional duties as assigned.
Meet performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards outlined in the performance evaluation; comply with the Employee Handbook and DCH Health System policies and procedures.
Adhere to DCH Behavioral Standards and perform work in a manner that promotes safety, identifies unsafe practices, and reduces risks and hazards to patients, visitors, and employees.
Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.