Radiologic Technologist (PRN) - Sylvania, GA
About The Position
This position is responsible for the proper use of the light system to identify patients and ensure the correct exam is performed. The technologist will safely escort patients to the radiology department, maintain patient confidentiality, and create patient folders by entering information into the computer. They will position patients for each ordered view, make exposures using ALARA principles and proper collimation, and utilize Quality Assurance with each view to ensure correct identification, acceptable technical factors, and positioning. The role involves storing patient studies to the PACS system, ensuring charges match exams, and returning patients to the exam room. Additionally, the technologist will assist doctors and staff with PACS questions, make copies of films, take scout radiographs for MRI patients, and assist the film library with filing and mailing outside films. This role also includes providing coverage for the film library when personnel are absent, as well as for Saturday and evening hours. Adherence to weekly and monthly schedules, attendance at seminars, reading bimonthly publications, and taking direct readings tests for continuing education to maintain certification are also required. The position performs related work as required and connects patient studies in the PACS system daily.
Requirements
- Proper use of light system to get patients
- Identifying patient and exam
- Ensuring correct exam will be done if questions about what the doctor may want.
- Safely escort patient to radiology department
- Provide patient confidentiality
- Create a patient folder by placing information into the computer prior to starting the exam
- Provide patient radiation protection
- Position patient for each view ordered
- Make exposure using ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) technical factors and proper collimation
- Use QA (Quality Assurance) with each view taken to ensure correct identification of body part (L-R), acceptable technical factors and positioning
- Store each patient’s study to the Pacs System
- Ensure charges properly match exams done
- Return patient to the exam room
- Assist doctors and staff with Pac’s questions
- Make copies of film to paper, film or disks for doctors and patients
- Responsible for taking scout radiographs for MRI patients
- Assist film library with filing outside film in the computer
- Maintain proper radiation protection for self when holding patients
- Assist film library with mailing back outside film
- Provide coverage of film library when personnel absent
- Provide coverage for Saturday and evening hours
- Adhere to schedules provided weekly and monthly
- Attend seminars and read bimonthly publications
- Take direct readings tests for continuing education to keep certification current
- Performs related work as required
- Connect patient studies in the Pacs System daily
Responsibilities
- Responsible for proper use of light system to get patients
- Responsible for identifying patient and exam
- Ensuring correct exam will be done if questions about what the doctor may want.
- Safely escort patient to radiology department
- Provide patient confidentiality
- Create a patient folder by placing information into the computer prior to starting the exam
- Provide patient radiation protection
- Position patient for each view ordered
- Make exposure using ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) technical factors and proper collimation
- Use QA (Quality Assurance) with each view taken to ensure correct identification of body part (L-R), acceptable technical factors and positioning
- Store each patient’s study to the Pacs System
- Ensure charges properly match exams done
- Return patient to the exam room
- Assist doctors and staff with Pac’s questions
- Make copies of film to paper, film or disks for doctors and patients
- Responsible for taking scout radiographs for MRI patients
- Assist film library with filing outside film in the computer
- Maintain proper radiation protection for self when holding patients
- Assist film library with mailing back outside film
- Provide coverage of film library when personnel absent
- Provide coverage for Saturday and evening hours
- Adhere to schedules provided weekly and monthly
- Attend seminars and read bimonthly publications
- Take direct readings tests for continuing education to keep certification current
- Performs related work as required
- Connect patient studies in the Pacs System daily
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
