Radiology / Patient Care Tech Full Time

#REF! • Arlington, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Radiology/Patient Care Technician – Radiology Department
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
Work location: Texas Health Arlington Memorial: 800 W. Randol Mill Road Arlington, TX 76012
Work hours: Full Time 32 hours; 2pm-10:30pm Flexible Days
Department highlights:
· Team based environment
· Workplace culture 2 nd to none
· Fast paced department with average of 300 patients per day
· Full-service department to include CT, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Mammography, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound
· We operate on Lean principles and rely heavily on a team atmosphere and individual performance
· Highly engaged Radiology management

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree Health Information or Health Related field preferred
• Patient Care / Transport experience strongly preferred
• CMRT - Certified Medical Radiologic Technologist preferred upon hire required
• Or ARRT - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists preferred upon hire required
• Or LMRT- Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist preferred upon hire required
• Or NCT Non-Certified Radiology Technician preferred upon hire required
• Or CNA - Certified Nurses Aide upon hire required
• Or EMT - Emergency Medical Technician upon hire required

Responsibilities

• Patient Care: Prepares room for examination (i.e. suction, oxygen, supplies) to ensure radiology suite is in working order and ready to use to reduce patient risk.
• Reviews physician orders and exam requisitions to ensure the continuity of patient care.
• Obtains patient history and determines appropriateness of exam in consultation/collaboration with radiologic technologist.
• Greets and acknowledges patient, using two forms of ID to identify correct patient and exam by checking DOB and ID number; verifing accuracy of exam and relevant clincal information.
• Provides psychosocial care of the patient, to meet the age specific needs for body image, relationships and communication styles; as well as, physiologic and developmental norms for patients age groups.
• Equipment Operation: Operates, cares for and maintains relevant equipment to provide proper utilization.
• Troubleshoots and properly documents equipment malfunction to ensure timely repairs and patient safety.
• Maintains equipment and room to sanitary standards to maintain a safe environment and follow infection control standards.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and understanding of quality control and regulatory standards to maintain quality and safety to the public.
• Professional Accountability and Partnership: Maintains technical skills and technology advancement to enhance professional contributions to department.
• Recognizes and communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication for the well being and safety of patient
• Flexible with schedules and workload assignments in order to facilitate quality patient care and the needs of the department.
• Organizes flow of work.
• Initiates follow up action.
• Under limited supervision, prioritizes and handles many tasks/problems simultaneously, resolving moderately difficult problems and assisting with special projects.
• Relieves management of daily operational issues by responding to mail or telephone inquiries or seeking the appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Performs simple research, data collection and/or data entry into database.

Benefits

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees