Radiology / Patient Care Tech Full Time

Texas Health Resources•Arlington, TX

3h•Onsite

About The Position

The Radiology/Patient Care Technician works in the Radiology Department at Texas Health Arlington Memorial. This is a full-time position with flexible days, working 32 hours per week, typically from 2pm to 10:30pm. The department is fast-paced, serving an average of 300 patients per day, and offers a full range of services including CT, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Mammography, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound. The department operates on Lean principles, emphasizing a team atmosphere and individual performance, with highly engaged management.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent required
CNA - Certified Nurses Aide upon hire required
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician upon hire 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
ARRT - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists preferred upon hire
LMRT- Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist preferred upon hire
NCT Non-Certified Radiology Technician preferred upon hire

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.