Radiology Technician

LifePoint Health • Meyersdale, PA

85d

About The Position

As a Radiologic Tech joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. The Radiology/Imaging Services unit provides high-quality diagnostic and interventional imaging services, including a wide range of medical imaging procedures, such as X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, and other imaging techniques to diagnose and treat various medical conditions. Valuing and ensuring patient care, patient comfort, safety, and adherence to imaging protocols are paramount while collaborating with healthcare professionals. Maintaining quality control measures for equipment and processes, adhering to strict safety protocols, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards are key functions.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Radiologic Technology accepted by the ARRT.
• CAT SCAN licensure within 1 year of date of hire.
• ARRT Registered or registry and registered in 3 months of hire date.

Responsibilities

• Positions, transfers, and properly immobilizes radiology patients as required.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis.
• Provides radiation protection in accordance with prescribed safety standards.
• Follows safety procedures and guidelines and reports unsafe practices or conditions.
• Applies technical knowledge and skills necessary to maintain procedural quality standards.
• Maintains effective and efficient use of reagents, chemicals, and supplies.
• Provides accurate training to employees having less experience.
• Reviews patient orders making sure that appropriate studies are ordered and performed in accordance with insurance specifications and diagnosis.
• Responds to inquiries regarding CT scans, procedures, and processes.
• Prepares patient for intravenous contrast by inserting angiocaths.
• Assists radiologist during fluoroscopy procedures.
• Prepares room and patients for procedures as needed.
• Performs all computerized axial tomographic examinations as well as image manipulation and post processing functions.
• Skillfully operates the computed tomography unit including hardware and software to assure optimal scanning results.
• Maximizes equipment utilization warm-up and shut down procedures.
• Provides proper documentation.
• Performs filming, reconstruction of proper images and studies requiring 3-D imaging.
• Makes CDs when necessary.
• Assists in development of protocols and changing them per company protocol changes.
• Performs/supports process for ACR accreditation by performing proper testing and submitting test results.
• Performs routine procedures done on the PACS.
• Performs daily quality control on the CT scan.
• Assists with coordinating PM and other service on equipment.
• Reports any problems to service engineer as needed.
• Maintains adequate supplies.
• Ensures store orders are completed weekly allowing medical supplies to be adequately stocked.
• Maintains professional skills and provides age-specific needs to patients of all ages.
• Participates in ongoing education that includes annual training.
• Performs duties associated with the EMR/Radiant.
• Performs as part of the trauma/stroke teams.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Maintains appropriate commitment to the department schedule in terms of attendance and hours of work.
• Performs all calibrations, quality control, instrument function verification and minor troubleshooting according to section's procedure manual.
• Courteous and professional interaction with our patients, physicians, nurses and other hospital personnel.
• Identifies patients using at least two patient identifiers.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding patient/employee information.
• Completes annual Radiation Safety training.
• Assists in performing first aid and CPR.
• Performs Registration duties and attends training updates.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree