Radiology Technologist - Ortho & Spine Center

Sanford Health•Rapid City, SD

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This position will be at the Orthopedic Clinic and will include rotating weekends and some possible evenings. The role involves performing diagnostic imaging examinations on patients, ensuring the production of quality diagnostic images. The technologist operates equipment to produce diagnostic images according to patient cases and relevant guidelines, ensuring image quality is satisfactory for clinical purposes. Responsibilities include accurate patient positioning, conducting image operations according to provider requests and technical factors, implementing radiation safety guidelines, and delivering excellent patient care and education. The ability to understand and navigate the electronic medical record (EMR) system is necessary, and willingness to perform additional duties as assigned. Facility sites may expand job responsibilities to include on-call rotation nights, weekends, and holidays, and may perform mobile imaging, electrocardiogram (EKG), cardiac monitor placement, and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) procedures. Occupational Medicine clinics may have expanded duties including routing testing, sampling, and other technical services for Occupational Medicine and Employee Health Services, such as drug screens, breath alcohol testing, and audiograms, as well as administrative and/or clinical support.

Requirements

Completion of an educational program accepted by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) is required.
Working knowledge of diagnostic radiographic principles, including radiographic positioning, film/image processing, quality control, and radiation protection is required.
Registration with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) is required.
If working in North Dakota and performing medical imaging or radiation therapy procedures, licensure with the North Dakota Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board (NDMIRT) is required.
If working at some clinic locations, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification may be required within the first eight weeks of hire into the position.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within six weeks of employment and re-certification as necessary is required.
Driver's license may be required, dependent upon department.

Nice To Haves

If working in South Dakota, candidates must obtain their ARRT certification within 60 days of hire.
In the state of Iowa, all technologists must have a permit to practice through the Iowa Department of Public Health in order to practice in the state of Iowa.

Responsibilities

Performs diagnostic imaging examinations on patients, ensuring the production of quality diagnostic images.
Operates equipment to produce diagnostic images according to patient cases and relevant guidelines; ensures the quality of images is satisfactory for clinical purposes.
Ensures accurate patient positioning during radiographic procedures; conducts image operations according to provider requests and other technical factors.
Implements radiation safety guidelines and conducts proper radiation protection practices during the imaging process.
Delivers excellent patient care and education before, during, and after diagnostic imaging procedures.
Ability to understand and navigate the electronic medical record (EMR) system.
Willingness to perform additional duties as assigned.
Perform diagnostic radiology procedures.
Perform basic diagnostic radiology tasks and aware of general radiology protocols.
May perform mobile imaging, electrocardiogram (EKG), cardiac monitor placement, and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) procedures.
In Occupational Medicine clinics, may perform routing testing, and sampling and other technical services to support Occupational Medicine and Employee Health Services, including but not limited to, drug screens, breath alcohol testing and audiograms as well as administrative and/or clinical support.