Senior diagnostic Technologist
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Performs a wide range of radiology exams and procedures. Provides front line leadership to staff technologists and coordinates work flow in the assigned site. Interacts daily with patients and other medical personnel. This position meets the scope of practice as defined by the ASRT practice standard guidelines. Job Description: Primary Responsibilities: Prepares and positions patients for diagnostic exams of various parts of the body which includes setting up equipment and patient in relation to each other to provide best demonstration of body part under study. Enters instructions into computers,monitors and evaluates images for accuracy and completeness of order. Makes necessary adjustments when judged to be necessary. (essential) Evaluates radiographs for image quality and completeness. Oversees and evaluates the work of staff technologists. Assists in quality control and instructs technical personnel on technical aspects of their routine use. Troubleshoots in the events of a technical or mechanical problem. Trains other staff to use new equipment. (essential) Assists in planning, scheduling, assignments, and coordinates the daily work of staff technologist and technical assistants. Assists in clinical teaching of staff technologists. (essential) Perform duties of the Clinical Supervisor during his/her absence. (essential) Responds to patient's physical and psychological needs. Explains all procedures in a clear and concise manner without causing unnecessary anxiety. Uses Proper Hand Hygiene before and after patient contact. Observes patient's condition and reports any change to nurse or physician. (essential) Edits computer entries for correctness of description, charges for billing, usage of contrast and reactions. (essential) Maintains Daily Room Check list, Code Cart Compliance checks and monthly inventory checks for expired products. Reports all incidents affecting Patient Care in the CCC on line incident reporting system. (essential) Oversees inventory control, maintains proper levels of inventory for specific areas in the department. Orders appropriate supplies as needed. (essential)
Requirements
- Vocational or Technical training in Medical Radiography required.
- Associate's degree in Medical Radiography preferred.
- License MARadTech-Radiography required.
- Registration American Registry of Rad Tech required.
- Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
- 3-5 years related work experience required.
- MA license.
- New hires will have 30 days to provide BLS certification.
- Certification has to be with the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Responsibilities
- Prepares and positions patients for diagnostic exams of various parts of the body which includes setting up equipment and patient in relation to each other to provide best demonstration of body part under study.
- Enters instructions into computers,monitors and evaluates images for accuracy and completeness of order.
- Makes necessary adjustments when judged to be necessary.
- Evaluates radiographs for image quality and completeness.
- Oversees and evaluates the work of staff technologists.
- Assists in quality control and instructs technical personnel on technical aspects of their routine use.
- Troubleshoots in the events of a technical or mechanical problem.
- Trains other staff to use new equipment.
- Assists in planning, scheduling, assignments, and coordinates the daily work of staff technologist and technical assistants.
- Assists in clinical teaching of staff technologists.
- Perform duties of the Clinical Supervisor during his/her absence.
- Responds to patient's physical and psychological needs.
- Explains all procedures in a clear and concise manner without causing unnecessary anxiety.
- Uses Proper Hand Hygiene before and after patient contact.
- Observes patient's condition and reports any change to nurse or physician.
- Edits computer entries for correctness of description, charges for billing, usage of contrast and reactions.
- Maintains Daily Room Check list, Code Cart Compliance checks and monthly inventory checks for expired products.
- Reports all incidents affecting Patient Care in the CCC on line incident reporting system.
- Oversees inventory control, maintains proper levels of inventory for specific areas in the department.
- Orders appropriate supplies as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
