Senior Special Procedure Technician

Lifepoint Health • Johnstown, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Senior Special Procedure Technician joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. The Radiology/Imaging Services unit provides high-quality diagnostic and interventional imaging services, including a wide range of medical imaging procedures, including 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, quality control, and the adoption of new technologies while 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 approved School of Radiologic Technology.
• ARRT Registered
• ARRT – CV
• CPR

Responsibilities

• Responsible for constant observation of the patient for signs of distress or complications.
• Assist with cardiopulmonary resuscitation when necessary.
• Maintains adequate supplies for scheduling of emergency procedures.
• Positions, transfers and properly immobilizes patients as required.
• Selects proper technical factors on an individual patient basis.
• Provides radiation protection in accordance with prescribed safety standards.
• Maintains professional skills and provides age-specific needs to patients of all ages (neonates, infants, children, adolescents and geriatric).
• Follows safety procedures and guidelines and reports unsafe practices or conditions.
• Recommends catheter, guide wires and contrast for special procedure examination.
• Ability to take on Call for Vascular OR.
• Supervises and manages supply orders.
• Supervises and manages schedule.
• Troubleshoots problems.
• Participates in peer competencies.
• Monitors all radiographs in the department.
• Coordinates the quality control procedures on all imaging equipment.
• Coordinates OR case coverage and patient flow.
• Performs data collection for quality measurements and maintains quality control programs.
• Monitors productivity on a daily basis, communicating need for flex-down to staff and manager in timely fashion.
• Assists in preparation for any accrediting or regulatory body inspections.
• Assists with departmental safety rounding.
• Performs staff competency assessments.
• Initiates service recovery when appropriate.
• Assists with annual employee evaluations.
• Performs rounding throughout department and offsite areas on routine basis.
• Is available on weekends to serve as administrative resource for all imaging modalities system-wide.
• Assigns lunch.
• Provides clinical instruction of students.
• Troubleshoots difficult cases.
• Maintains professional skills and provides age-specific needs to patients of all ages (neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics).
• Follows safety procedures and guidelines and reports unsafe practices and conditions.
• Participates in peer competencies.
• Able to operate and troubleshoot all Imaging devices, CR and DR.
• All other responsibilities as assigned in accordance with qualifications.
• Maintains sufficient inventory in surgical suites and upkeep of the computerized inventory management software.
• Makes staffing recommendations consistent with productivity goals.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• 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 (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree