Clinical Instructor - Interventional Radiology

About the role

The Clinical Instructor is responsible for supervising, instructing and evaluating clinical performance of student interns and newly hired technologists. Responsibilities include record keeping to adhere to the objective of the accredited education program within the guidelines set up by the Joint Review Committee and administer through the schools. The CI also assists with planning, implementing various technologist retention and recruitment programs with modality managers, radiology director and human resources.

Responsibilities

• Schedules student rotations, evaluates clinical performance developing objective performance evaluations.
• Aids in planning, implementing various technologist retention and recruitment programs with modality managers, radiology director and human resources.
• Provides and coordinates educational activities for staff and documentation of continuing education.
• Might supervise and provide CPR training and/or Fit testing for Radiology Staff.
• Orients new technologist hires to the department, setting them up for long and successful tenures.
• Maintains, follows up and completes the departmental on-boarding checklist to ensure new hires are on track during the orientation process.
• Develops improvement plans as necessary for individual new hires as necessary.
• Supervises staff using policies, practices and professional standards to guide work.
• Participates in process improvement projects, assisting the manager with targeting goals and implementing action plans.
• Communicates effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Performs high level disinfection of Ultrasound intracavitary transducers in systems such as the Trophon EPR system.
• Performs diagnostic/technical exams on both in-patients and out-patients in a Level I trauma setting including: portables, fluoroscopy and OR exams as well as supervising technical staff.

Qualifications

• Vocational or Technical training in in the appropriate modality (Radiography, Sonography, MRI) required.
• Licenses: American Registry of Rad Tech required., and Certificate 1 Reg Diagnostic Med Sonographer required., and Certificate 2 Basic Life Support required.
• 5-8 years related work experience required.
• New hires will have 30 days to provide BLS certification. Certification has to be with the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Certification through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in the Abdominal and OB/Gyn Specialties required.
• MRI Clinical Instructor requires ARRT, ARMRIT, or CAMRT registered.
• Minimum of an associate degree in science (bachelor's preferred) and post-primary registration in MRI.
• MRI Clinical Instructor: Minimum of five years of MRI experience including complex angiographic, cardiac and body imaging and expertise with 3D reconstructions. Demonstrates superior technical competency and sustained excellence in MRI knowledge and has knowledge of new advances in the field.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Skills

• Strong communication (oral and written) skills and analytical skills.
• Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives.
• Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determine how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows.
• Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s).
• Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Benefits

Employees are trained initially and then an annual refresher is completed. Appropriate HLD of Ultrasound transducers is necessary for patient protection and infection control.

Pay

$40.79 - $80.27 per hour. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.