PRN X-Ray Tech | Outpatient | Flexible Schedule
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville Metropolitan Area · 2 mo ago
EngineeringPart-time
Key Responsibilities
- Prepares patients for radiologic procedures
- Protects patient, self, and other staff from radiation hazards
- Takes x-rays following established procedures for patient care and safety
- Selects proper ionizing factors for radiological diagnosis
- Adjusts/sets radiographic controls
- Positions patients and takes x-rays of specific parts of the patient’s body as requested by physicians
- Develops and processes radiographic film
- Checks x-rays for clarity of image, retaking when needed
- Distributes x-rays to appropriate medical staff
- Maintains required records including patient records, daily logbooks, and monthly reports
- Performs quantity and quality control checks to assure x-ray unit meets standards required by laws, rules, and departmental policies
- Complies with safety standards
- Cleans, maintains, and makes minor adjustments to radiographic equipment, including determining equipment repairs
- Maintains radiographic supplies, film, and orders as necessary
- Performs other duties as assigned
Technical Capabilities
- Operates X-ray and fluoroscopic equipment
- Assists radiologists and/or physicians with diagnosing and/or treating disease and/or injury
- Supports the mission of advancing health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research
- Works in a community dedicated to excellence in medical science and compassionate patient care
Core Accountabilities
- Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
- Problem Solving/Complexity of Work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
- Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
- Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Core Capabilities
- Serving Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
- Solving Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
- Offering Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
- Ensuring High Quality: Performs excellent work; Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
- Ensuring Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
- Fulfilling Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
- Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates accountability; Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
- Stewarding Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
- Making Data-Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
- Generating New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
- Applying Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
- Adapting to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
Position Qualifications
- Relevant Work Experience: Experience Level: 1 year
- Education: Graduate of an approved discipline specific program