Radiologic Tech PRN

About the Role

Join Firelands Health, the largest and most comprehensive healthcare resource in the Sandusky Bay region, serving Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron counties. Enjoy living and working in Sandusky, voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America,” along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.

Responsibilities

• Utilize hospital computer systems (HIS/RIS/PACS) to retrieve information, export images, review images, verify data, perform order entry, and complete exam records in RIS.
• Receive order requests, check for special instructions, and consult with Radiologists as needed.
• Prepare room, equipment, and imaging materials for patients.
• Explain procedures to patients and transfer them to the imaging table if required.
• Position patients for all needed views, adapting as necessary for patient cooperation or compliance.
• Prepare various contrast mediums for x-rays and select/operate equipment as directed.
• Follow prescribed techniques in administering x-rays, adjusting equipment settings and exposure parameters on an individual patient basis.
• Observe patients and machines during procedures, reporting unusual occurrences.
• Perform patient assessments to assist Radiologists during interpretation.
• Perform imaging in the main department, off-site locations, surgery, and portable work as assigned.
• Provide age-appropriate care, primarily for adults and geriatric patients, but occasionally for adolescents, children, infants, and neonates.
• Lift, move, and transport patients via wheelchair or cart between patient rooms, Surgery Center, ESD, and other care areas.
• Participate in emergency cases on a rotational basis.
• Teach clinical affiliate students.
• Assist with clerical and front office duties, including answering phones, releasing information, burning CDs, and performing short registrations or patient vitals (blood pressure, height, weight, temperature).
• Identify problems, communicate them to supervisors, and offer solutions as appropriate.

Requirements

• Graduate of a formal radiologic technology training program in an approved school.
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration and licensure by the State of Ohio (ODH) as a Radiographer (both must remain active).
• New graduates who are registry-eligible may be hired but must obtain ARRT and ODH licensure within 60 days of hire (cannot work independently prior to meeting requirements).
• Current CPR certification, with bi-annual recertification required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multitasking environment.
• Proper use of body mechanics to push, pull, and/or lift patients from carts, wheelchairs, or other transport devices onto imaging tables.

Benefits

• On-the-job training to become a CT Tech.
• Tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness.
• Comprehensive major medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and 401(k) retirement plan.
• Health and wellness offerings.
• Monthly employee events.