Special Procedures Technologist - Radiology Administration - FT - Day

About the role

Applies the specialized knowledge and technical skills of a radiology technologist in diagnostic and interventional procedures in the operating room areas. Performs these functions during regular working hours and on-call.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes correct image technique.
• Prepares and positions patient for diagnostic imaging procedures.
• Cones and pans well to minimize patient and staff exposure.
• Adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician.
• Maintains scrubbing skills for all equipment and procedures.
• Anticipates physician needs.
• Sets up equipment and room for procedures.
• Performs routine maintenance, diagnoses malfunctions, and makes minor repairs on radiologic equipment, arranging for repairs as needed.
• Operates mobile radiologic equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside.
• Performs a variety of technical procedures that will require independent judgment, with ingenuity and initiative to apply prescribed ionizing radiation for radiologic diagnosis.
• Able to operate the Orbic Arcadis 3D C-Arm.
• Able to operate the AIRO Interoperative C-Arm.
• Processes images and reviews for proper identification and quality control.
• Presents images for reading by radiologist or requesting physician.
• Moves imaging equipment into specified position, determines exposure factors on basis of height, weight, portion of body involved, and degree of penetration required, and adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors and produce images of proper detail, density, and accuracy.
• Participates in collection of data for departmental databases in a timely and accurate manner.
• Documents patient or device complications appropriately.
• Participates in on-call rotation to provide 24-hour availability for patients that require emergent imaging need.
• Measures and mixes barium and contrast media.
• Keeps rooms stocked with appropriate supplies.
• Affords assistance to radiologist in fluoroscopic and special x-ray examinations.
• Completes forms and maintains records, logs, and reports of work performed.
• Performs office work including, but not limited to, answering phone, filing, obtaining information from computer, and ordering departmental supplies.

  Qualifications

  • 2 years Diagnostic radiology experience.
  • PreferredExperience in a surgical area.
  • PreferredPrevious operating room and/or interventional radiology experience.
  • PreferredSubspecialty experience.
  • Registered Technologist - ARRT Required.
  • Licensed Radiology Technologist (LRT) - KSBHA Kansas license required within 60 days of hire.
  • Basic Life Support - BLS Required within 90 days of hire.

  Skills And Abilities

  • Demonstrated acceptable knowledge level of all diagnostic radiology procedures. (Required proficiency)

  Physical Demands

  • Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Climbing (Stairs): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Crawling: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Feeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Grasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Grasping (Gross Hand): Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Handling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Hearing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Kneeling: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
  • Repetitive Motions: Frequently 3-5 Hours
  • Sitting: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Stooping: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Talking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Walking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours

  Working Conditions

  • Burn: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Electrical: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Extreme Temperatures: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Infectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Needle Stick: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Noise/Sounds: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Other Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Poor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Radiant Energy: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
  • Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Hazards (other): Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Vibration: Rarely less than 1 hour
  • Wet and/or Humid: Rarely less than 1 hour

  Pay

  Commensurate with experience.

  Schedule

  First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift)