X-Ray Technologist | PRN

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains a high quality of patient care; positions and handles patients with a high degree of professional ethics, care, tact, courtesy, patience and safety.
• Greets and introduces self to patient and describes nature and time requirements of requested exams.
• Provides radiation protection to the patient, staff, and self, according to prescribed safety standards.
• Adjusts technical factors in proportion to patient and body part being examined while minimizing radiation.
• Assists in the movement of patients to and from wheelchairs, carts, and radiographic tables.
• Performs all routine radiographic procedures and views according to departmental procedures and policies.
• Performs surgical and portable exams as assigned or needed.
• Practices sterile techniques and prevents cross-contamination to patients and instruments.
• Sets up special trays.
• Uses the time out procedure.
• Performs office procedures in absence of clerical personnel.
• Retrieves exams and reports as needed according to departmental policies.
• Demonstrates complete working knowledge of all radiographic equipment (diagnostic) in department.
• Keeps room and work area neat and orderly.
• Maintains and rotates supplies/inventory.
• Keeps work area stocked.
• Organizes, plans, and directs activities relating to patients and procedures for designated area/room.
• Identifies problems and communicates to the imaging services leader or clinical coordinator; offers solutions as appropriate.
• Checks the order for history/special instructions.
• Furnishes radiologist with the patient's history on assessment form.
• Completes all paperwork where applicable.
• Scans required paperwork into PACS.
• Maintains good working relationship with radiologist—communicates/consults with radiologist regarding examination, as necessary.
• Performs specific duties requested by the leader of Imaging Services with a good attitude.
• Attends regularly scheduled departmental meetings, staff in-service education and training programs.
• Promotes good interpersonal relationships within the department and hospital.
• Is willing to learn new and different techniques and new imaging modalities (e.g., CT, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, Angiography).
• Assists radiologist in administering prescribed radiolucent or radiopaque contrast medias for simple or complicated exams.
• Works well with our PACS.

Job Requirements

• Required Education: Satisfactory completion of formal radiologic technology training in an ARRT approved school and able to meet the requirements for registry by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
• Required Licenses: Must be registered within 6 months of hire date.

Organizational Expectations

• Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
• Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet environment.
• Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
• Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential information.
• Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service through their attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in The Gritman Way.
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope-of-practice or job role.
• Maintains compliance with organization's policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.