Radiology Tech, X-Ray with CT, 32 Hours, Days​/Evenings, Rotating Weekends and Holidays

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Hours:

32 Hours, Days/Evenings, Rotating Weekends and Holidays

$33.14-$42.49

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Job Summary:

Candidate will conduct interactions with everyone in a friendly courteous and respectful manner. Assures that all radiographs are of optimum quality. Follows pre-determined image criteria to assess radiographs to ensure all patients are well positioned and all anatomical information is on each view as ordered. Operates x-ray equipment for pre-determined equipment techniques to ensure proper radiograph including: all general diagnostic, fluoroscopic, portable and surgical equipment.

Accurately enters orders into the Meditech computer system. Adheres to ALARA principles for Radiation Protection.

Essential Functions

• Conducts interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner.
• Goes out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then finds someone who can.
• Advocates to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness.
• Maintains a clean and safe hospital.
• Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury.
• Ensures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure.
• Complies with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policy.
• Completed all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year.
• Reports Incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene.
• Assures that all CT scans include accurate demographic information proper image density, contrast, reconstructed images resulting in high quality images
• Assures that all Mammography exams include accurate demographic information proper image density, contrast, reconstructed image and high quality images
• Performs daily CT QA and records data to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Performs daily Mammography QA and records data to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Operates hospital PACS system to ensure all images (Mam, CT and Rad) are correctly transmitted with accurate data for radiologists readings.
• Effectively coordinates the merge, move and retrieve all studies between servers to ensure all current and prior exams are acute for reading
• Follows pre-determined image criteria to assess radiographs to ensure all patients are well positioned and all anatomical information is on each view.
• Assures that all radiographs include markers, demographic information, and proper image density and contrast.
• Operates all diagnostic equipment to ensure proper image quality.
• Operates x-ray equipment for pre-determined equipment techniques to ensure proper radiograph, including all general diagnostic, fluoroscopic, portable and surgical equipment.
• Assesses patients to ensure optimum exposure techniques. For women of childbearing age (specify ages suggest 13 – 55) appropriate precautions are taken to determine if the patient may be pregnant. For pregnant women, extra precautions are taken to minimize exposure potentially harmful radiation.
• Assesses body part to be radiographed and determines appropriate technique to ensure appropriate radiation exposure and a quality radiograph.
• Utilizes collimation, safety measures and protective devices.
• Reviews physician orders to determine that the correct examination has been ordered based on the clinical history provided.
• Accurately enters…