NY- Radiology Technician Per Diem

Overview

Sign On Bonus: $5,000 for Part Time/Per Diem for External Candidates

At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and erience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country.

Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Care Mount Medical, P.C. is the largest independent multispecialty medical group in New York State, providing comprehensive medical care of the highest quality to over 640,000 patients in more than 45 locations throughout Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, and Ulster counties and New York City. Founded in 1946 as Mount Kisco Medical Group, Care Mount has grown to over 600 physicians and advanced practice professionals representing more than 40 different medical specialties.

Care Mount is affiliated with world-class organizations including Massachusetts General Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Care Mount offers on-site laboratory and radiology services, endoscopy and infusion suites, and operates eight urgent-care centers. Our physicians are frequently recognized as best doctors in respected publications and have been featured in lists including New York Magazine s "Best Doctors," Westchester and Hudson Valley Magazine s "Top Doctors" as well as in Castle Connolly Medical s "Top Doctors."

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The group has always maintained a firm commitment to each of our patients to provide high quality medical and surgical care in a warm, friendly setting, and in a caring manner. Each and every member of our professional and support staff is dedicated to this ideal – physicians, nurses, technicians and support personnel.

The X-Ray Technologist I is responsible for performing the primary diagnostic examination to either diagnose or decide the optimal procedure that will best help the patient. This also includes creating a tranquil environment, so patients will be able to adhere to examination instructions.

• Identify anatomical orientation on all required images and assure proper file identification on all images
• Demonstrate competency performing all radiographic procedures and the operation of all related equipment
• Greet patients, obtain history, and enter information in computer system
• Perform x-rays at the optimal quality
• Demonstrate patient care; protect the patient from excessive radiation
• Observe patient vital signs during examination
• Provide coverage as needed (e.g., in the event of call outs or extended patient schedules)
• Provide instruction/mentoring to new hires
• Maintain CPR certification
• Perform procedures in compliance with Standards of Care, facility and regulatory requirements, and ARRT Standards of Ethics
• Maintain quality standards as it relates to HIPAA regulations
• Demonstrate a positive patient experience; share information with patients, providing knowledge about the procedure; ensure follow-up steps and requirements are understood
• Demonstrate a positive experience from referring providers; provide excellent quality
• Consistently submit images of diagnostic quality without need for additional image acquisition; perform quality assurance on images and equipment; demonstrate competency in utilizing systems
• Make decisions authoritatively and wisely after adequately contemplating various available courses of action
• Contribute to efficient out-patient operations, maximizing the productivity of the assigned modality
• Utilize sterile techniques to prevent contamination
• Review each examination for technical accuracy, present completed examinations to radiologist, and communicate pertinent data to persons responsible for patient care
• Demonstrate teamwork;…