Lead Diagnostic Imaging Technologist

# Lead Diagnostic Imaging Technologist Gloucester, MA
• Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care
• Full-time
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** When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
** Under general supervision, manages and coordinates the technical activities of section imaging staff engaged in producing ionizing and nonionizing  radiation images for use in the diagnoses of disease or physical disorders. Oversees, assists and instructs Radiology technologists and ancillary personnel in the performance of their daily duties as established by departmental policy and procedures. Flexibility to work overtime as needed.

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* Job Description:

** Essential

Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:
1) Manages and coordinates the technical activities of section imaging staff.  a) Plans and schedules work for assigned area ensuring proper distribution of assignments and adequate staffing coverage, space and  facilities for performance of duties of technologists.  b) Supervises and provides instruction ot technologists and needed and orients new imaging staff. c) Recommends human resource actions  including, but not limited to, hiring, performance appraisals, promotions and paid-time-off schedules.  

d) Assists department manager in the determination of fiscal requirements; prepares budgetary recommendations, monitors, verifies and  reconciles expenditures of budgeted funds. May take action to realign actual expenditures to budget.  e) Maintains liaison with radiologists and other physicians and Clinic staff to resolve problems and to advise them concerning technical  procedures, techniques and equipment.  f) May work with imaging in producing diagnostic images.

2) Patient Care Assessment: The technologist assesses the patient by the following:  a) Collects information by interview, from the patient, family, significant other, and health care providers.  b) Completes assessments by utilizing the medical record and Radiology requisitions or verbal orders to ensure  appropriateness of procedures ordered.  c) Makes accurate assessments of the patient’s condition/status thus ensuring appropriateness of procedure ordered.  

d) Intervenes appropriately in preventing potential problems/complications.  e) Identifies patient/family educational needs based on their learning strengths and/or deficits.
3) Patient Care Implementation: The technologist implements care for the patient by the following:  a) Establish appropriate and effective communication with the patient and/or family member in order to complete the procedure.  b) Demonstrates ability to coordinate care with other members of the health care team.  c) Implements departmental and facility’s standard by following established policies and procedures.  d) Educates the patient/family so that care can be continued upon completion of procedure.e)

Demonstrates an empathetic approach.  f) Is available and accessible to the patient.  g) Keeps patient and family members informed of progress and/or delays associated with their procedures.
4) Documentation (Management of Information): Documents, accurately and completely, in the patient’s medical record::  a) Use of radiopharmaceuticals or pharmaceuticals.  b) All pertinent data regarding adverse reaction to any drug administered.  c) Manages and communicates information through various processes, which include but are not limited to the following: computers, and  telephone/paging system.  d) Provides thorough and accurate documentation on the radiograph by documenting the following information:  e) Correct patient identification: i.e., pt.

name and Medical Record Number.  f) Correct requisition number  g) Correct Date  h) Correct technical factors on specialty films  i) RT initials and proper Right and Left identification markers when appropriate  j) Other required markers, i.e. upright, decubitus, etc.  k) High Risk/Low Frequency/Problem Prone Clinical

Skills:

i) Ensures that patients are able to ambulate on their own when necessary or, if not, they are given the proper supervision and assistance.  ii) Monitors the…