Radiologic Technologist

Description

PRIME Occupational Medicine’s Mission:

PRIME’s mission is to provide employers worldwide with the best tools to optimize the efficiency necessary to maximize improvement in each worker’s health and safety.

Objectives of this role: The Radiologic Technologist's role is to provide optimal care in a patient-centered environment and to provide subspecialty expertise. Provide top quality imaging and therapeutic procedures. Assist in the role as a medical assistant when rad tech duties are slow.

Responsibilities:

• Verifying client identity and reviewing medical staff's orders before beginning x-ray procedures.
• Provide verbal and/or written instruction.
• Correctly position the client in positioning body parts to be radiographed, which may include lifting and moving patients with limited mobility.
• Adjust the imaging equipment to the specified position.
• Ensuring that the x-rays taken are of sound quality to prevent repeat procedures.
• Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure patient care, safety and comfort during scan.
• Prevent unnecessary radiation exposure both to themselves and to the client.
• Follow correct techniques and procedures such as client shielding.
• Maintain radiology supplies inventory by checking stock, anticipating future needs and placing orders or informing Clinic Manager.
• Promptly notifying management of damaged or malfunctioning x-ray equipment.
• Maintaining an accurate record of completed x-ray procedures.
• Adhere to ethical standards of conduct as well as applicable state and federal laws.
• Login into the appropriate radiology site. Label exams accordingly.
• Match any completed reports with the appropriate chart and place in the appropriate area.
• At the end of each day, compare logs with Synapse to ensure all x-rays have been sent and highlighted.
• Wipe down all x-ray equipment and clean films.

Medical Technician:

• Preparing Patients for Examinations
• Document Medical Histories
• Assist the Physician During Examinations
• Explaining Medical Testing to Patients
• Sterilize Medical Instruments
• Maintaining patient medical records
• Updating patient files
• Phones/messages
• Assist in injury care
• Drug & Alcohol screenings
• Pulmonary Function Test
• Respirator Fit Test
• Phlebotomy
• Audiograms
• Injections
• EKGs
• Must have the ability to take a 1 week call on rotating basis.
• Other Duties as assigned.
• May be required to work holidays, weekends and overtime.

Requirements

Candidate must hold a current State of Texas Medical Radiologic Technologist license.

Skills and qualifications:

• Required city, state or federal license and/or certification in radiologic technology.
• Proven experience as a rad tech
• Taking x-rays of various body parts
• Ability to move or lift patients.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Excellence communication skills
• Maintaining client and staff confidentiality
• Reliability
• Patients and compassion
• Punctuality
• Stress Management
• Teamwork
• Working independently
• Working quickly and accurately

Physical Demands: Sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time, lift, carry push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 125 pounds. Repetitive motion. Extensive use of computers, x-ray machines and keyboards. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Work is performed in a medical clinic setting and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to lift and small carry parcels, packages and other items, to walk short distances, and drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials.

Mental Requirements: Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions in the context of a workflow, ability to communicate with employees and visitors, ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota.

Position Unit: Various PRIME locations - Non-Exempt: Hourly