Radiologic Technologist

Position Title: Radiologic Technologist

Location: Temple, TX

Shift: Friday-Sunday 9:00 PM-9:00 AM (Call: may be required)

Shift Per Week: 3

Scheduled Hours: 36

Minimum Rate Per Hour: $25

Maximum Rate Per Hour: $36

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000 (External Candidates Only)

Setting: Emergency Department - CT

Benefits

Our competitive benefits package empowers you to live well and provides:

• Eligibility on day 1 for all benefits
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, up to 5%
• Debt-free tuition assistance, offering access to many no-cost and low-cost degrees, certificates, and more
• Immediate access to time off benefits

Why Join Us?

There are many reasons to join our team of Imaging professionals:

• Flexible work scheduling
• Career advancement/Leadership opportunities
• Relocation assistance
• Intraoperative-dedicated OR technologists
• Various shifts available for 8, 10, or 12 hours
• Enhanced shift differential pay
• Tuition: Fully funded bachelors and masters degrees
• Competitive wages and incentives
• Cross-training across modalities
• Work in your preferred setting: Academic Level 1 trauma center, Community Hospital, Pediatric Hospital, Ambulatory, and Specialty Clinics

Essential Functions of the Role

• Performs high-quality radiology procedures according to exam protocol in a timely manner.
• Utilizes AIDET when communicating with patients to identify service requirements, ensure correct exams are performed, and establish rapport with patients and others.
• Prepares patients and areas for procedures by positioning patients, adjusting immobilization devices, moving equipment into specified positions, and adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to safety requirements, infection-control, drug, and radiation policies, protocols, and techniques. Uses proper sterile techniques when setting up and performing invasive multimodality procedures.
• Maintains equipment and work areas to meet quality and cleanliness standards, working with engineers and physicists to ensure optimal operational capabilities of equipment.
• Reports issues to management or the appropriate department and assists in maintaining supplies inventory.
• Ensures people are safe to enter the department by screening them according to approved policies and procedures.
• Obtains, verifies, and maintains all relevant documentation such as requisition/chart, patient history, pregnancy status, and shielding precautions.
• Maintains medical imaging records in the appropriate system and according to department policies and standards for interpretation in a timely manner.

Key Success Factors

• Able to perform high-quality radiology procedures according to exam protocol in a timely manner.
• Able to explain the procedure and put patients at ease.
• Able to provide services in a timely, accurate, and cost-efficient manner in compliance with established system and regulatory standards, policies, and procedures.
• Able to perform tasks independently without routine oversight.
• Able to maintain a calm and helpful attitude, even under stress, and take appropriate steps to resolve issues.
• Able to effectively administer first aid and use the emergency cart.
• Able to ensure customer satisfaction by limiting wait times, providing courteous service, remaining professional, and reviewing patient satisfaction scores.
• Demonstrates and maintains current knowledge, continued education, and skills appropriate for the care of the following age groups: newborn, pediatric, young adult, adult, and geriatric.
• Able to serve as a preceptor by providing quality training to new team members and on new services and initiatives.
• Able to take call, if required.

Certification/License/Registration

• ARRT-R Radiography (ARRT-R) required.