Radiology Technician (Rad Tech)

Job description

Description
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Chief Technologist/Manager, the Radiology Technologist is responsible for performing radiographic examinations according to high quality standards.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Prepare patients for and conduct examination.
• Operate conventional radiology equipment to obtain routine radiographs of designated portions of body as observed by the Radiology Group
• Position patients to obtain desired radiographic results.
• Ensure that each patient has been told what the exam entails.
• Place protective shield over patients
• Set up equipment, adjust and operate controls.
• Send radiographs to Radiology Group to be read by Radiologist.
• Review schedule- Make sure all the history sheets are printed, document date of last Covid Vaccine
• Answer the phone and navigate how to help the caller – schedule mammograms for callers- call “no Show” patients.
• When patient arrive-get paperwork ready and begin the case
• Enter mammogram order into BMC EPIC -understand how to register patients.
• Stock rooms
• Clean rooms
• Call patients into exam rooms-give instructions

2. Quality Assurance
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriately to the age group of adults, geriatric, and pediatric patients regularly served.
• Maintain equipment.
• Maintain a safe patient care environment.
• Return positions aids and equipment to proper location.
• Report unusual incidents or circumstances, hazards, and patient conditions to supervisor.
• Complete BMC Positioning evaluation annually
• Complete quality control equipment competency testing on a quarterly basis.

3. Department Communication and Support
• Obtain readings from Radiologist and report to referring physician.

4. Other duties and/or other departments/locations as applies.
Requirements
Qualifications & Skills:
• AART (R) (M)
• State license and at least one year of hospital experience
• Knowledge of EPIC, PACS and Hologic
• Ability to speak French, French Creole, or Spanish is a plus.

Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to stand or sit for prolonged periods (at least 50% of the time)
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and load onto shelves
• Visual acuity sufficient for frequent reading and computer use