Job Description
Job Description
Position Summary
Performs radiographic procedures to assist in the diagnosis of disease and injuries. Maintains quality patient care in compliance with our client's Core Values. Operates available X-ray equipment to produce quality images of the body.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions of the Job
- Positions imaging equipment and adjusts controls to set voltage, current, exposure time, and distance in accordance with the specifications of the examinations ordered by the providers.
- Collaborates with Care Team personnel to provide timely and quality services.
- Reviews and evaluates computer-generated information to determine if images are satisfactory for diagnostic purposes.
- Explains procedures and observes patients to ensure safety and comfort during the scan.
- Demonstrates strong working knowledge of physiology and anatomy to capture proper views of the affected areas as described by the provider orders.
- Assists in the identification of problems and submits recommendations to the Technical Supervisor and Clinic Services Manager.
- Interprets statutes, rules, policies, and regulations regarding radiation safety as required.
- Responsible for the proper maintenance of all records relating to licensing and registration of radiation-producing machines.
- Provides and schedules preventive maintenance to equipment and monitors its operation.
- Maintains complete and accurate medical records to ensure access to records that facilitate continuity of care for patients.
- Participates in standardizing imaging services policies and procedures.
- Assists with dressing or changing seriously ill, injured, or disabled patients.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Demonstrates knowledge of current state and federal radiation control laws and regulations.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Equipment Used
- Digital Radiography (DR) and Computed Radiography (CR) X-ray equipment.
- Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
- Radiology Information System (RIS).
- Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- General office equipment to include computers, phones, copy machines and fax machines, etc.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
- Exposed to odorous chemicals and specimens subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
- Exposed to infection from disease-bearing specimens and patients.
- Wearing protective personal equipment such as gloves, face shield, lab coats, goggles.
- Working around lab equipment such as centrifuge and office equipment.
- Subject to electrical and radiant energy hazards.
- Frequent prolonged standing/walking; Lifting 0–20 lbs.; Carrying 0–20 lbs.; Bending, kneeling, climbing, pulling 0–10 lbs., repetitive use of hands, sample grasping, reaching body and hand twisting.
- Occasionally subjected to irregular hours; may be required to work some evenings/weekends.
- Travel to other clinics may be required based on business need.
Universal Requirements
- Pre-employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, pre-employment PPDs.
- Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and all boosters is a term and condition of employment.
About Us and Equal Opportunity
- Our client is a Federally Qualified Health Care organization committed to providing high-quality, compassionate, accessible, and affordable healthcare services for the entire family.
- The organization provides innovative care to a large community across a vast and integrated network of program sites.
- Our client has a long-standing commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming), creed, national origin, nationality, citizenship status, domestic partnership status, ancestry, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, civil union status, family status, age, mental or physical disability (including AIDS or HIV-related status), atypical heredry cellular or blood trait of an individual, genetic information or refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available the results of a genetic test, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Qualifications
Experience Required
- 6 months of experience as a Radiologic Technologist in an outpatient setting.
Education Required
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- American Registered Radiology Technologist (ARRT) Exam.
Certifications Required
- California Radiology Technologist – Radiography (CRT-R) License.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
Verbal and Written Skills Required
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to convey ideas and information to others and receive feedback effectively.
Technical Knowledge and Skills Required
- Demonstrate ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate in working with communities of color.
- Demonstrate respect for diversity.
- Exercise tact, objectivity, sensitivity, strategy, and judgment in dealing with a variety of people with a variety of co-occurring disorders.
- Organize, establish priorities, and exercise sound independent judgment within areas of responsibility.
- Ability to follow directions accurately.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, family members, other professional staff, and the public.
Key Competencies
- Radiographic Imaging Patient Safety & Comfort Radiation Safety ComplianceEquipment MaintenanceMedical Records & Documentation PACS / RIS / EHR Anatomy & Physiology Communication Diversity & Cultural Sensitivity
Working Conditions
- Outpatient clinical environment.
- Exposure to odorous chemicals, disease-bearing specimens, and radiant energy hazards.
- Use of protective personal equipment including gloves, face shields, lab coats, and goggles.
- Frequent prolonged standing/walking; lifting and carrying up to 20 lbs.
- Occasional evening/weekend hours and travel to other clinics as needed.
- Pre-employment requirements include I-9, physical, positive background/reference checks, complete application, new hire orientation, and pre-employment PPDs.
- Compliance with all mandated vaccinations and boosters is a term and condition of employment.