Radiology Care Tech Radiology Department Full Time Days

Here’s What You Need

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• Associate’s Degree Health Information or Health Related field preferred

Experience

• None required

Licenses and Certifications

• CMRT – Certified Medical Radiologic Technologist preferred upon hire required Or
• ARRT – American Registry of Radiologic Technologists preferred upon hire required Or
• LMRT- Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist preferred upon hire required Or
• NCT Non-Certified Radiology Technician preferred upon hire required Or
• CNA – Certified Nurses Aide upon hire required Or
• EMT – Emergency Medical Technician upon hire required And
• BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

What You Will Do

Patient Care:

• Prepares room for examination (i.e. suction, oxygen, supplies) to ensure radiology suite is in working order and ready to use to reduce patient risk.
• Reviews physician orders and exam requisitions to ensure the continuity of patient care.
• Obtains patient history and determines appropriateness of exam in consultation/collaboration with radiologic technologist.
• Greets and acknowledges patient, using two forms of ID to identify correct patient and exam by checking DOB and ID number; verifing accuracy of exam and relevant clincal information.
• Provides psychosocial care of the patient, to meet the age specific needs for body image, relationships and communication styles; as well as, physiologic and developmental norms for patients age groups.

Equipment Operation:

• Operates, cares for and maintains relevant equipment to provide proper utilization.
• Troubleshoots and properly documents equipment malfunction to ensure timely repairs and patient safety.
• Maintains equipment and room to sanitary standards to maintain a safe environment and follow infection control standards.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and understanding of quality control and regulatory standards to maintain quality and safety to the public.

Professional Accountability and Partnership:

• Maintains technical skills and technology advancement to enhance professional contributions to department.
• Recognizes and communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication for the well being and safety of patient
• Flexible with schedules and workload assignments in order to facilitate quality patient care and the needs of the department.
• Organizes flow of work. Initiates follow up action. Under limited supervision, prioritizes and handles many tasks/problems simultaneously, resolving moderately difficult problems and assisting with special projects.
• Relieves management of daily operational issues by responding to mail or telephone inquiries or seeking the appropriate personnel for resolution. Performs simple research, data collection and/or data entry into database.

Additional perks of being a Radiology Care Technician

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make us a great place to work.
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