Radiologic Technologist

Bear Lake Memorial Healthcare is seeking a Radiology Tech to provide information to diagnose patient illnesses by operating radiologic equipment at all BLMH locations.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Ensures operation of radiology equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains radiology supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Gains patient cooperation by reducing anxieties; providing explanations of treatment; answering questions.
• Prepares patient for radiological procedure by positioning patient; adjusting immobilization devices; moving equipment into specified position; adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors.
• Minimizes radiation to patient and staff by practicing radiation protection techniques, using beam restrictive devices, patient shielding, and knowledge of exposure factors.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; following drug protocols in case of reactions to drugs, such as contrast media, administering first aid, and using the emergency cart.
• Maintains production and quality of radiographs by following established standards and procedures; observing radiographic results; making necessary adjustments.
• Be willing to cross-train in Computed Tomography and perform all related duties as required.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Provides staffed hours on weekends as needed, and shares on-call responsibilities to provide coverage 24/7/365.

Requirements:

• Consistently works cooperatively with patients/residents, co-workers, physicians, consultants and ancillary service providers.
• Consistently supports compliance and the principles of responsibility by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Bear Lake Memorial’s policies and procedures.
• Strive to promote personal and patient safety by reporting any safety issues.
• Willing and able to be flexible and to work various shifts/hours/days.
• Must be able to assist patients with transfers and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Excellent service and communication skills when interacting with co-workers, patients/residents and visitors.
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety policies and procedures.
• Good organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to contribute to the vision/culture of the most caring hospital.

Expiration: Applications will be accepted until 04/15/25 or until filled.

Bear Lake Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants will be given fair consideration based on their academic credentials and applicable work experience.