What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rad Tech position at Metropolitan Healthcare Services?
- Provides imaging services and transportation to patients of all ages; including neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric. Provides patients and families with thorough explanations and adequate communication.
- Uses I Care principles to ensure proper patient identification, correct exam, and to improve patient communication and engagement.
- Upholds all safety standards related to assigned position. Follows the established protocols, practices and guidelines for assigned area of expertise to provide quality service. Observes JCAHO standards.
- Prioritizes customer and patient satisfaction and utilizes AIDET principles. Works with other departments, modalities and personnel to provide above average care to patients and families.
- Practices good stewardship with supplies, equipment and department resources to assist in maintaining the financial viability of the DCH Health System.
- Understands clinical history, supply and exam charges. Follows billing practices.
- Correlates clinical history with the exam(s) being performed.
- Practices radiation safety and follows dose reduction practices.
- Administers contrast/medications to all assigned patients according to policy and procedure.
- Participates in quality control and completes appropriate documentation for all equipment.
- Understands, utilizes and takes responsibility for the care, cleaning and maintenance of all imaging, transport and office supplies, equipment and software as required by assigned area.
- Instructs and supervises student technologists and new employees as assigned.
- Staff may be rotated at the discretion of his/her supervisor through any work area/shift and campus where competency has been assessed.
- Any job assignment requiring call during off duty hours becomes part of that duty and will be compensated as is customary for the hospital.
- A charge tech or lead tech when assigned must facilitate and coordinate services for their area of assignment and serve as a contact person for radiologist, physicians offices and other departments within the DCH System. Keep other shifts informed of any changes in protocol, equipment issues and other functions that may impact the shift/department. Monitor the functions of the area of expertise and/or imaging department needs as necessary.
- Must be efficient in the use of imaging equipment in the area of expertise, office equipment and related material essential to good patient care, imaging exams, Synapse and Expanse.
- Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
- Must fulfill the graduation and registration requirements as follows:
Radiologic (Diagnostic/Fluoroscopy),
Graduate of a JRCERT approved school of radiologic technology. Must have current registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in radiography or be registry eligible. Registration is required within one year of graduation of a JRCERT approved school of radiologic technology
