What are the responsibilities and job description for the Radiologic Technologist position at Prime Occupational Services LLC?
Description
PRIME Occupational Medicine’s Mission:
PRIME’s mission is to provide employers worldwide with the best tools to optimize the efficiency necessary to maximize improvement in each worker’s health and safety.
Objectives of this role:
The x-ray technician’s role is to provide optimal care in a patient-centered environment and to provide subspecialty expertise. Provide top quality imaging and therapeutic procedures. Assist in the role as a medical assistant when x-ray technician duties are slow.
Responsibilities:
- Verifying client identity and reviewing medical staff's orders before beginning x-ray procedures.
- Provide verbal and/or written instruction
- Correctly position the client in positioning body parts to be radiographed, which may include lifting and moving patients with limited mobility.
- Adjust the imaging equipment to the specified position.
- Ensuring that the x-rays taken are of sound quality to prevent repeat procedures.
- Explain procedures and observe patients to ensure patient care, safety and comfort during scan.
- Prevent unnecessary radiation exposure both to themselves and to the client
- Follow correct techniques and procedures such as client shielding
- Maintain radiology supplies inventory by checking stock, anticipating future needs and placing orders or informing Clinic Manager.
- Promptly notifying management of damaged or malfunctioning x-ray equipment.
- Maintaining an accurate record of completed x-ray procedures.
- Adhere to ethical standards of conduct as well as applicable state and federal laws.
- Login into the appropriate radiology site. Label exams accordingly.
- Match any completed reports with the appropriate chart and place in the appropriate area.
- At the end of each day, compare logs with Synapse to ensure all x-rays have been sent and highlighted.
- Wipe down all x-ray equipment and clean films.
- May be required to work at other PRIME clinics and on-site locations.
Medical Assistant
- Preparing Patients for Examinations
- Document Medical Histories
- Assist the Physician During Examinations
- Explaining Medical Testing to Patients
- Sterilize Medical Instruments
- Maintaining patient medical records
- Updating patient files
- Phones/messages
- Assist in injury care
- Drug & Alcohol screenings
- Pulmonary Function Test
- Respirator Fit Test
- Phlebotomy
- Audiograms
- Injections
- EKGs
- Must have the ability to take a 1 week call on rotating basis
- May be required to work overtime and holidays
- Dependable transportation
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Skills and qualifications:
- Required city, state or federal license and/or certification.
- Proven experience as a Xray technician
- Taking x-rays of various body parts
- Ability to move or lift patients
- Ability to stand for extended periods
- Excellence communication skills
- Maintaining client and staff confidentiality
- Reliability
- Patients and compassion
- Punctuality
- Stress Management
- Teamwork
- Working independently
- Working quickly and accurately
- Maintain confidentiality per OSHA and HIPPAA
Physical Demands: Sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time, lift, carry push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 125 pounds. Repetitive motion. Extensive use of computers, x-ray machines and keyboards. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Work is performed in a medical clinic setting and requires the ability to operate x-ray machines, standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to lift and carry parcels, packages and other items, to walk short distances, and drive a vehicle to other sites and prime clinics and deliver and pick up materials.
Mental Requirements: Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, make timely decisions in the context of a workflow, ability to communicate with employees and visitors, ability to complete tasks in situations that have a speed or productivity quota. Position Unit: Various PRIME locations - Non-Exempt: Hourly
