Lithotripsy Technologist/Technician

Description

Company Overview

Urology of Virginia (UVA) has a long history of providing comprehensive and quality care to the entire Hampton Roads region, including northeastern North Carolina. Our clinical care team consists of board-certified urologists most of whom are fellowship trained, nationally recognized, awarded and published. Working in a team-based environment, our mission is to help patients optimize their urological health.

Job Overview

We are seeking a professional and experienced Lithotripsy Technologist/Technician, who will provide mobile services to various hospitals and surgery centers, under supervision of a treating Urologist.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains good business relationships with various physicians and hospital staff
• Practices good customer service using cooperativeness and courteousness and maintains ethical and confidential relationships with physicians and hospital staff
• Ensures safety of the patient before, during and after the procedure
• Interfaces regularly with the scheduling departments at each facility to ensure smooth case load schedules
• Demonstrates competence in assisting the Urologist in the identification of calculi and accurately positioning each individual patient and selecting proper technical factors of each during the lithotripsy procedure
• Responsible for optimum radiographic equipment function and keeping patient exposures to a minimum without interfering with optimal treatment
• Assists other hospital, physician or related ancillary staff as required during procedure
• Confirms patient information entered into unit logs is complete and accurate and ensures all procedures performed are properly charged and recorded prior to being sent to the billing office
• Submits Daily Treatment Records on a weekly basis
• Regularly checks equipment to maintain it is in proper working condition and promptly reports any problems to the Operations Manager
• Assists in the scheduling of equipment and vehicle maintenance as required
• Follows all company related policies in relation to set-up/breakdown of equipment at the beginning and end of each day
• Loads, unloads, and transfers the Lithotripter, corresponding components, and any necessary supplies from the transport vehicle to and from the designated procedure area
• Fully understands and adheres to hospital emergency, safety, infection control and other hospital policies and procedures
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external resources and be able to meet schedule and/or deadlines

Requirements

Required License/Experience/Skills

• Minimum of a high school graduate or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years of post-graduate experience in Diagnostic Radiology; experience with a C-Arm is mandatory
• Moderate computer skills
• Knowledge in positioning, technical factors, and radiation protection
• Completion of an AMA approved school of radiologic technology
• Registered and in good standing with the ARRT
• Obtain VA state RT license as required by law and operational needs
• Maintain and provide evidence of current CPR certification
• Annual TB screening required
• Maintain and complete current HIPAA training and requirements
• Complete and maintaining current company regulatory courses
• Must provide evidence of a safe driving record
• Extensive travel required, covering a large territory in Virginia

Equal employment opportunity for all is a very important philosophy for our practice. We will evaluate all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, non-disqualifying disability, history of military service, genetic information, or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices, including, but not limited to, recruitment, employment, assignments, promotions, reassignments or transfers, disciplinary matters, establishment of rates of pay or other compensation, and selection for training programs.