Requirements:
Texas Medical Board (GMR certification) and ARRT registration required. Cross-training into MRI or CT highly encouraged.
Job Purpose:
Performs and assists with high quality diagnostic X-ray procedures, focusing on patient care and education.
Duties:
- Provide high quality diagnostic X-ray imaging.
- Identify patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
- Ensure 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.
- Comply 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.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Gain patient cooperation by reducing anxieties; providing explanations of treatment; answering questions.
- Prepare patient for radiological procedure by positioning patient; adjusting immobilization devices; moving equipment into specified position; adjusting equipment controls to set exposure factors.
- Minimize radiation to patient and staff by practicing radiation protection techniques, using beam restrictive devices, patient shielding, and knowledge of exposure factors.
- Protect 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.
- Maintain production and quality of radiographs by following established standards and procedures; developing radiographs; observing radiographic results; making necessary adjustments.
- Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Use of Medical Technologies
- Performing Diagnostic Procedures
- Informing Others
- Quality Focus
- Planning
- Technical Understanding
- People Skills
- Dependability
- Creating a Safe, Effective Environment
- Radiologic Technology
- Analyzing Information
Job Type: Full-Time
- Salary: Dependent on experience
- Required Education: Graduate from an X-ray Certified program
- Required Certifications: Texas Medical Board, ARRT
- Location: Allen, TX
- Hours: 8a-5p, Mon - Fri (no on-call or weekends and closed major holidays with holiday pay)
- Benefits: PTO, Health Insurance, scrubs provided
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