Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.
- Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
- Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.
- Exposure to infections and contagious disease.
- Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.
- Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.
- Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.
- Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.
- Occasional travel to various health system locations.
Essential Functions
1. Provide consistently exceptional care at all times.
2. Performs Computed Tomography (CT) scans and basic aspects of CT post processing in accordance with professional standards and protocols.
3. Assists physician during CT guided interventional procedures. Ensures sterile technique is maintained during these invasive procedures
4. Performs radiographic exams in accordance to protocols.
5. Is able to competently utilize all electronic medical imaging computer programs to include PACS, RIS, EMR, QC programs, CD burning, and other related programs to perform daily job duties.
6. Recognizes situations outside of his/her expertise and only performs duties within their abilities and scope of practice. Seeks guidance of coworkers or supervisors when needed.
7. Prepares and maintains imaging rooms and ensures availability of supplies.
8. Is professional resource to other members of the patient care team in area of expertise.
9. Effectively coordinates daily activities and works professionally and respectfully with supervisor, leads, radiologists, and co-workers. Is self-motivated. Able to safely and effectively set priorities.
10. Keeps patient/family informed of process, procedures, timeframes. Focuses on customer service needs. Effectively educates patients, families in procedure.
11. Monitors and ensures all documentation is complete and accurate.
12. Prepares written reports, evaluations as required by standards.
13. Operates equipment and performs job related duties in a safe manner; observes and interprets machine functioning. Maintains diagnostic instruments in good working order; performs scheduled preventative maintenance; follows procedure when equipment malfunctions.
14. Orients, instructs and trains assigned personnel.
15. Is able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. The individual demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to identify each patient’s age-specific needs.
16. Demonstrates a working knowledge of regulatory and licensing standards and ensures that practice is compliant with standards.
17. Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary, including shift charge tech if assigned.
18. Expected to pursue and maintain continuing education in all areas of registry to unsure current knowledge and best practices for your field(s) of practice.
19. Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties as necessary.
