Job Description:
The Registered Radiology Technologist performs medical imaging examinations under the direction of a physician.
Posting Specifics:
- Benefits Eligible: Yes
- Hours: Full time (36 hours)
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, we’ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and Paid Time Off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We’re proud to offer caregivers access to tuition assistance, certification assistance, up-front tuition through the PEAK (Path to Education, Advancement, and Knowledge) program, debt-free degrees, and other department education payments or employer-paid education assistance.
Scope
As an Imaging Tech I Diagnostic Radiology you need to know how to:
- Access, manage and update patient medical records through Hospital Electronic Medical Record Information System. - Accurately access patient medical records- Input physicians orders appropriately to patients records- Review documentation for ongoing patient care- Communicate patient record with ancillary hospital services- Maintain patient confidentiality as outlined by privacy and HIPAA guidelines- Practice core competencies according to the ARRT Standards of Ethics.
- Educate, interviews, screens and explains imaging and safety procedures to patients regarding the biological effects of radiation and/or magnetic field protection and safety prior to beginning any imaging procedure to reduce anxiety and obtain patient cooperation.
- Position patient on imaging table and utilizes immobilization devices as warranted for safety or to obtain optimum views of specified areas of the body as requested by a Physician and following protocols developed by a Radiologist.
- Administer contrast media orally or in intravenous administration according to Radiologist and/or Pharmacy guidelines- Monitor patient during procedures either through direct contact, by the use of two-way voice communication or through control room window and/or closed circuit TV screen.
- Practice universal safety precautions, radiation protection techniques and magnetic field education to minimize exposure to patient, self and staff.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree (A. A.) or diploma from two-year College or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training, required.
- Current ARRT certification, required.
- Current Montana State Licensure, required.
- Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association, required.
Physical Requirements:
Carrying, Climbing, Crawling, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Pulling/Pushing, Seeing, Speaking, Squatting/Kneeling, Standing, Walking
Location:
St James Hospital
Work City:
Butte
Work State:
Montana
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$25.31 - $40.75
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment todiversity, equity, and inclusion.
Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
All positions subject to close without notice.
