Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist – Imaging Specialist

UNC Health Careers; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 37,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive program ($15,000)

Onsite required

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking a Radiology Technologist to perform routine radiology procedures, assist radiologists, prepare contrast media, and ensure image quality in a fast-paced outpatient setting. This 40-hour-per-week role is based at the Imaging and Spine Center (Outpatient).

Requires an Associate's degree or completion of an accredited Radiologic Sciences Program, ARRT certification, and BLS. No prior experience required.

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Associate's degree or completion of an accredited Radiologic Sciences Program. If degree is not yet complete, candidates may be selected contingent on completing a degree program within 90 days of hire.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: Registered by the American Registry of Radiological Sciences or registry eligible and become registered within one (1) year from date of hire. (Registry eligible candidates must provide a copy of diploma from accredited program.) Must maintain registry status and continuing education requirements annually.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
• Professional Experience Requirements: No prior experience required.
• Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Knowledgeable of radiation protection and safety in addition to general and electrical safety, infection control, TB and standard precautions.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of all aspects of General Diagnostic Radiology, is familiar with and adheres to Departmental Protocols and Policy and Procedures of UNC Healthcare System, obtains RT(R) credentials and maintains Active Status using technical knowledge and ability to assist in actively troubleshooting work unit problems with respect to equipment and protocols.
• Ensures that patient demographic, emulsion markers, and examination requested are correct, critiques, orients and saves all pertinent images, transmits QA‑ed images to PACS, ensures that all images reach PACS, documents completion and/or cancellation of all procedures in RIS, documenting comments when appropriate, maintains image management equipment, reporting any equipment problem to appropriate resources, utilizes PACS and HIS system for obtaining additional study data.
• Conducts routine procedures and tests using radiology equipment to acquire patient diagnostic data.
• Performs work in a timely manner, performs quality radiographic images on a consistent and on‑going basis, analyzes request and draws appropriate conclusions for examination and action plan, reviews radiographic orders and images and correlates patient demographic information, ensuring accuracy of information, reviews daily schedule and/or status of patients waiting in department for examinations, maintains a clean and safe work environment, documents incidents and advises area supervisor of improvement opportunities for the work unit.
• Uses RIS,CIS,PACS and SMS effectively and appropriately to access information and document status of procedures, modifies all necessary orders for appropriateness, completes exam in RIS System, QC's and transmits information to PACS, verifies that all information has arrive properly into PACS.
• Verifies patient identity, obtains patient history relevant to examination order, verifies pregnancy status before administering ionizing radiation, assesses patients physical condition and develops an action plan for performing examination, assesses patients condition to determine if additionally medical personnel and or equipment is needed and takes appropriate action, assists patients that require extra attention, reacts to emergency situations, insures patient safety.

Skills

Radiology safety

Patient care

PACS/RIS knowledge

Teamwork

Education

Associate's degree or completion of accredited Radiologic Sciences Program

Tools

PACS

RIS

HIS

Job description

UNC Health in Chapel Hill is seeking a Radiology Technologist to perform routine radiology procedures, assist radiologists, prepare contrast media, and ensure image quality in a fast-paced outpatient setting. This 40-hour-per-week role is based at the Imaging and Spine Center (Outpatient).

Requires an Associate's degree or completion of an accredited Radiologic Sciences Program, ARRT certification, and BLS. No prior experience required.