Practical Technologist in Radiology (PTR)

NextCare

Phoenix (AZ)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 76,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Arizona is seeking an energetic Practical Technologist in Radiology (PTR) to join their team. The role involves performing patient care duties, assisting providers, and ensuring the highest standards of patient care within an urgent care environment. Applicants must have a diploma in radiology and relevant certifications. This full-time role offers competitive compensation and a focus on teamwork.

Qualifications

Certified Practical Technologist in Radiology (PTR) required.
Current healthcare professional level CPR certification required.
Current PTR license and CPR certification.
EMR/EHR proficiency is expected.

Responsibilities

Perform radiology duties within the scope of practice.
Assist provider with exams and procedures.
Notify provider of unusual patient occurrences.
May collect urine samples for testing and perform splinting/casting.
Conduct physicals and wound care as needed in urgent care setting.
Notify provider and clinic manager of any patient safety concerns.
Maintain compliance with accreditation and documentation requirements.

Skills

Customer service

Medication administration

EMR/EHR proficiency

Patient care

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Diploma or certificate from an accredited radiology school

Equivalent experience

Job description

Practical Technologist in Radiology (PTR)

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Overview

NextCare Introduction NextCare strives to be the leader in high access healthcare, offering urgent care, occupational health, virtual health and primary care services to our patients. With offering services in eleven states (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming) and over 165 urgent care clinic locations, we offer exceptional, affordable care to patients across the country. At NextCare, we constantly strive to provide you with the highest degree of caring, growth, integrity, results and teamwork. These essential core values form the foundation of our relationships with patients, customers, investors, partners and one another. Extraordinarily high-performance standards serve as critical guides for making important clinical and business decisions. The expression of these standards is evident in our behavior, our attitude, and our approach to our daily work. The product of our strict adherence to core values is the ability to harness tremendous organizational energy to achieve our goal of upholding the highest standard for quality and service within the high access healthcare. This unique combination of values, performance standards and commitment serves as the key to our success.

Job Overview

Competitive Compensation
Flexible Schedule
Full or Part Time Available

What We Are Looking For

NextCare Urgent Care is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Practical Technologist in Radiology (PTR) that likes the challenge of a fast pace setting and working in a team environment. We are looking for customer-friendly and passionate employees to be a part of our growing organization where patients and employees are our top priority.

Responsibilities

The Practical Technologist in Radiology (PTR) is responsible for performing patient care duties under the Radiology scope of practice in the urgent care setting as follows:

Performs radiology duties within the scope of practice as stated in NextCare Policies and Procedures, as well as the state appropriate Radiation Rules and Regulations.
Assists provider with exams (including patient vitals), procedures and other processes related to direct patient care under direct supervision of the Provider and within the scope of practice of a Medical Assistant.
Administers all forms of medications per policy and Provider direction and adheres to all safety protocols and procedures for medication administration.
May be responsible for urine collection for various testing to include employer drug screens
May perform splinting and casting
Conduct various type physicals such as sports physicals
Performs other related duties specific to urgent care such as wound care and oxygen administration.
Notifies the provider on duty promptly of all unusual patient occurrences including medication events on an incident report.
Promptly notifies the Clinic Manager of patient or employee safety concerns.
Follows guidelines and requirements of laboratory and clinical accreditation policies.
Must be proficient in EMR/EHR
Performs other related duties as assigned or described by Company policy.

How You Will Make An Impact

The Radiology Technologist supports the organization with customer service and treating all of our patients with respect and dignity. They provide patient care services in the back office urgent care setting, which will meet the specific needs of the patient.

Essential Education, Experience And Skills

Education: Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent; AND diploma or certificate from an accredited radiology school and/or equivalent experience.

License: Certified Practical Technologist in Radiology (PTR)

Certification: Current healthcare professional level CPR certification issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, American Safety Health Institute or National Safety

Benefits

NextCare offers full time employees medical, health savings account, NextCare employee visit program, dental, vision, basic life, voluntary employee/spouse/child life, long term disability, short term disability, employee assistance program, critical illness, accident, legal, identity theft and paid time off benefits. Employees of all statuses are offered 401(k) Plan benefits. Employees in select positions are offered shift differential benefits. Benefits are offered per policy and plan rules.

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