Radiology Care Tech / Department Assistant PRN

Texas Health Resources; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Growth opportunities

Team environment

Job summary

Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital is seeking a Radiology Care Tech / Department Assistant to support the Radiology Department in Arlington, TX. The role involves room preparation, patient verification, and coordination with radiology staff for quality care.

The position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, with preferred health information/related degree. Certifications in radiology tech are a plus; strong patient care and administrative experience are valued.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Associate's Degree in Health Information or Health Related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares room for examination and ensures radiology suite is ready for use.
• Reviews physician orders and exam requisitions to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Obtains patient history and determines exam appropriateness in consultation with radiologic technologist.
• Greets patients using two forms of ID and verifies exam details.
• Provides psychosocial care for patients across age groups.

Job description

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Radiology Care Tech / Department Assistant – Radiology Department

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location

Texas Health Arlington Memorial: 800 W. Randol Mill Road Arlington, TX 76012

Work hours

PRN Shift; 9:00am-5:30pm Monday- Friday / 6:30am-4pm M-F and every third Saturday 7am-11:00am.

Department Highlights

• Team based environment
• Workplace culture 2nd to none
• Fast paced department with average of 300 patients per day
• Full-service department to include CT, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Mammography, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound
• Highly engaged Radiology management

Here’s What You Need

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• Associate's Degree Health Information or Health Related field preferred

Experience

• Patient Care / Transport experience strongly preferred
• Administrative experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• CMRT - Certified Medical Radiologic Technologist preferred upon hire required Or
• ARRT - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists preferred upon hire required Or
• LMRT- Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist preferred upon hire required Or
• NCT Non-Certified Radiology Technician preferred upon hire required Or
• CNA - Certified Nurses Aide upon hire required Or
• EMT - Emergency Medical Technician upon hire required And
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required

Patient Care

What You Will Do

• Prepares room for examination (i.e. suction, oxygen, supplies) to ensure radiology suite is in working order and ready to use to reduce patient risk.
• Reviews physician orders and exam requisitions to ensure the continuity of patient care.
• Obtains patient history and determines appropriateness of exam in consultation/collaboration with radiologic technologist.
• Greets and acknowledges patient, using two forms of ID to identify correct patient and exam by checking DOB and ID number; verifing accuracy of exam and relevant clincal information.
• Provides psychosocial care of the patient, to meet the age specific needs for body image, relationships and communication styles; as well as, physiologic and developmental norms for patients age groups.

Equipment Operation

• Operates, cares for and maintains relevant equipment to provide proper utilization.
• Troubleshoots and properly documents equipment malfunction to ensure timely repairs and patient safety.
• Maintains equipment and room to sanitary standards to maintain a safe environment and follow infection control standards.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and understanding of quality control and regulatory standards to maintain quality and safety to the public.

Professional Accountability And Partnership

• Maintains technical skills and technology advancement to enhance professional contributions to department.
• Recognizes and communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication for the well being and safety of patient
• Flexible with schedules and workload assignments in order to facilitate quality patient care and the needs of the department.
• Organizes flow of work. Initiates follow up action. Under limited supervision, prioritizes and handles many tasks/problems simultaneously, resolving moderately difficult problems and assisting with special projects.
• Relieves management of daily operational issues by responding to mail or telephone inquiries or seeking the appropriate personnel for resolution. Performs simple research, data collection and/or data entry into database.

Entity Highlights

Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, a 369-bed acute-care, full-service medical center has been serving Arlington and the surrounding communities since 1958. Hospital services include comprehensive cardiac care, women’s services, neurosciences, cancer services, orthopedics, emergency services and an advanced imaging center. Texas Health Arlington Memorial has over 1,600 employees, 250 volunteers and 630 physicians on its medical staff. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence. For more information, visit TexasHealth.org/Arlington.

Additional Perks Of Being a Texas Health

• You’ll enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.
• At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make us a great place to work.
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Benefits

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If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

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