Radiology Technologist - Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center - FT Evenings

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health seeks a Radiologic Technologist to perform radiographic examinations under minimal supervision. This role requires the coordination of daily activities while ensuring excellent patient care. Ideal candidates will have completed a formal Radiology Tech Program and hold ARRT registration.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus

Robust benefits packages

Paid time off

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Requires successful completion of an AMA-approved program.
• BLS certification required.
• Registry eligible if a new graduate.

Responsibilities

• Performs and assists with radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures.
• Documents patient history and confirms patient identification.
• Operates equipment and maintains appropriate records.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Graduation from an AMA accredited Radiology Tech Program

ARRT registration

Basic Life Support certification (BLS HCP)

Job description

This position is Sign-on Bonus eligible. In addition to the sign-on bonus, new teammates at Atrium Health are eligible for robust benefits packages, paid time off, and opportunities for career advancement.

Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center (CMC)is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, distinguished throughout the Southeast for its excellent patient care and medical expertise. From its modest beginnings in 1943, CMC evolved into the largest hospital in the region and a world-class facility that offers a full range of services to the Charlotte community and beyond, with more than 1,100 physicians and providers specializing in all areas of medicine.

CMC serves as the region’s only Level 1 trauma center and is an approved transplant center for heart, kidney, pancreas, and liver. We are also one of North Carolina’s five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 200 physicians in 15 specialties and serving as a regional campus for the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

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Job Summary

Job Summary

Performs radiographic examinations with minimal supervision under the direction of the Radiologist. Coordinates daily activities to include performing examinations and associated clerical duties.

Essential Functions

• Performs and assists with radiographic and fluoroscopicprocedures.
• Documents patient history pertaining to specific procedure onrequisition submitted byphysician.
• Confirms patient identification by verbal confirmation and validating proofof identity.
• Prepares and administers contrast media asrequired.
• Consults with radiologist and other physicians asnecessary.
• Selects and operates equipment as dictated by demands of individual procedure and demonstrates correct and adequate anatomic positioningskills.
• Maintains appropriate records as required by departmentalstandards.

Physical Requirements

Requires strenuous physical effort while assisting patients from wheelchairs and stretchers. Handles equipment and monitoring supplies. Must have good oral and written communication skills to interact with patients and hospital staff. May be required to frequently stretch, bend, twist, squat or kneel in operating radiographic equipment.

Must be able to use hands for power gripping, speed work and precision during manipulation of radiographic equipment and in the case of injured and diseased patients. Vision and hearing for distances of up to 10 feet is necessary. May beexposed to various physical conditions throughout the workday such as walking on hard surfaces, climbing stairs, and being near moving equipment. Able to adapt to changes in temperature andhumidity.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Requires successful completion of a formal Radiology Tech Program in an AMA approved facility, ARRT registration, and Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA. If a new graduate, must be registry eligible with registry completion within 1 year of hire date.