Radiology Technologist - (PRN)

Ocean State Job Lot; Victoria (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Medical Center is seeking a Radiographer to join their award-winning team. Under minimal supervision, you will be responsible for performing radiographic procedures and contributing to a high standard of patient care. Candidates must be graduates of an AMA-approved Radiology Technology program, with necessary licenses and a strong commitment to service excellence.

Benefits

Generous benefit packages including retirement plans

Excellent medical plan with optional insurance

Qualifications

• Clinical knowledge needed to perform general radiographic procedures.
• Proficiency in nuclear medicine technology, computed tomography, etc.
• Current license with ARRT and TDSHS required.

Responsibilities

• Performs radiographic procedures under minimal supervision.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and secures supplies.
• Rotates on-call duties with other radiographers.

Skills

Proficiency in radiography disciplines

Ability to work in a team

Professionalism

Education

Graduate of AMA-approved School of Radiology Technology

Job description

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 338-bed acute care hospital with over 1,000 dedicated employees.

Citizens offers a generous benefit package that includes retirement plans upon hire, and an excellent medical plan with optional insurance plans to choose from.

If you are interested in pursuing a career with an award-winning hospital, welcome home.

Under the direction of a Radiologist and / or Radiology Department Manager, performs radiographic procedures at a technical level not requiring constant supervision of technical details. Applies age-specific needs in the assessment, treatment or care of patients.

Job Specific:

• Assumes responsibility for designated area of work and procedures as required for routine or special assignments.
• Maintains orderliness and cleanliness of assigned work area.
• Secures and stocks supplies as appropriately needed.
• Rotates “on-call” with other radiographers.
• Attends area seminars and related workshops needed to keep abreast of advances in procedures or techniques in the work field.
• Attends all inservice or orientation programs as scheduled.
• Reports all equipment malfunction or failure to supervisor.
• Contributes to the Radiography students’ education in a positive way.
• Applies age-specific needs in the assessment, treatment or care of patient
• Patient Care Services assigned members of Stroke Team are responsible to attend quarterly meetings and to comply with eight (8) hours of stroke education yearly.

Hospital:

• Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
• Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
• Performs within his/her professional Scope of Practice at all times.

Other Duties As Assigned:

• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Required: Graduate of AMA-approved School of Radiology Technology.

EXPERIENCE

Required: Clinical knowledge needed to perform general radiographic procedures and / or specialty areas.

SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Required:

• Ability to work closely with all other Radiographers, Radiologists, medical staff, patients, public,and other hospital personnel.
• Acts in a professional manner, responds to patient needs and supports colleagues and associatesin providing quality patient care.
• Proficiency in one or more disciplines of radiography, nuclear medicine technology, cardiovascular-interventional radiography, mammography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, quality management, sonography, bone densitometry, vascular-interventional radiography, and breast sonography.

Preferred: Proficiency in more than one discipline of radiography.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Current license with ARRT – The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
• Current license with the TDSHS – Texas Department of State Health Services
• Current BLS with AHA - American Heart Association

COMPANY PROFILE

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees . Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 13 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens hasacomprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program,Birth Center with labor and delivery, animaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, andhas a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.

Citizens Medical Center is looking foremployees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital’s commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!

Citizens Medical Center is guided by its Mission – “to provide quality medical services at a reasonable cost to the citizens of the region.”

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