Special Procedures Technician FT Edinburg

Universal Health Services; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Health Services in Texas is seeking an experienced Radiologic Technologist to assist radiologists with Special Procedure exams and to perform quality control procedures as required. The role requires evaluating orders, verifying with the radiologist, and ensuring appropriate patient history and contraindication checks prior to exams.

Responsibilities include collaborating with hospital staff, maintaining skills, and being available for weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have current BLS certification.
• 2 years prior Special Procedure and/or Radiographer experience required.
• Membership in related professional organization preferred.
• ARRT Certification in Interventional Angiography preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists radiologist in performing Special Procedure exams and performs quality control procedures as required by the manufacturer.
• Evaluates orders, verifies with radiologist and ensures proper lab results and history for contraindications before performing exam.
• Interacts with hospital staff to address patient care concerns and assist in resolutions.
• Maintains performance skills and routinely works weekends, holidays, evenings, nights, overtime, or on-call when needed.

Skills

Interventional radiography experience

Quality control procedures

Compliance with Code of Conduct

Weekend/holiday/overtime availability

Education

Graduate from an approved school in Radiologic Technology

Licensed as MRT in Texas

ARRT Certification (R)

Current BLS certification

Tools

Interventional equipment

Job description

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assists radiologist in performing Special Procedure exams; Performs quality control procedures as required by the manufacture; Evaluates all orders, verifies them with radiologist and ensures proper lab results and history for contraindications is available before performing exam. Familiarized with various interventional equipment and wires to assist the radiologist. Responsible for interacting with hospital staff and/or nursing departments regarding patient care, concerns, and conflicts by identifying and assisting in the resolutions. Responsible and accountable for maintaining performance skills. Routinely works weekends, holidays, evenings, nights, overtime, and/or on an on-call/call-back status, when needed. (This position summary contains the most relevant duties and responsibilities and does not exclude other assignments not mentioned.)

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1. Must have current BLS certification.
• 2. 2 years prior Special Procedure and/or Radiographer experience required.
• 3. Membership in related professional organization preferred.
• 4. ARRT Certification in Interventional Angiography preferred.
• 5. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS's Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

EDUCATION / LICENSURE:

• 1. Graduate from an approved school in Radiologic Technology.
• 2. Licensed as a Medical Radiologic Technologist (MRT) in the State of Texas)
• 3. ARRT Certification (R) (Technologists that are exempted from the ARRT certification must meet the requirement on Public Law 97-35.)
• 4. Must have and maintain current BLS certification, according to unit specific needs. Certification must be in accordance with the curriculum of the AHA, for Healthcare Provider's Program.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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