Special Procedures Technician FT Edinburg

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Hospital Services Inc. seeks a Radiologic Technologist to assist radiologists in Special Procedure exams and perform required QC procedures. The role includes verifying orders with the radiologist and ensuring patient history and contraindication data are complete.

The candidate will interact with hospital staff, support patient care, and adapt to on-call, weekend, evenings, and holiday shifts as needed. Texas MRT license and ARRT (R) are preferred.

Qualifications

• Current BLS certification required.
• 2 years of Special Procedure/ Radiographer experience required.
• ARRT Interventional Angiography certification preferred.
• Membership in related professional organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist radiologist in Special Procedure exams.
• Perform quality control procedures as required by the manufacturer.
• Verify orders with radiologist and ensure proper lab results and history is available before exam.
• Interact with hospital staff and nursing departments regarding patient care and concerns.

Skills

BLS certification

Special Procedure experience

ARRT Interventional Angiography

Professional organization membership

Education

Graduate from Radiologic Technology program

Texas MRT license

ARRT Certification (R)

BLS certification per unit policy

Tools

Interventional equipment & wires

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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