Pediatric CT and Xray Tech Full Time Evenings

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Responsibilities

• Verifies patient identity and reviews patients medical record for appropriateness of exam or procedure.
• Interviews patient to obtain, verify or update medical history and assesses risk factors such as medications, pregnancy and/or psychological indicators.
• Explains procedure to patient, including side effects of pharmaceuticals administered, risks, benefits, alternatives and follow-up.
• Sets up equipment and acquires appropriate images as per script.
• Reviews images, makes initial observations, documents exceptions from established protocols and communicates data to radiologist.
• Recognizes and responds to medical emergencies as appropriate.
• Provides physician-prescribed post care instructions to patients.
• Participates in process improvement activities within radiology practice including but not limited to quality of care, patient flow, reject-repeat analysis and patient satisfaction.
• Provides imaging education to residents, student technologists and new employees.
• Able to take call/standby as required by the department.
• May perform duties as a Radiologic Technologist, as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• Registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) in Radiology (RT) or Vascular-Interventional Radiography (VI) or Cardiovascular-Interventional (CV).
• Required to have or successfully complete American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS) training by end of orientation period.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS) within 6 months of hire for employees working in adult setting or Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification (PALS) within 1 year of hire for employees working in a cardiology setting.
• One or more years of experience as a Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) in Radiology.

About Tenet Healthcare

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a leading healthcare services company based in the United States. It operates multiple acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, and outpatient centers, providing a wide range of medical services including cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, and women's health.