Radiology Technologist - Generalist - Austin (8a - 8:30p)
Position: Radiology Technologist - Generalist - Austin (8a - 8:30p)
Job ID: 403607
Location: US-TX-Austin
Department: ATXNC RADIOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
Job ID: 403607
Location: US-TX-Austin
Department: ATXNC RADIOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
Talent Area: Radiology
Full/Part Time: Full time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8am-8:30pm
Full/Part Time: Full time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8am-8:30pm
About Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 10 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area bringing world-class pediatric services to children and their families. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services, including allergy and immunology, cardiology, ophthalmology, rheumatology, pulmonology, neurology, and more. Texas Children’s also plans to build a 360,000-square-foot freestanding hospital for children and women, set to open in 2024.
Our thoughtful expansion into Austin will help support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keep kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood.
To join our community of more than 14,000 dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
Summary:
We are searching for a Radiology Generalist -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will integrate scientific knowledge, technical skills, patient interaction and compassionate care resulting in diagnostic information, and recognizes patient conditions essential for successful completion of the procedure. The Generalist must demonstrate an understanding of human anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical terminology. Radiographers must maintain a high degree of accuracy in radiographic positioning and exposure technique.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Confirms patient identity with approved identifiers
- Assesses factors that may contraindicate the procedure such as medication contraindications, patient risk for reaction to medications, patient history, laboratory results, insufficient patient preparation or artifacts
- Provides information to patients, health care providers, students and the public concerning the role and responsibilities of individuals in the profession
- Performs routine, portable, STAT, urgent, on-call and intraoperative diagnostic radiographic and fluoroscopy cases while accurately demonstrating anatomy and pathology through proper diagnostic scanning
- Documents fluoroscopic time and radiation exposure
- Responsible for precise, complete, and accurate data entry and image management in appropriate technology infrastructure: EPIC, PACS, etc.
- Applies patient safety principles during all aspects of radiographic procedures, including assisting and transporting patients
- Reports all equipment issues to Bio-Med as issues are observed and follows up with manager or designee within one hour
- Elicits confidence and cooperation from the patient, public and other healthcare providers by providing timely communication and effective instruction
Skills & Requirements
- Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children’s, unless approved for a medical or religious exemption
- Technical diploma from a formal diagnostic Radiology program required
- R-AART certification from the American Registry of Radiology Technologists required
- CMRT certification from the Texas Medical Board required
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association required
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