Radiology Technologist II - Operating Room Job Listing at Baton Rouge General in Baton Rouge, LA (Job ID 1979987172)

Description

JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: To perform radiographic exams to include all modalities covered under the staff radiographer's license. To monitor and evaluate patient care quality and efficiency as part of a multi-disciplinary team and appropriate for the age population served, as defined in the department's scope of service.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

CRITERIA A: Everyday Excellence Values - Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

· Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.

· Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.

· Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.

· Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.

· Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.

· Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers.

CRITERIA B: Corporate Compliance - Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

· Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.

· Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.

· Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honesty and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.

CRITERIA C: Personal Achievement - Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

· Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments. Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.

· Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.

· Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.

CRITERIA D: Performance Improvement - Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

· Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

· Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.

· Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.

· Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.

CRITERIA E: Cost Management - Employee demonstrates effective cost management practices.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

· Effectively manages time and resources

· Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.

· Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.

CRITERIA F: Patient & Employee Safety - Employee actively participates in and demonstrates effective patient and employee safety practices.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

· Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.

· Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.

· Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.

· Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.

JOB FUNCTIONS

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:

1. Provides advanced technical skills for the operating functions of the treatment area(s).

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

· Works with other patient care personnel in the facility to improve service delivery.

· Encourages and facilitates open communication within department to identify and resolve problems.

· Functions as departmental resource and ensures effective communication on exam charges, through advanced knowledge of same.

· Maintains knowledge of PACS and computer systems.

· Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the principles and theories of advanced technical procedures, and serves as a resource by sharing knowledge on technical issues.

· Coordinates all patient care activities in assigned treatment area.

· Ensures that patient scheduling, treatment, record keeping, calculations, and machine functions are maintained at an optimal level.

2. Performs radiologic procedures in accordance with unit-based standards of practice.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

· Moves X-ray equipment into specified position and adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors, such as time and distance.

· Demonstrates effective knowledge of radiographic exposure techniques and protocols.

· Transfers, positions and instructs patients regarding the procedure.

· Consistently produces images of high technical quality.

· Positions patients and operates equipment to produce most reliable and informational data.

· Transports patient to radiographic room; prepares and maintains room following BRGMC Safety Guidelines.

· Obtains optimum views of specific areas of the body while maintaining patient safety and comfort.

· Assesses data reflective of each patient's status and interprets information needed in order to identify each patient's age requirements relative to his or her age specific health care needs.

· Utilizes advanced knowledge to perform procedures across modalities and in unusual situations.

· Performs diagnostic radiographic procedures.

· Corroborates patient's clinical history with procedure, assuring that the proper procedure has been ordered.

· Prepares patient for procedure(s); providing instructions to obtain desired results, gain cooperation and minimize anxiety.

· Applies principles of radiation protection to minimize risks to patient, self, and others.

· Selects and operates radiography equipment, imaging and/or associated accessories to successfully perform procedures.

· Positions patient to best demonstrate anatomic area of interest, respecting patient ability and comfort.

· Practices aseptic techniques as necessary.

· Evaluates images for technical quality, manipulates display parameters, and prepares patient record in electronic chart.

· Assumes responsibility for assigned area and reports equipment malfunction.

· Coordinates ordering of supplies for area of responsibility

· Ensures all necessary lab work has been completed and meets Radiologists established protocols.

· Ensures the physician has completed all areas of the hospital approved informed consent forms.

· In agreement with state statue(s) and/or where institutional policy permits. Prepares, identifies, and/or administers contrast media and/or medications as prescribed by a licensed practitioner.

· Demonstrates courtesy and caring to other staff, patients, and physicians.

· Requires extensive contact and the ability to communicate effectively with staff radiologists, other physicians and their staff, co-workers, and patients.

· Completes all hospital required education on time and makes sure employees do as well.

· Maintains all licensure and CPR in good standing and makes sure employees do as well.

· Ensures the area is regulatory ready at all times (Joint Commission, DEQ, CMS, ACR, FDA, MQSA, etc.)

· Promptly and courteously answers the telephone and receives guests using AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thank you)

3. Demonstrates correct and safe operation of radiographic equipment.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

· Demonstrates compliance with radiation safety procedures — correctly shields patient/techs/visitors.

· Correctly uses monitoring devices.

· Complies with room technique.

· Demonstrates correct preparation and use of contrast media (Oral contrast, IV administration, Lower GI contrast, Retrograde Administration).

4. Practices effective communication that enhances teamwork and quality of care.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

· Explains procedures to patient to reduce anxiety and obtain patient cooperation.

· Recognizes adverse reactions and responds appropriately through action and communication with other staff and physicians.

· Demonstrates age specific care awareness by communicating at appropriate level of complexity and word choice for the age of patient undergoing procedure.

· Utilizes advanced knowledge to serve as resource to X-Ray staff.

5. Provides direct or indirect supervision or training for radiologic technology students.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

· Demonstrates radiographic examinations in accordance with policies established by the School of Radiologic Technology.

· Assures that all student radiographic examinations are performed in accordance with department policy and procedure.

· Works with School of Radiologic Technology staff to assure all student radiographic examinations are of high technical quality.

6. Performs additional duties as required

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum 3 years' experience as a radiographer required.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelors in health-related field preferred

SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

Must be registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and hold a current LA state license to perform in the capacity of radiographer.

Strong knowledge of JCAHO and other regulatory requirements for hospital Imaging program.

HIPAA REQUIREMENTS:

Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records w/o limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, information related to patient location, religious beliefs and/or public health records, medical records related to quality/data, patient financial information and/or 3rd party billing, patient-related complaints.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient identification, administers/receives/collects meds/blood, orders or products, validates, transports, monitors or observes patients for procedures including infusion pumps, monitors clinical alarms for all ages.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS- Reference DOT 078.362-026 – RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST (medical serv.) alternate titles: radiographer; x-ray technologist – STRENGTH: L – Light Work – Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exits 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling or far or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's in health-related field preferred

Graduate of an accredited radiography program or equivalent required.         

SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

Must be registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and hold a current LA state license to perform in the capacity of radiographer.