Radiologic Technologist-Full Time-Day-Spokane

Provide radiological services to patients in accordance with physician's orders including EKG procedures. Maintain and operate radiology diagnostic / EKG equipment.

• Diagnostic Testing:
  
  
  
  • Performs general radiographic images through the use of clinical protocols and positions patients to best demonstrates anatomic area of interest, respecting patients' comfort and ability. 
  
  
  • Demonstrates the knowledge to perform general radiographic procedures through the use of radiological equipment. 
  
  
  • Evaluates radiographs or images for technical quality, assuring proper identification is recorded.
  
  
  • Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide radiology services to all age groups served, to include geriatrics, adults, adolescents, and pediatrics.
  
  
  • Provides patient education on all procedures according to age-specific needs. 
  
  
  • Facilitates patients' cooperation and alleviates anxiety.
  
  
  • Addresses all patients concerns. 
  
  
  • Verifies appropriate procedure to be performed by checking physicians' orders by checking outpatient prescriptions. 
  
  
  • Contacts physicians if there are any discrepancies.
  
  
  
  


• Diagnostic Testing:
  
  
  
  • Perform EKG exams through the use clinical protocols. 
  
  
  • Enter data into EKG machine, hook-up patient and instruct patient on procedure.
  
  
  • Be knowledgeable of EKG and equipment. 
  
  
  • Enter, edit, and retrieve data from MUSE system.
  
  
  • Should be able to identify problems with the equipment and respond appropriately.
  
  
  
  


• Customer Service:
  
  
  
  • Provides timely, responsive, expert services to customers in a positive friendly manner, to include patient, physicians, and other fellow employees. 
  
  
  • Informs consumers and those accompanying them when delays exist and how they are being addressed. 
  
  
  • Promotes patient focused care throughout daily activities. 
  
  
  • Provides quality patient care to include preparation, scheduling, and teaching all types of patient procedures as needed.
  
  
  • Maintains strict patient and employee confidentiality, as appropriate.
  
  
  
  


• Patient and Employee Safety:
  
  
  
  • Maintains safe radiation levels at all times to minimize exposure to patient, self, and others. 
  
  
  • No deviation from written procedures in Policy and Procedure Manual on radiation safety rules. 
  
  
  • Performs all necessary equipment checks prior to use, thereby protecting patient and staff safety.
  
  
  • Ensures patient and regulatory standards are adhered to and suggests ways to improve patient outcomes when indicated. 
  
  
  • Completes quality assurance, quality control and radiation safety activities as appropriate.
  
  
  • Establishes patients identification. 
  
  
  • Ensures no repeat studies due to failure to check armband and/or properly identified patient. 
  
  
  • Observes patient during procedures and reports any unusual occurrences or changes in patients condition to appropriate personnel.
  
  
  
  


• General Behavior:
  
  
  
  • Observes patient during procedures and reports any unusual occurrences or changes in patients condition to appropriate personnel. 
  
  
  • Arrives at the start of the assigned shift ready to begin work; takes lunch and breaks at appropriate times, and leaves work at the end of the assigned shift.
  
  
  • Maintains neat, clean and well stock radiology room with no exceptions. 
  
  
  • Identifies staff training issues and participates in policy and procedures development as appropriate. 
  
  
  • Communicates concerns as appropriate to lead technologists and management.