Radiology Student Tech

Summary

Job Description:

Second year students interested in working in a high pace Xray environment

Approximately 20 hours per week, evenings and weekends. Rotating holidays

Job Summary

Provide health care services applying static only x-rays to assist diagnosis and treatment. Performs radiographic procedures, computer processing and related techniques, producing images for the interpretation by or at the request of a licensed independent practitioner. Exercises professional judgment in performance of service and maintains a demeanor complimentary to medical ethics. Recognizes various patient conditions in order to provide appropriate patient care to ensure successful completion of the exam or procedure. All under the guidance of a Registered Radiologic Technologist.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• •Verifies orders, verifies patient name/birth date and history.
• •Documents all incidents related to patient care in the electronic health record (example-incident reports, medications given, etc.).
• •Follow department protocol for all exams.
• •Works with transport and nursing units to coordinate patient exams.
• •Continuously monitors the patient throughout the exam.
• •Utilize ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) for all exams.
• •Produce quality images for the Radiologist’s review.
• •Prepares images and records image release in electronic health record.
• •Verifies images archived in PACS.
• •Send images to tele-radiology service after hours as instructed.
• •Effectively uses the EPIC and EI systems.
• •Completes studies and EPIC related documentation.
• •Makes studies new in EI.
• •Apply appropriate problem-solving skills according to type.
• •Handles problems in an efficient and professional manner.
• •Works to solve process problems.
• •Enlists help from the Technologist, Lead tech, Coordinator, Clinical Manager, and Director informed of problems and resolutions.
• •Reports all equipment malfunctions to the proper personnel.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required

• •Must be a 2nd year student of a Radiologic Technologist training program approved by the AMA
• •KBMIRT license
• •Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS)-American Heart Association within 90 days of hire

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.