FLSA Status

Job Role Summary

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Proactively contributes to Eskenazi Health's Mission: Advocate, Care, Teach, and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County; models Eskenazi Health's values
• Performs standard diagnostic radiographic procedures on designated parts of the body, as required by physician's orders
• Selects proper exposure factors of radiographic equipment for each examination
• Positions and instructs patients while utilizing protective shielding, immobilization, and supportive devices, as required
• Performs basic preventative maintenance on equipment and orders repairs when needed
• Ensures procedures are properly tracked in EPIC; ensures all patients and their information is logged
• Provides adequate and timely communication with staff; encourages involvement and participation from the staff in departmental operations
• Alters activities/behaviors to reflect/ensure adequate care appropriate to the age of patients served (i.e. adolescent, geriatric, pediatric, neonatal, adult)
• Cooperates with the affiliated institution to provide sound clinical experience to healthcare students
• Observes and supervises students during-x-ray intervention, and assures adherence to aseptic and safety practices; evaluates students and programs as requested
• Participates in the technologist's call schedule
• Trains and precepts students and/or new employees
• Must remain in compliance with all accreditations including but not limited to: American College of Radiology, Indiana State Department of Health and The Joint Commission education, license and certification requirements.

Job Requirements

Indiana licensure as a Radiologic Technologist

• ARRT registration required
• Current CPR Certification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of anatomy, radiographic techniques, and radiologic positioning
• Knowledge of and compliance with procedures to maintain a safe environment for the patient, staff, all non-radiology personnel, visitors, family members and self
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care
• Knowledge of all radiologic equipment, drug utilization and contrast media, technical procedures (within assigned area), and hospital protocols
• Knowledge of safety procedures to minimize risk to pediatric, adolescence, adult and geriatric patients, coworkers and self
• Knowledge of and compliance with Eskenazi Health's Infection Control and Communicable Disease policies and procedures
• Ability to observe and perceive changing patient conditions, and to report questionable conditions to physicians and nursing personnel
• Working knowledge of all modalities, EPIC and PACS
• Ability to be flexible in the face of changing work duties and priorities
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Ability to handle patient contacts with high degree of tact
• Knowledge required to determine and use lowest possible exposure dose to ensure safety to the patient without jeopardizing image quality