One-year experience as a general radiographer (required)
Certification:
Registered with ARRT, KY Radiation Operators Certification (required)
CPR-Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association (required)
Job Competency:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities critical to this role:
Demonstrates the ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual patient care appropriate to the age of patients served by demonstrative knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Communicates appropriately with the person served regardless of their age.
Initiative, communicator, problem solver.
Proactive - anticipates and plans for problems before they arise.
Service Excellence - responsive, informs constituents of process, pleasant to work with, educates and provides timely, accurate information.
Organized - manages time effectively, keeps tasks appropriately prioritized.
Flexible - ability to change directions as needed for the good of the department or organization.
Critical Thinking - ability to think through issues and identify appropriate options.
Work Ethic - motivated, diligent, industrious and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a fast pace to ensure optimal efficiency.
Maintains a professional appearance at all times.
Interpersonal - can build effective, strong working relationships with employees, colleagues, management, consultants, and media through trust, communication, and credibility.
Team - ability to work with others, serve others, help others, lead others, mentor others, take directions from others in the interest of moving process and programs forward to the desired outcome.
Emoti
Benefits
Health insuranceFlexible schedule
Additional Information
Primary Location:
Ambulatory Care Building - ULP - AMG
Address:
550 South Jackson St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Shift:
Job Description Summary:
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members-physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals-UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.
Job Description:
Position Summary and Purpose
The Radiologic Tech performs all radiographic examinations according to establish protocols set forth by the medical director. The Radiologic Tech maintains a high degree of accuracy in radiographic positioning and exposure technique. The Radiologic Tech maintains knowledge and awareness of radiation protection and safety during all radiographic examinations. The Radiologic Tech prepares for and assists the radiologist with intricate radiographic examinations. The Radiologic Tech will prepare and administer contrast media in accordance with hospital policy and procedure as well as state and federal regulations.
Essential Functions:
- Uses consistent and appropriate techniques to gather relevant information pertinent to the examination being performed, including correct patient identification and order verification.
- Assess patient to determine and develop an action plan for completing the procedure.
- Performs pre and post exam patient education pertinent to exam being performed.
- Produces images according to established protocols within the Diagnostic Imaging Department, at patients' bedside, ER, and surgery with a high degree of accuracy,
- Demonstrates good radiation safety practices during radiographic examinations to include use of lead shields, collimation, and determining pregnancy status of women of childbearing years.
- Prepares for and assists Physicians with intricate radiographic examinations.
- Ensures examinations are performed, completed, and ready for physician interpretation.
- Attends and participates in department staff meetings and in-services.
- Takes an active role in gaining and maintaining proficiency in hospital and radiology equipment and information systems needed in performance of job responsibilities.
- Instructs Radiologic Technology students in radiographic positioning, technique, and film critique.
- Presents a positive image of the hospital and department.
- Assists in quality improvement programs in the department.
- Maintains appropriate credentials and certifications related to clinical performance and ensures a current copy is on file with the appropriate department.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Other Functions:
- Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct.
- Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Additional Job Description:
Job Requirements
(Education, Experience, Licensure and Certification)
Education:
- Graduate of JRC approved program in Radiologic Technology (required)
Uoflhealth · Louisville, KY