Radiology Imaging Specialist

Job Highlights:

At SSM Health, we're committed to creating a partnership with our employees, where everyone thrives and contributes to our healing mission.

We celebrate our employees' achievements and recognize those who help us deliver an exceptional experience.

Our Opportunities:

• Competitive compensation package
• Relevant work experience factored into your offer
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and more
• Generous PTO and 403b/401k retirement plans
• Daily Pay: access your pay when you need it
• Eligible for $10,000 sign-on bonus

Job Summary:

Takes x-rays of designated parts of the human body for diagnostic purposes and provides support for the imaging department. This position only performs plain films and fluoro.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Explains procedures to patients to ensure understanding and provides educational material
• Transports patients to and from clinical areas, verifies patient identity, and assists technologists with preparing patients for radiology exams
• Assists with filing, delivering, and retrieving patient reports and charts, matching films to folders, and delivering reports to patient units/physicians
• Follows radiation safety procedures and guidelines to prevent patient exposure to unnecessary radiation
• Prepares and administers contrast media and medications within accepted scope of practice and applicable state and federal regulations
• Observes patients during procedures, reports abnormal activity, and monitors protocols for updates or refinements
• Ensures prompt submission of high-quality images and documents to PACS, including correct lead markers and patient data/history
• Ensures equipment is properly functioning, reports potential problems, and locks/tag outs equipment if necessary
• Assists in maintaining a clean and orderly department, including procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, and film storage areas
• May perform limited CT procedures in emergent situations when a CT technologist is not on site
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Associate's degree
• No experience required

Physical Requirements:

• Constant standing and walking
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near and far
• Frequent use of hearing and speech for oral communication
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
• Frequent lifting/moving of patients
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs
• Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors
• Occasional bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements
• Rare kneeling and sitting

Work Shift and Job Type:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

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