Radiologic Technologist

We are seeking a skilled Radiologic Technologist to join our team at UMass Memorial Health. As a key member of our diagnostic imaging department, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality patient care and contributing to the success of our organization.

• Prepare patients for exams, ensuring their comfort and modesty at all times.
• Obtain and examine requisitions for imaging examinations, verifying patient identification and obtaining informed consent when necessary.
• Participate in patient transfers, positioning, and instructing patients for optimal imaging results.
• Follow established departmental policies and procedures, making adjustments and improvements as needed.
• Provide radiation protection to unaffected areas of the body, adhering to prescribed safety standards.
• Calculate and select proper technical factors for procedures, selecting equipment and positioning patients for optimal results.
• Evaluate images for diagnostic quality, adjusting techniques and factors as necessary.
• Operate imaging equipment according to specific diagnostic procedures and established routines.
• Review electronic images for quality and completeness, transferring or duplicating films/images as directed.
• Follow PACs workflow procedures, working with electronic work lists and ensuring all images meet quality standards.
• Initiate hard stops and notify staff as necessary, monitoring patients receiving contrast for adverse reactions.
• Assist physicians in specialized examinations, preparing equipment and supplies, and explaining procedures to patients and family members.
• Ensure images, examination requisitions, and related records are properly completed for patient identification, statistical, and billing purposes.
• Work as a Radiographic Technologist and perform duties in other areas and/or modalities as needed, maintaining competence in standard radiologic procedures.
• Report hazardous conditions or equipment breakdowns immediately, taking defective equipment out of service.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area, ensuring examination rooms are properly supplied with equipment and materials.

• RTR licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including a temporary (1 year) MA license.
• ARRT certification in Radiology within 12 months from date of hire.
• BLS certification.
• Some specialty modalities may require additional formal training and certification.
• Maintain area-specific CEUs for ARRT and DPH according to regulation.

This position requires work indoors in a normal patient care environment, with a medium work level.

UMass Memorial Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We strive to make respect a part of everything we do, and our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player, and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we encourage you to apply and join our team.