Rad Tech

Radiology Technician

Profile review by clinical - then send to the manager for an interview. Must have WA license at time of submittal! Agency must provide Rad Badge for traveler.

Department: Radiology (Rad Tech)

Certification Requirements: BLS - ARRT certification and Washington state license.

How many scanners/rooms does this department have? Total of 10 xray rooms spread throughout the medical center and 34 OR rooms.

Will they have to float/cover any other areas? Will cover in addition to General Radiology (x-ray) an outpatient clinic, Inpatient and Outpatient Fluoroscopy, Outpatient Ortho Clinic, ER, fluoro/xray room in CCU, and OR-34 rooms. Techs will be scheduled in one area and rotate areas on a weekly basis- may need to move areas to cover.

Common types of imaging & Job Duties: General, fluoroscopy, OR, and portables.

Experience: Expectation is for travelers to be able to cover ALL areas Fluoroscopy and OR (knowing how to operate O-arm and C-arm) important. 1 year of experience. ER experience is preferred.

Average # of scans/studies per day: OR-average with just C-arm about 6-7 per day. Fluoro-about 10 exams per day. Average general x-rays per day around 73.

EMR &/or PACS: Cerner Power Chart, RIS (Radiology Information System) Client Centricity, PACS- Philips Intellispace.

Department Specific Equipment: All x-ray rooms are Philips- mostly DR (direct radiography) there are a couple CR (computed radiography) all are fully digital. Portables- there are 7 machines and all are Client DR. OR- Ziehm and Client/OEC C-arms and a Siemens O- arms.

Radiology Supervisor or Lead Tech: Leads

Do they use RRA's: No

Radiologist in-house?: Yes

Shifts & Scheduling: Shifts vary: start at 7AM and cascade from there to 9AM. Regular staff work 8 hour shifts, however have been making exceptions for 10 hour shifts- 7:30a-6p.

Weekend Requirements: Weekends as needed

Holiday Requirements: If there is a need the travelers may be asked to work.

Call or Standby requirement?: Call as needed

Scrub Color/Dress Code: Are scrubs provided? Navy, gray, or a mix of navy and gray. Scrubs will be provided when working in the OR- please wear casual clothes (no loungewear) when coming to work and needing to change.

Department specific orientation: First day would be organizational specific orientation with modules will then get set up in a daily rotation of the different areas-generally 1 week.