Supervisory Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist (Computed Tomography-CT)

Job Title

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist

Duties

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• Will have full knowledge of equipment and protocols/procedures in their assigned areas and may be asked to perform duties in their assigned area dependent on departmental needs.
• Will maintain ARRT certification in Radiography (R) and Computed Tomography (CT).
• Will be tasked with focused work assignments or duties, requiring expert knowledge and high reliability. These assignments or duties are aimed at Facility or Departmental process improvement as well as meeting VISN and/or National Initiatives.
• Will participate in and be an integral part of Departmental and Facility committees, as needed, such as stroke alert, patient safety, protocol committees, High Reliability Organization Operations (HRD DPS) and Radiology Quality Improvement Committee.
• Will be tasked with maintaining efficient workflow in the department; distributes workload and assignments to staff, ensuring timely completion of required duties. Skilled in problem solving and conflict resolution. Analyzes organizational, technical, and administrative problems and develops/implements solutions that result in efficient section operation. Consults with and apprises the Chief Technologist of problems that arise and makes recommendations for a solution.
• Provides guidance and training for new employees to include orientation to the area, policy overview, protocol overview, and competencies.
• Ensures adequate in-house and rotating coverage for assigned area 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Reports to Chief Technologist on performance, progress and training needs of employees and on disciplinary problems.
• Ensures emergency safety drills are performed as required by directive. Documents and ensures QC of equipment at required intervals.
• Responsible for the efficiency and quality of imaging services, for the maintenance of the records required, and the preparation of reports on imaging operations. Technology is always evolving and patient exams may utilize standard and non-standard protocols. Consequently, the supervisor will be involved in new techniques, defining optimal protocols, and devising alternative ways to visualize pathology within the patient. New systems will be evaluated, and new methods will be compared with existing methods. Interaction with physicians, scientists, physicists, computer programmers, manufacturers technical design engineers, and service personnel will be a normal occurrence of the daily duties of the operator. Supervisor will perform these duties independently.
• Performs other directly related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Typically Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm; Holidays, weekends and required to rotate on call

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized

Telework: Not Authorized