Radiologic Technologist

Radiologic Technologist

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Conducts routine procedures and tests using radiology equipment to acquire patient diagnostic data. Prepares for and assists the radiologist in completion of intricate radiographic procedures including preparation and administration of contrast media and medications in accordance with state and federal regulations. Performs patient assessments and provides patient care. Evaluates the appropriateness of examination and assesses the quality of radiographic images.

Responsibilities include demonstrating a thorough knowledge of all aspects of General Diagnostic Radiology, ensuring patient demographic, emulsion markers, and examination requested are correct, critiquing, orienting and saving all pertinent images, transmitting QA-ed images to PACS, ensuring that all images reach PACS, documenting completion and/or cancellation of all procedures in RIS, maintaining image management equipment, utilizing PACS and HIS system for obtaining additional study data, conducting routine procedures and tests using radiology equipment to acquire patient diagnostic data, performing work in a timely manner, using RIS,CIS,PACS and SMS effectively and appropriately to access information and document status of procedures, verifying patient identity, obtaining patient history relevant to examination order, verifying pregnancy status before administering ionizing radiation, assessing patients physical condition and developing an action plan for performing examination, assessing patients condition to determine if additionally medical personnel and or equipment is needed and taking appropriate action, assisting patients that require extra attention, reacting to emergency situations, and insuring patient safety.

Education Requirements: Associate's degree or completion of an accredited Radiologic Sciences Program. If degree is not yet complete, candidates may be selected contingent on completing a degree program within 90 days of hire. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Registered by the American Registry of Radiological Sciences or registry eligible and become registered within one (1) year from date of hire. (Registry eligible candidates must provide a copy of diploma from accredited program.) Must maintain registry status and continuing education requirements annually. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification Professional Experience Requirements: No prior experience required. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Knowledgable of radiation protection and safety in addition to general and electrical safety, infection control, TB and standard precautions.

Legal Employer: GP2

Entity: UNC Health MG Group Practices

Organization Unit: CO Cary

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $26.85 - $38.61 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Cary

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by UNC Physicians Group Practices II, LLC, a private, for-profit subsidiary of UNC Health Care System.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email View email address on click.appcast.io if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.