X-Ray Technologist

Job Description

Job Description1ST TIMER - TX LIC IN HAND X-Ray Tech- Req 11005

Will position float between units: Yes
Is on-call required? No
Are weekends required? No
Are block schedules required? No
What are expected ratios? Pt ratios are not a measure in DX Radiology. Could Image up to 30 patients per day
Special requirements: Candidate must be able to independently perform routine and complex X-ray exams and assist with fluoroscopy procedures. Experience working in a fast-paced acute care environment is required. The facility is a Level II Trauma Center. Strong patient care and communication skills are essential.
Are 48 hours approved: No

Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Total Staffed Beds: 379
Level II Trauma Center
Department Uniform/Dress:
a. The dress code for licensed nursing personnel (RN, LVN) is solid navy blue colored uniforms or scrub attire. (Scrub tops may have colored piping.) Print tops are not acceptable attire except for licensed staff in the Children's Hospital (PED, Pedi, PICU, NICU). Women's Services (L&D, Mom/ Baby) will meet the requirements for their unit specific scrub attire.
b. The dress code for unlicensed personnel (US, CNA, PCA, NT, MT) is solid hunter green colored uniforms or scrub attire. Print tops are not acceptable except in the areas noted above.
Parking Notes: Free in any unrestricted space, Please park in any of the free surface parking lots with signs that say Employee/Visitor Parking Job Requirements & Qualifications

• Years of Experience:
  1 year(s)
• Patient Ratio Experience:
  -
• Charting System:
  Required, Epic
• Teaching Hospital Experience:
  -
• Community Hospital Experience:
  -
• LTAC Experience:
  Preferred
• Trauma Level I Experience:
  Preferred
• Trauma Level II Experience:
  Preferred
• Travel Experience Required:
  No
• Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred
  ARRT R, BLS, TX LIC
• Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred

  Abdomen/ GI

  Abdomen decubitus
  Abdomen supine (KUB)
  Abdomen upright*

  Upper Extremity

  AC joints
  Clavicle
  Elbow
  Forearm
  Hand
  Humerus
  Scapula
  Shoulder
  Thumb or finger
  Trauma shoulder or Humerus (Scapular Y, Transthoracic Axial)
  Trauma upper extremity (non shoulder)
  Wrist

  Work Settings

  Adult Acute Care
  Adult Outpatient
  Bedside/Portable Procedures
  Emergency Department
  ICU*

  Lower Extremity

  Ankle
  Calcaneus
  Femur
  Foot
  Knee
  Patella
  Tibia-fibula
  Toes
  Trauma lower extremity

  Fluoroscopy Studies

  Arthrography
  Barium Swallow/Esophagus
  Contrast Enema
  Myelography
  Trauma Cases
  Upper GI series

  Enema Studies

  Barium enema- air contrast
  Barium enema- single contrast

  Spine and Pelvis

  Cervical Spine
  Hip
  Lumbar Spine
  Pelvis
  Sacrum and/or Coccyx
  Thoracic Spine

  Chest and Thorax

  Chest AP
  Chest routine
  Upper Airway (soft tissue neck)*

  Head

  Facial bones*
  Orbits*
  Paranasal sinuses*
  Skull*
  Temporomandibular joints*

  Equipment

  Client
  PACS

  Professional Knowledge and Skills

  Infection Prevention
  Isolation Precautions/PPE
  Preparation and/or administration of contrast media*
  Radiation Safety

  Mobile/ Surgical

  Portable abdomen
  Portable chest

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