Job description
Making a Difference Begins at Beaumont. Join our nationally recognized team and caring culture.
Casual position, rotating shifts, Dearborn.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under supervision and according to established policies and procedures, performs accurate and efficient diagnostic exams in all areas of imaging. Demonstrates good clinical skills and provide the best possible images for interpretation. Applies principles of radiation protection when applicable. Always follows Beaumont philosophy of Patient and Family Centered Care.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- On those exams that competency has been gained, performs quality diagnostic exams.
- Ability to use the hospital computer system(s) accurately and efficiently for verifying orders, view schedules and patient’s worklists. Able to send information and images to PACS.
- Follows the guidelines when performing final verification of patient identification and physician orders.
- Acquires an accurate patient history and ensures STAT requests are relayed to radiologist in timely manner.
- Performs imaging exams and related patient care using age-appropriate methods for patient’s physical and/or mental limitations to ensure patient safety.
- Practices and follows universal precaution standard guidelines set forth by Beaumont. Ensures equipment is wiped down between patients and exam room is clean.
- Utilize ALARA standards for minimizing radiation exposure to patient, staff, and self.
- Effectively communicates with patients/family, medical staff, and peers.
- Assists technologist in duties as assigned.
- Can work in areas within the department where competency has been achieved as along as indirect supervision can be maintained.
- Must work under the direct supervision in the fluoroscopy areas such as but not limited to the endoscopy area and surgical procedures.
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Education / Training:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Currently in accredited Radiologic Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology and/or Ultrasonography program at 2nd year student level.
- Work Experience:
- Training can be gained while at student level.
- Certification, Licensure, Registration:
- Basic Life Support Certification for Healthcare Providers Course from the American Heart Association and/or American Red Cross.
- Other Qualifications:
- None.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Physical Effort:
- Position requires ability to frequently push/pull up to 30 lb. objects with assistance of others; occasionally requires ability to lift objects more than 50 lbs. with assistance; and frequently lift to 40 lbs.
- Position requires employee to constantly perform simple motor skills such as standing, walking and simple manipulative skills such as writing. Position requires employee to frequently perform moderately difficult manipulative skills such as positioning patients.
- Position requires employee to constantly perform gross body coordination. Frequently perform tasks which require hand-eye coordination such as collecting of specimens for transport to lab and tasks which require arm-hand steadiness.
- Position requires employee to constantly walk and stand; occasionally sit for prolonged periods; frequently bending such as when caring for a patient in bed.
- Position requires employee to constantly see objects far away as in driving and see close objects such as reading thermometers.
- Position requires employee to constantly be able to hear normal sounds with some background noise as in answering phone/intercom. Be able to distinguish sound as in equipment alarms.
- Work Environment:
- Employee may be frequently exposed to ionizing radiation. Potentially exposed to hazardous material such as blood, body tissues, or fluids, dust, toxins, cytotoxins, chemical hazardous materials, bodily injuries, loud and or unpleasant noises: seldom exposed to, high humidity, electrical hazards, or poisonous substances; fluctuations in temperature, grease, and oil.
BENEFITS
Beaumont offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health and life-work balance goals.
- Generous paid time off, holidays and flexible scheduling
- Our employees receive special discounts on a wide range of products and services
- Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance plans
- Relocation assistance
- Generous retirement savings, disability insurance, identify theft protection and even home and auto insurance
- NEW On-demand pay program –Powered by Payactiv
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