Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the Clinical Manager, supervises and coordinates work activities of assigned personnel.
• Schedules work assignments and prepares master schedule.
• May perform payroll time sheet for employees.
• Trains, counsels, disciplines, and evaluates performance of employees.
• Assists with interviewing applicants and recommends selection.
• Maintains procedure manual and communicates changes to staff.
• Assists with all policies and procedures required by local, state, or federal law.
• Assists with compliance or credentialing bodies (ACR, MQSA, Medicare, Medicaid, FDA, etc.).
• Assists with instrument calibration and records to ensure compliance with quality assurance requirements.
• Ensures and maintains quality control in regards to patient care and equipment usage.
• Ensures quality assurance tests are performed daily/weekly and all policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Provides technical direction with complex cases and problem solving.
• Schedules routine preventative maintenance on equipment to meet safety and regulatory standards.
• Instructs other area personnel in Radiation Protection, as needed, and ensures their safety.
• Performs general radiology, portable, and fluoroscopic procedures (GIs, GUs, pediatrics, arthrograms, spine center).
• Produces images of optimal quality for interpretation with accuracy and without delay.
• Maintains documentation requirements to ensure that all technical data is entered timely and accurately.
• Educates patients regarding procedures, equipment and exam to ensure understanding and cooperation.
• Ensure patients' comfort and safety during and after the exam. May assist with scheduling of patients as needed.
• Demonstrates the care and operation of Radiology equipment according to technical specifications and applications.
• Notifies management and takes proper action to address equipment malfunctions.
• Assists Radiologist with fluoroscopic, GU, GI, and pediatric procedures.
• Monitors all appointments scheduled for examinations; performs preliminary research on patient when preparations are not provided; determines priority of patients based on the daily schedules.
• Knowledgeable in acquiring, archiving, transmitting, and printing images via PACS, when applicable, knowledgeable in after hours transmission of images and appropriate paperwork - immediately reports any malfunctions to help desk and PACS Administrator.
• Knowledgeable in billing via RIS.
• Ensures exam rooms are adequately supplied with linen and related medical supplies.
• Participates in on-going training of technologists and students.
• Provides orientation of new employees and in-service education.
• Provides technical assistance to physicians, technologist and students.
• Reviews processed films/scans to determine quality and need for additional images.
• Continually strives to learn new technical information and skills through attendance of periodic in-service programs and participation in professional affiliation sessions.
• May be required to rotate through all diagnostic imaging modalities, sites and/or locations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of an AMA approved school of Radiologic Technology.

Certifications:

• Must be a Registered Technologist credentialed by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists R.T.(R) (ARRT), in good standing.
• Current state licensure (RL) required prior to employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 2 years recent modality experience.
• Ability to direct, evaluate and supervise others.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift or assist with lifting patients of varying weight and manipulate equipment daily.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.