Radiologic Technologist Clinic

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Performs diagnostic radiographic procedures.
* Depending on clinic assignment, may also perform patient reception,
phlebotomy/specimen collection duties, rooming patients, and taking vital
signs.
* Corroborates patients clinical history with procedure, ensuring information
is documented and available to the radiologist and provider.
* Prepares and positions patient for procedures, providing instructions to
obtain desired results, gain cooperation and minimize anxiety.
* Selects and operates imaging equipment, image capture devices and accessories
to successfully perform procedures.
* Positions patient to best demonstrate anatomic area of interest, respecting
patient ability and comfort.
* Immobilizes patient as required for examination.
* Assumes responsibility for provision of physical and psychological needs of
patient during procedures.
* Initiates basic life support when necessary.
* Determines radiographic technique and exposure factors.
* Applies principles of radiation protection to minimize exposure to patient,
self, and others.
* Processes images and reviews for proper identification and quality control.
* Uses radiology information systems (including PACS), completes all required
records and reports, submits images and data for physician review and
interpretation.
* Provides practical instruction for radiography students and other partners.
* Observes universal protocol, standard precautions and appropriate patient
identifiers.
* Applies principles of patient safety during procedures, including assisting
and transporting patients.
* Utilities appropriate scripting, barriers, and patient identifiers.

Education and Experience

Graduate of an accredited School of Radiologic Technology

Certification and Licensure

ARRT Radiography registration required

IEMA-DNS radiography accreditation required if working in Illinois
WI-DSPS radiographer license required if working in Wisconsin
Approved CPR or BLS certification within 90 days of hire

Skills and Abilities

Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine
reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of
customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using
whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio,
and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished
in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving
several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skill
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of
Manufacturing software, Order processing system, and Word processing

Other
Takes call as needed.

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the
position with or without reasonable accommodations.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to
walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or
balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The
employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required
to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. The
employee must frequently lift and/or move patients using appropriate patient
transfer equipment; gait belts, Hoyer lift, hovermat, slider boards, etc. Moving
(pushing, pulling) patients in wheelchairs and patient carts. Equipment- moving
(pushing and pulling) portable imaging equipment. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Level of Supervision

Some independent judgment is required.

SUPERVISES

Provides clinical supervision of radiography students.

Pay Range

$25.60 - $38.40

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or
protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and benefits, including retirement, time off,
on-demand pay, access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more. Click
here [https://www.mercyhealthsystem.org/join-our-team/benefits/] for more
details.

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who
are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we
deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and
specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern
Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

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