Full-Time
Radiology Practitioner Assistant
University of Rochester
No salary listed
Rochester, NY, USA
In Person
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Requirements
- Be a graduate of an educational program recognized by the CBRPA.
- Certified by the CBRPA or be considered eligible for the CBRPA certification examination.
- Maintenance of an active radiographer registration status.
- Current certification in Advanced Life Support (ACLS) skills.
- Obtain and maintain registration by the State of New York as a Radiologic Specialist Assistant under Title 8, Article 131-C, Section 6548, Education Law and Part 60 of the New York State Education Department Commissioner's Regulations.
Responsibilities
- Provide primary healthcare services in medical imaging with physician supervision.
- Under the supervision, guidance and direction of the physician, exercises autonomy in decision making in the role of a primary health care provider with regard to patient assessment, patient management and in providing a broad range of radiology diagnostic and interventional services.
- Evaluate the schedule of procedures with the supervising physician and determine where his/her skills will be best utilized.
- Perform procedures including, but not limited to: Fluoroscopic procedures (static and dynamic); Ultrasound, Computed Tomography or Fluoroscopic guided biopsies; Ultrasound, Computed Tomography or Fluoroscopic guided drainages and drainage catheter placements; Arthrograms; Myelograms; Vascular Access Procedures (Arteriograms, Venograms); Venous Access Procedures (Declots, Permacath Placements, Central Line Placement); IVC Filter Placement; Fistulagrams; Gastrostomies; GI Studies; Urograms; VCUG; Retrograde Urethrograms.
- Other clinical duties include: Obtain clinical history from patient or medical record; Evaluate Medical Images, review preliminary reports and images with supervising physician, and prepare technical reports that will be reviewed and signed off by the supervising physician; Assess and evaluate the physiologic and psychological responsiveness of each patient; Participate in patient management, including prescriptive powers for acquisition of additional imaging procedures, following review with the supervising physician; Obtain consent for and administer and/or order intravenous medications and contrast media, under the supervision of a physician; Participate in facility quality assurance program.
- Physician & Procedural Support; Check medical record for pre-procedure lab results; Communicate the reports of radiologist's findings to a referring physician or an appropriate representative with appropriate documentation; Determine appropriateness of ordered medical imaging examinations and procedures.