Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Multimodality Technologist - Radiology / CT

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew London, NH, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An associate degree in Radiology Technology or equivalent is required.
Registration with the American Registry of Radiology Technologists (ARRT) with advanced certification in CT or Bone Density is required.
A license from the New Hampshire Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy is required.
A New Hampshire radiographer, radiation therapist, or medical imaging/radiation therapy license is required.
Basic Life Support certification is required.
Registration with the American Registry of Radiology Technologists (ARRT) is required.
The technologist must demonstrate knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy.
The technologist must be able to perform general radiologic procedures and CT and/or DEXA procedures without constant supervision, requiring advanced technical skills.
The technologist must understand complex requests from internal and external providers and work across outpatient, inpatient, portable, emergency room, operating room, and fluoroscopy settings.
The technologist must use proper patient positioning techniques, recognize patient discomfort or medical problems, and take appropriate action.
The technologist must exercise sound judgment regarding image quality and determine when repeats are necessary.
The technologist must follow safety procedures, including appropriate use of personal protective equipment.
The technologist must use applicable aspects of the Radiology Information System.
The technologist must adhere to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local requirements.

Responsibilities

Operate imaging equipment while performing X-ray, CT, and/or DEXA procedures.
Review medical records and referral orders for patient history and pertinent clinical information.
Transfer patients to imaging tables, explain procedures, and position patients according to protocol.
Monitor patient well-being during exams and respond appropriately to discomfort or medical problems.
Guide patients through pre-exam processing, the exam, and post-exam documentation, answering questions and concerns.
Maintain the patient schedule, accommodate add-on patients when requested, and communicate delays or schedule changes to the appropriate people.
Use the ALARA concept to minimize patient radiation doses, document and report overexposure, and advise management immediately.
Maintain cleanliness of department rooms, machines, and cassettes, and stock room supplies as needed.
Contribute to radiology students’ learning, growth, and advancement through hands-on learning, constructive feedback, and mentoring.
Update job knowledge through educational opportunities, professional publications, personal networks, and professional organizations.
Accept ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and explore opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Protect the hospital community by ensuring adherence to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Overview

Under the direction of the Director of Diagnostic Imaging, the Multi-Modality Technologist performs general radiologic procedures along with CT and/or DEXA procedures requiring advanced technical skills. Displays a high understanding of complicated requests from internal and external providers. Performs X-Ray, CT and/or DEXA procedures without constant supervision. Ability to work in many different areas providing coverage for Outpatients, Inpatients, Portables, Emergency Room, OR, and Fluoroscopy. Expected to perform at the highest potential of their license.

Responsibilities

Operates imaging equipment while performing X-Ray, CT and/or DEXA procedures.
Demonstrated knowledge of cross-sectional anatomy.
Reviews medical record/referral order for patient history and pertinent clinical information.
Transfers patient to imaging table, explains procedure and positions the patient according to protocol.
Monitor patients' well-being during exams; recognizes patient discomfort or medical problems and takes appropriate action. Uses proper position techniques.
Guide patients through the process by kindly talking them through the steps and answering their questions and concerns regarding the exam process: pre-exam processing, performing the exam, and post-exam documentation.
Keeps patient schedule and attempts to accommodate add-on patients when requested. Communicates delays or changes in the schedule to the appropriate person(s).
Exercises sound judgment regarding image quality; determines when repeats are necessary.
Uses ALARA concept to minimize patient radiation doses. Documents and reports any over-exposure and advises management immediately.
Follows all safety procedures including appropriate use of PPE.
Maintains cleanliness of all rooms, machines and cassettes in the department. Stocks room supplies as needed.
Utilizes applicable aspects of the Radiology Information System.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.
Contributes to radiology Students learning, growth, and advancement by sharing knowledge through hands on learning, constructive feedback and mentoring.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Enhances hospital and departmental reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Serves and protects the hospital community by ensuring adherence to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures in addition to federal, state, and local requirements.

Qualifications

Associates Degree- Radiology Technology or equivalent
Registered with the ARRT with advanced certification(s) in CT or Bone Density
Licensed by the Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy in the State of New Hampshire

Required Licensure/Certifications

REQUIRED LICENSE(S): • Radiographer NH (MIRT1060) OR Radiation Therapist NH (MIRT1057) OR Medical Imaging/Rad Ther - NH (MIRT1001) REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS: • (BLS) Basic Life Support REQUIRED REGISTRATION(S): • American Registry of Radiology Technologists (ARRT)

About the Company

Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Dartmouth Health runs New Hampshire’s largest private employer and a regional academic health system serving northern New England, with DHMC and a wide network of hospitals and clinics. It provides care through more than 2,000 providers across nearly every specialty, including the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth Health Children’s. It blends clinical care with education and research by training about 400 residents and fellows each year with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, and by conducting clinical trials with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center. Its goal is to deliver exceptional, personal care while advancing medicine and meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lebanon, NH
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