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Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Radiologic Technologist - Rad Tech

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFalls Church, VA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited school or program of radiography.
  • Must be licensed as a Radiologic Technologist upon start. If employed at a free-standing Inova Health System Imaging Center not affiliated with an Inova hospital, must be licensed as required by the state of employment.
  • Must obtain American Registry of Radiologic Technologists certification within 12 months of hire.
  • Must hold Basic Life Support certification upon start.
  • Must have two years of combined classroom and clinical training in radiology.
  • Must have recent experience in a hospital or healthcare environment as a Radiologic Technologist or student.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of radiologic principles, theory, anatomy, and pathology processes by using appropriate techniques and positioning for optimal examinations.
  • Follow department policies and protocols to ensure examinations are optimized for interpretation.
  • Operate radiological equipment in all care settings, including fluoroscopy, trauma, the Emergency Department, and the Operating Room.
  • Use radiation protection procedures, including collimation devices and protective shielding.
  • Operate imaging and related equipment according to manufacturers' specifications.
  • Use proper technique for injection of IV contrast under American College of Radiology guidelines.
  • Assist in teaching radiography students sound radiography principles.
  • Communicate effectively with patients to obtain clinical history and informed consent from patients or their charts to help physicians optimize examination performance and interpretation.
  • Explain procedures to patients and families, answer questions, ease anxiety, and support patient cooperation.
  • Correctly identify patients and their files, maintain accuracy, and track patients according to department procedures.
  • Assist physicians in performing examinations using standard department protocols, isolation precautions, and sterile techniques as appropriate.
  • Recognize clinical or emergent problems that may interfere with examinations and take appropriate action to resolve them and produce desirable outcomes.

About the Company

Inova

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Inova Health System is a nonprofit healthcare network based in Falls Church, Virginia, providing a broad range of medical services across hospitals, outpatient clinics, assisted living, and long-term care facilities in Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metro area. Its hospitals have Magnet status, indicating high nursing quality, and the system emphasizes care delivery as well as medical research and education through clinicians and scientists. The organization’s operations rely on reinvesting earnings into its mission rather than distributing profits to shareholders, with the Inova Health Foundation supporting fundraising and philanthropy to expand services, research, and training. Overall, Inova aims to improve community health by delivering patient care, advancing medical knowledge, and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Company size
Not listed
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$422.8M
Headquarters
Falls Church, VA
Founded
1956

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