X-Ray Technologist, PRN- Family Medicine-Biltmore Campus

Job summary

• The X-Ray Technologist will maintain and operate radiology equipment and take diagnostic x-rays for the MAHEC Family Medicine. This role also assists with daily activities of coordinating patient care and clinical staff duties as assigned by RN Clinical Manager. This is a PRN position.
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• RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for the day-to-day operation of x-ray equipment as needed for diagnostic radiographs on any body part. This includes the knowledge to take diagnostic radiographs, including all darkroom procedures, physics knowledge as related to x-ray equipment, and knowledge of radiation protection. Ensure excellent quality radiographs for patients and the Family Medicine Residency teaching program. Demonstrate a working knowledge of record keeping systems for the radiology department. Responsible for associated business and office duties for radiology reporting. Clean and maintain radiology equipment, screens, as needed. Maintain communication in regards to the interface of results. Call for x-ray equipment repairs and service updates when needed. Assist the clinical staff with daily activities, including rooming patients, phlebotomy, or otherwise, as directed by the RN Clinical Manager or Clinical Operations Director. Responsible for cross-coverage for all x-ray services at MAHEC, which includes travel to various clinical sites. Participate in CQI activities. This role description is a general description of the essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all the duties the X-Ray Technologist may perform.
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• COMPETENCIES: Communication Skills Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient’s family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families. Decision Making Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time. HealthCare Knowledge Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate. This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHEC’s organizational training. Finally, the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and gained through this process in real life scenarios as appropriate. Interpersonal Skills Showing the ability to meet difficult situations with grace, professionalism, and understanding. Within your area of expertise, showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues, patients, and their family at all times, even when its most difficult to do so. This is done, in part, by effective listening, being your authentic self, showing responsibility and dependability, and being patient with others. Organizational Values Adherence to MAHEC’s founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes, among others, having integrity and accountability, reverence for other cultures and equitable practices, ability to manage change, and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to do the best for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need. Problem Solving Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come to an appropriate resolution for a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinking through where we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying those new ideas to affect positive change. SPECIFIED SKILLS COMPUTER Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required. Knowledge and experience documenting patient care in an electronic health record. FOREIGN LANGUAGE Spanish speaking skills preferred. SKILLS A working knowledge of physics, as required for operating x-ray equipment and the ability to maintain quality radiology records A working knowledge of human anatomy, as required for proper patient positioning, to secure radiographs of specific body parts as requested by the referring physician. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals required.