Radiology Technician Lead

Position Purpose:

Under the general supervision of department leadership, this position produces optimal diagnostic images, fluoroscopy procedures and mammograms (screening, diagnostic, and biopsies) while providing excellent patient care. The incumbent is accountable for individualized patient care while in the

Radiology Department. The incumbent is also responsible for managing staff and work flow on a day to day basis.

Nature and Scope:

The incumbent must provide optimal patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of

neonatal, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and families. The incumbent must also demonstrate the ability to work

with the physical, motor/sensory adaptation, cognitive, and psychosocial needs specific to the population being served

and meet standards of quality as measured by the Unit/Department age specific competency standards.

The incumbent must competently operate imaging equipment and related machinery, verify and execute physicians'

orders for diagnostic and therapeutic exams while ensuring the proper preparation for such exams and the safety and

well-being of patients during procedures. The major challenges to this position include being able to understand and apply the technical skills required to operate mammographic equipment.

This position must be proficient in the use of the MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT. Position performs breast biopsies, wire loc, and other image-guided procedures.

Other duties include, but are not limited to, billing, supplies stocking, file maintenance, medical charting, informed consent documentation, quality improvement studies, patient history/symptoms acquisition. Determines the best method of obtaining optimal examinations while ensuring patient safety; regulates patient flow, consults with radiologists to determine contrast media and makes necessary corrections to improve image quality. May be required to assist other modalities within the department or Renown Health System.

The incumbent is required to perform diagnostic radiographic, mammograms and fluoroscopic radiographic procedures of the human body utilizing radiographic principles according to the guidelines recommended by Merrill's Anatomy and Positioning reference manual and Renown Regional Medical Center Diagnostic Radiographic Department Policy and Procedure manual.

This position has the authority to make technical decisions that will provide the best possible mammographic image quality.

The Lead Radiologic Technologist must demonstrate ability to lead staff in the day to day work flow of the department.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

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1. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical motor/sensory, psychosocial and safety appropriate to the age of the patients served.
2. Formal knowledge of safe radiation standards for employees and patients.
3. Working knowledge of sterile technique.
4. Knowledge of medical terminology, nomenclature, and the ability to correctly interpret physician orders.
5. Knowledge and continuing awareness of contrast medial applications: appropriateness, dosages, precautions, and reactions.
6. Ability to gracefully cope with stressful and busy working environments and to establish good rapport with patients, visitors, and staff.
7. Ability to work independently and improvise as needed to obtain optimal studies.
8. Abilty to obtain supplies, troubleshoot and repair minor equipment problems, and contact repair persons when necessary.
9. Ability to simultaneously communicate, plan efficient exam work flow, interpret physician orders and medical chart information, maintain logbooks and billing responsibilities.
10. Maintains equipment maintenance records.
11. Coordinating equipment maintenance & PM's with vendors.
12. Producing staff work schedules.
13. Producing staff vacation schedules after leave request has been approved by supervisor.
14. Day to day management of patient flow including adding on same-day patients.
15. Working with management to implement new procedures and services.
16. Staff education for new procedures.
17. Participate in, and occasionally lead monthly staff meetings.
18. Student liaison with TMCC 1^st & 2^nd year students.
19. Maintenance of radiation safety badges.
20. Ability to become CPR certified within sixty (60) days of employment.
21. Possesses a thorough working knowledge of diagnostic or appropriate sub-department specialty principles including anatomy and physics.
22. Demonstrates basic computer skills.

This position does provide direct and indirect patient care.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Minimum Qualifications: Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education:

Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English. Preference will be given to applicants with an Associate degree in Radiologic Technology or completion of AMA approved hospital-based program.. Complete required didactic mammography courses

Experience:

Preference will be given to applicants with experience.

License(s):

State of Nevada Certification in Mammography is required upon hire.

Certification(s):

Requires American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (A.R.R.T.), R.T. in both (R-Radiography) and (M-Mammography) certifications within 90 days of employment.

Must obtain AHA BLS certification within sixty (60) days of employment.

Computer / Typing:

Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete

online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies,

complete online benefits enrollment, etc