What are the responsibilities and job description for the Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist position at Inova Careers?
Inova Center for Personalized Health is looking for a dedicated Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist to join the team. This role will be Full-Time between the hours of 6:30am and 6:30 pm. Open to (4) 10s or (5) 8-hour shifts. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules and more!
Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist Job Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates a thorough understanding of Imaging principles, theory, anatomy, and pathology processes while utilizing the most appropriate techniques and/or positioning for optimal examinations, as demonstrated by exam results.
- Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history/informed consent from patients, or patients' charts, to assist the physician in optimizing the performance and interpretation of the examination, as evidenced by the exam results.
- Demonstrates the effective use of radiation protection procedures with collimation devices and protective shielding, as evidenced by incidence reports.
- Maintains an orderly, safe, and clean environment. Ensures rooms are stocked with appropriate supplies for procedures.
- Performs and documents routine quality control testing of equipment. Performs/recognizes the need for routine maintenance of imagers/processors to maintain consistent quality images, as evidenced by the physician and exam results.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Graduate of accredited school/program of radiography
- Licensure: ARRT registered as a Radiologic Technologist. Must obtain CT certification in applicable modality within one year of training.
- Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association within 3 months of start.
- Experience: Minimum of one year of imaging experience as a Rad Tech in a hospital/healthcare environment. Must be able to perform in two or more modalities with at least an even amount of time spent rotating in each annually based on needs.
Salary : $5,250