What are the responsibilities and job description for the Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist (CT and Xray) position at Inova Health System?
Inova Lorton Healthplex is looking for a dedicated Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist (CT and Xray) to join the team. This role is a Varied Shift Schedule: PRN (as needed) and will also support Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Inova is consistently ranked as 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 and Incentives:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
- 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.
- Career Development: Individual Development Planning that focuses on supporting team member aspirations.
Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist (CT and Xray) Job Responsibilities
- The Diagnostic Imaging Technical Specialist (CT and Xray) provides clinical services in multiple modalities, according to Imaging practice standards, with equal time spent in each modality, based on OU needs, while acting as a resource to Imaging Students and other technologists to ensure optimal department functions.
- Administers sound patient care practices according to hospital and department policies/procedures while ensuring the safety of patients.
- Communicates effectively with patients to obtain clinical history/informed consent to assist physicians in optimizing the performance and interpretation of examinations.
- Performs and documents routine quality control testing of equipment, as well as performs/recognizes the need for routine maintenance of imagers/processors to maintain consistent quality images, as evidenced by the physician and exam results.
- Assists in the development, review, and implementation of policies/procedures.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Graduate of accredited school/program of radiography
- Experience:
- Minimum of one year of imaging experience as a Radiologic Technologist in a hospital/healthcare environment.
- Must be able to perform in two or more modalities with at least even amount of time spent rotating in each annually based on needs. CT Cross Training.
- Certification:
- ARRT registered as a Radiologic Technologist upon start
- Must obtain advanced certification in applicable modality within one year of training
- American Heart Association BLS within 3 months of hire.
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.