POSITION SUMMARY:
- Adhere to established policies and procedures and maintain open communication with departmental leadership and other staff regarding patient care delivery, technical operations, equipment utilization, regulatory compliance, and continuing education.
- Ensure that all patients have a thorough understanding of the procedure to be performed and communicate relevant information in a compassionate and professional manner to patients undergoing procedures.
- Work with technologists and support staff to coordinate patient flow by monitoring hospital information and scheduling systems.
- Participate in departmental and institutional quality assurance/improvement programs and adhere to required infection control, environmental care, radiation safety, and general safety procedures to ensure overall patient, staff, and public safety.
- Monitor and perform required quality control on all imaging instrumentation, survey meters, calibrators, and other devices to ensure appropriate functionality and coordination of required service.
- Optimally perform all technical procedures associated within respective modalities, and assists in imaging procedures as directed by the radiologist as well as perform complicated intravenous and intramuscular injections as required by modality and in accordance with HWPs.
- Perform routine back-up, transfer, archive and retrieval of imaging studies and maintain all necessary records and reports in a correct, timely, and efficient manner as well as create and evaluate softcopy and hardcopy production as needed.
- Ensure that all Federal, State, and local regulatory, accreditation, and organizational guidelines are met when performing job functions including during the receipt, administration, storage, disposal, and general management of radiology pharmaceuticals, supplies, and materials.
- Ensure quality patient care by helping to establish an orderly, clean, caring, and professional environment.
- Maintain departmental stocks and supplies and assist in managing an appropriate and fiscally responsible supply inventory by adhering to the established materials management program.
- Ensure that business and patient information (e.g., images, demographics and reports) is properly handled with proper measures dedicated to the maintenance of security and confidentiality.
- Perform other duties as needed.
- Establish intravenous access; administer imaging contrast media as directed by departmental policies and procedures and HWPs
Required Knowledge & Skills:
Current BLS certification with American Heart Association
A minimum of any two or more of the following modalities
Radiography Technologist
Current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Radiography (Full/General) license; and
Current ARRT registered certification in Radiography with RT(R) designation.
For recent radiologic technology graduate only: ARRT registered certification eligibility in Radiography
with RT(R); must obtain registered certification within 12 month of hire and prior to the expiration of a
temporary Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Radiography (Full/General) license.
Computed Tomography Technologist
Current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Radiography (Full/General) license, and/or Nuclear Medicine license, and/or Radiation Therapy license; and
Current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Radiography Computed Tomography license; and
Current ARRT registered certification in Radiography with RT(R) designation and Computed Tomography
with RT(CT) designation; and/or
Current NMTCB registered certification in Nuclear Medicine with CNMT designation.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist
Current ARRT registered certification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging with RT(MR) designation; and
Preferred additional registered current ARRT registered certification in Radiography with RT(R) designation; and
Preferred additional current Massachusetts DPH Radiologist Technologist Radiography (Full/General) license.
Mammography Technologist
Current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Radiography (Full/General) license and Mammography license; and
Current ARRT registered certification in Radiography with RT(R) designation and Mammography with
RT(M) designation.
Angiography (Interventional) Technologist
Current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Radiography (Full/General) license; and
Current ARRT registered certification in Radiography with RT(R) designation; and
Preferred additional current ARRT registered certification in Vascular-Interventional radiography with
RT(VI) designation and/or preferred additional current Cardiac-Interventional radiography with RT(CI)
designation and/or preferred additional current Cardio-Vascular interventional radiography with RT(CV)
designation; and
Current ACLS certification with American Heart Association; obtained within 6 months of hire.
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Nuclear Medicine license; and
Current ARRT registered certification in Nuclear Medicine with RT(N) designation; and/or
Current NMTCB registered certification in Nuclear Medicine Technology with CNMT designation.
For technologists performing SPECT-CT
Current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Nuclear Medicine license SPECT-CT endorsement and/or current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Nuclear Medicine license CT endorsement and/or current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Radiography (Full/General) license.
Cardiac Catheterization Lab Technologist
Current Massachusetts DPH Radiologic Technologist Radiography (Full/General) license; and
Current ARRT registered certification in Radiography with RT(R) designation.
Current ACLS certification with American Heart Association.
Ultrasound Technologist
Current ARDMS registered certification in Abdomen with RDMS(AB) designation and/or current ARDMS
registered certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology with RDMS(OB/GYN) designation and/or current
ARRT registered certification in Sonography with RT(S) designation.
For technologists performing nuchal translucency sonography
Current NTQR or equivalent Nuchal Translucency registered certification within 18 months of hire
For technologists performing vascular sonography
Current ARDMS registered certification in Vascular Technology with RVT designation and/or additional
current CCI registered certification as a Registered Vascular Specialist with RVS designation and/or
additional current ARRT registered certification in Vascular Sonography with RT(VS) designation*
For technologists performing breast sonography
Current ARRT registered certification in Breast Sonography with RT(BS) designation and/or additional
current ARDMS registered certification in Breast with RDMS(BR) designation*
Preferred additional current ARDMS registered certification in Musculoskeletal with RMSKS designation*
Preferred additional current ARDMS registered certification in Pediatric Sonography with RDMS(PS)
designation*
Preferred additional current ARDMS registered certification in Fetal Echocardiography with RDMS(FE)
designation*
Preferred additional current ARDMS registered certification in Neurosonology with RDMS(NE)
designation*
*Registered certification is only required if needed to satisfy site modality accreditation requirements
Compensation Range:
$42.93- $63.79This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, and licensure/certifications directly related to position requirements. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.
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