BASIC FUNCTION
Performs whole body, forearm, central hip, and spine bone density dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) tests. Responsible for taking x-rays for which you are licensed and related duties.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Performs DEXA tests in accordance with appropriate protocols, safety standards, and policy.
Performs post-scan quality assurance reviews and releases films for interpretation.
Performs necessary routine equipment maintenance in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.
Calibrates scanner daily, quality control, archives scans completed on disc, and maintains daily logs. Maintains complete logs and records of maintenance and quality control.
Answers patient questions and concerns with care and compassion. Demonstrates excellent customer service.
Completes all necessary paperwork.
Maintains ability to scan full body, as well as hip and spine.
Accurately analyzes all scans.
Demonstrates familiarity in use of equipment, materials, and supplies.
Assumes responsibility for checking x-ray rooms for supplies, stocks x-ray rooms, and works with the individual responsible for purchasing in the ordering of supplies.
Performs DEXA Technologist duties, as necessary. Performs DEXA's following established procedures for patient care and safety.
Adheres to the organization's radiation safety program.
Assists in other departments, as needed or requested.
Maintains effective communication with supervisor and management on issues affecting the department.
Maintains a basic working knowledge of computer systems.
Predictable attendance and promptness in reporting to work and in returning from breaks and meal periods is expected and required.
Other duties as may be assigned.
Assumes responsibility for continually striving to meet goals as established by Modesto Radiology Imaging. We share a commitment to the patient, to the Radiologists, to the Company, and to each other to strive toward the overall company goals that have been established.
Shift: Days
Hours: 8am - 5pm
Wage Range: $25 - $27 per hour
Required Skills:
REQUIRED SKILLS
Ability to adjust to changing situations and assignments and to exhibit adaptability.
Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision. Ability to effectively prioritize and complete necessary tasks.
Ability to evaluate work circumstances and make appropriate decisions.
Willingness to assume appropriate responsibility and to exhibit initiative; self-motivation.
Ability to work with and support other departments in the Company.
Ability to maintain professional attitude and conduct. Ability to remain tactful and courteous (regardless of circumstance).
Ability to properly position patients.
ARRT/ISCD required, DEXA certification eligible.
Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.
Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.
Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.
Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.