REGISTERED RADIOLOGY TECHNICIAN:
- Provides diagnostic radiographic exams of patients for use by physicians in the development of diagnoses and treatment plans.
Education/Experience:
- Equivalent to graduation from high school and graduation from an accredited school of radiology.
Licensing/Certification Requirements:
- Must possess valid American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT) certification in Radiography and a State of Nevada License in Radiology.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Additional and/or Preferred Position Requirements:PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE:
- Trauma experience.
- Open to work varied shifts (days, swings, graveyards).
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Physical Requirements:Knowledge of:
- Radiographic examination procedures and protocols; diagnostic x-ray equipment; quality assurance and quality control measures; personal computers; anatomy and physiology of the human body; contrast application and contrast reaction symptoms; venipuncture technique.
- Department and hospital safety practices and procedures; patient rights; infection control policies and practices; handling, storage, use and disposal of hazardous materials; department and hospital emergency response policies and procedures; age-specific patient care practices.
Skill in:
- Positioning patients properly to maximize results; using diagnostic x-ray exam equipment; preparing and administering contrast solutions; applying radiation safety principles.
- Applying aseptic principles; communicating with a wide variety of people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all personnel contacted in the course of duties; efficient, effective and safe use of equipment.
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Mobility to work in a typical clinical setting, including stamina to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time; vision to use standard office equipment and read printed materials including a VDT screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone.
- Strength and agility to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this classification.Agency:
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.
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