Job Description

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Minimum Offer

$ 33.07/hr.

Maximum Offer

$ 41.77/hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: Radiology - General

FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days

Position Summary:
Supervise, coordinate and monitor quality of patient care of assigned personnel. Assist in scheduling staff assignments for 24 hour-7 days per week operation. Educate and orient assigned radiology staff and students. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:
* SUPERVISION - Develop efficient organizational structure. Supervise employees and select, terminate, train, educate, correct deficiencies, perform appraisals, issue discipline, counsel, schedule work assignments; encourage staff teamwork and growth initiatives
* ASSIGNMENT - Designate shift and schedule assignments; assign duties in accordance with the plan of care, patient needs, and within the scope of staff qualifications and licensure/certification/registry
* DELEGATION - Delegate and monitor completion of duties according to departmental and Hospitals policies
* EMERGENCY MEASURES - Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden, adverse developments in patients
* ENVIRONMENT - Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with Hospitals standards
* LIAISON - Act as liaison as necessary between physicians, staff, patients, families, and other departments to promote and facilitate communication, problem solving, decision-making, crisis intervention, resource utilization, and conflict management
* MEETINGS - Attend meetings as required, and participate on committees as directed
* PARTICIPATION - Participate in orientation; upon successful completion of preceptor training assume precepting and evaluation responsibilities of new personnel
* PATIENT CARE - Deliver safe direct care to an assigned group of patients as required
* POLICIES - Work within Hospitals, Nursing division and departmental policies
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
* QUALITY CONTROL - Evaluate filming for technical qualities and remedies; provide corrective action to improve quality
* ROLE MODEL - Act as a clinical resource and role model for department personnel
* SAFETY - Provide protection to patients, family members, staff and self in accordance with prescribed radiation safety standards and ALARA
* ACCOUNTABILITY - Supervise and direct staff providing patient care; accountable for care provided to patients on assigned shift
* THROUGHPUT - Continuously assess patient flow, monitor and work to reduce patient wait times; protect patient privacy; advise and assist staff with problem resolution
* X-RAY - Follow prescribed techniques to administer general and specific x-rays; adjust equipment; calculate exposure factors, position and immobilize patients as necessary, use appropriate lead shielding
* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Education:
Essential:
* Program Graduate
Nonessential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Comm on Allied Health (AMA), or Accredited ED Program
Nonessential:
* Related Discipline

Experience:
Essential:
2 years directly related experience

Credentials:
Essential:
* CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
* American Registry of Radiologic Technologists License
* NM Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program Lic NMMIRTP

Physical Conditions:
Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Working conditions:
Essential:
* Sig Hazard: Chemicals, Bio Hazardous Materials req PPE
* May perform subordinate tasks in high census/vol
* May be required or is required to perform on-call duties
* Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

Department: Clinical Leadership

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