Waterloo, IA, USA
Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Posted: 10-Jan-23
Location: East Brunswick, NJ, USA
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 200999584
Category: Per Diem
Overview
Today, SCA Health has grown to 11,000 teammates who care for 1 million patients each year and support physician specialists holistically in many aspects of patient care. Together, our teammates create value in specialty care by aligning physicians, health plans and health systems around a common goal: delivering on the quadruple aim of high-quality outcomes and a better experience for patients and providers, all at a lower total cost of care.
As part of Optum, we participate in an integrated care delivery system that enables us to support our partners as they navigate a complex healthcare environment, Only SCA Health has a dynamic group of physician-driven, specialty care businesses that allows us to customize solutions, no matter the need or challenge.
Why join SCA Health? Consider the following fantastic benefitsâ¦
- Positive work culture
- Career growth opportunities
- Comprehensive medical, vision and dental insurance â“ eligible on Day 1 of employment
- Paid time off plus 8 paid holidays
- Maternity/paternity/adoption benefits
- Employer-paid life and short- and long-term disability insurance
- Excellent 401(k) Plan
The new SCA Health represents who we are today and where we are goingâ”and the growing career opportunities for YOU.
Responsibilities
We are actively hiring for an Radiation Technologist.
- Develop an individualized patient plan of care by implementing:
- Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal sources.
- Demonstrating safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation.
- Speaking up with safety concerns acting as the patientâ™s advocate.
- Adhering to standard precautions including the use of personal protective equipment.
- Performing interventions to protect the patient from infection.
- Protecting the patientâ™s rights, dignity, and privacy.
- Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
- Complying with Universal rotocol and facility site validation and time-out policy.
- Knowledge of radiation equipment including the maintenance and care of equipment
- Maintain radiation safety at all time in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
- Follow established protocols for cleaning, preparing, and operating radiological equipment.
- Assist physician with imaging procedure
- Follow safety procedures and manufacturerâ™s instructions when handling cleaning solutions, supplies and equipment.
- Ensure proper identification and documentation of radiographic images
- Evaluate radiographic images for technical quality and stores film according to facilityâ™s policy and guidelines
- Inventory, receive, and restock materials used for radiological services.
- Comply with organizational policies, regulatory and accreditation standards, and professional guidelines.
- Provide hand-off report to other teammates that are accurate, concise, and pertinent to the patientâ™s condition and response to care.
- Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Completion of an accredited radiology program required.
- Prior experience as a radiation technologist/procedure technologist preferred.
- Successful completion of BCLS Course within 90 days of employment required or documentation of current BCLS certification.
- Certification in radiation technology is preferred.
- AART licensure as required by state
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