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Advocate Aurora Health · 4 months ago

Radiology Technologist - Atrium Health Union - PT Weekender Days

Atrium Health Union - 600 Hospital Dr, Monroe, NC

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$28.05/hr - $42.10/hr

Advocate Aurora Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services. They are seeking a Radiology Technologist to perform radiographic examinations under the direction of the Radiologist, while coordinating daily activities and assisting with patient transport and care.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Escorts patients, guests, and visitors to points of destination using ambulatory, beds, cribs, stretchers, and wheelchairs

Possesses knowledge and appropriate use of hospital paging system

Uses hospital telephone system as it relates to transport tracking to accept transport orders, put jobs in progress and complete jobs

Assists nursing and various clinical staff with the transferring of patients from bed to transport equipment

Transports and provides room orientation for admissions

Provides directional information to guests and visitors and patient location to patient's family members and guests

Verifies registration of outpatients and transport to appropriate departments or clinics

Retrieves, cleans, and stores all unused patient transport equipment

Qualification

Radiologic TechnologyCPR CertificationPatient TransportCommunication SkillsGrowth Principles

Required

Graduate of an institution accredited by an agency that ARRT recognizes in Radiologic Technology

Must be registry eligible with registry completion within 1 year of hire date

CPR certification required

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served

Requires strenuous physical effort while assisting patients from wheelchairs and stretchers

Handles equipment and monitors supplies

Excellent oral and written communication skills to interact with patients and hospital staff required

May frequently be required to stretch, bend, twist, squat or kneel in operating radiographic equipment

Will be required to use hands for power gripping, speed work and precision during manipulation of radiographic equipment and in the case of injured or diseased patients

Vision and hearing for distances of up to 10 feet is necessary