Rad tech MRMC - Per Diem

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Registered by the ARRT or registry eligible.

Licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Radiation Control Program.

Must maintain licensure on an annual basis.

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CPR required within 30 days of hire.

Experience/Skills

Required: 1. Strong organizational and communication skills. 2. Thoroughly knowledgeable in anatomy, patient positioning, examination techniques, equipment protocols, radiation safety, radiation protection and basic patient care. 3. Ability to communicate clearly in English with patients to explain procedures while making them as comfortable as possible. 4. Ability to follow and comply with procedures, policies and regulations. 5. Ability to work effectively and collaborate with medical staff, personnel, students, and patients. 6. Ability to read, write and speak clearly in English.

Preferred

• 1. Prior experience as a Radiology Technologist. Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.
• Addendum for
• Radiology
• Technologist,
• Bone
• Density
• Job
• Profile
• Summary: This position performs a variety of duties involving conduct of all aspects of bone density tests and related duties, insuring technically accurate scans of designated skeletal areas of interest. I.
• Major
• Responsibilities: 1. Receives patients and conducts patient interviews to obtain medical history data. Explains procedures. Positions patients according to individual research and/or clinical protocol requirements using anatomical markers. 2. Assesses need and condition of assigned patients and provides necessary interventions to assure patient comfort and privacy. 3. Performs imaging procedures for various clinical and research studies in accordance with prescribed protocols as required or directed. 4. Analyzes scans and compares to baseline evaluations. Determines need for additional scans/views/ to allow MD optimal diagnostic criteria. 5. Performs quality control and quality assurance procedures on equipment and computer as required. Archives and retrieves data on optical disk system. 6. Maintains required records, reports, statistics, patient folders and related information as required. 7. Calibrates equipment daily to maintain scan precision and reproducibility. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other.
• Our six
• Standards of
• Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.