Overview
Join our team as a PRN, Radiology Tech in Tyler, TX.
Fulfilling your purpose begins here:
People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
* Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities.
Your team is bigger than your department:
* UT Health Tyler, the flagship hospital of the system, has 502 licensed beds specializing in advanced acute care medicine. Our hospital includes a 24-hour ER with Level 1 trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.
* We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.
Responsibilities
* Operates radiologic equipment to produce radiographs (X- rays) of body for diagnostic purposes, as
* directed by Radiologist.
* Positions patient on examining table and adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician.
* Move x-ray equipment into specified position and adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors, such as time and distance, based on knowledge of radiographic exposure techniques and protocols.
* Practice radiation protection techniques, using beam restrictive devices, patient shielding skills, and knowledge of applicable exposure factors, to minimize radiation to patient and staff.
* Operates mobile X-ray equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
* High school diploma or GED equivalent
* Graduate of an approved Radiologic Technology school
* Registered by the ARRT within 90 days of employment
* Licensed through the Texas Medical Board within 90 days of employment
* A minimum of 1 years' recent experience in a clinic or healthcare setting preferred