Imaging Services Student Tech
Location
Altoona, PA | United States
Job description
Imaging Students…..UPMC Altoona is hiring for a casual Day/Evening position that will rotate between the hospital and station medical center. This position will be working weekends
Purpose:
May perform imaging procedures at a technical level under the supervision of a registered technologist, incorporating learning and education with the performance of tasks to assist the technologist in their responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Depending on modality, may utilize complex imaging equipment for the acquisition, analysis, reconstruction and documentation of image data and completes procedures according to protocol under the supervision of a Radiologist or Technologist.
- May perform daily equipment inspections, warm up procedures and follow Quality Control Program under supervision of a Technologist.
- Assist Radiologist and Technologist setting up contrast; however, will never be responsible for loading or priming the injector.
- Obtain quality images while following radiation safety standards and protocols.
- Assist with positioning and performing exams, but should never hold the detector or patients for Radiation procedures.
- Arrive patients, track exams, scan scripts, and schedule exams in the Radiology Information Systems. .
- Assist Radiologist and Technologist in performing modality specific exams.
- Maintain clinical proficiency for all completed competencies and equipment skills.
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