RAD DIAG RADIOLOGY QUALITY TECH - Sinai Chicago

About Sinai Health System

Located on Chicago’s West and Southwest Side, Sinai Health System is comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, Sinai Children’s Hospital, Sinai Community Institute, Sinai Medical Group, and Sinai Urban Health Institute.

The entities of Sinai Health System collectively deliver a full range of quality inpatient and outpatient services, as well as a large number of innovative, community-based health, research and social service programs. We focus our collective depth of expertise and passion to improve the health of the 1.5 million people who live in our diverse service area. With our team of dedicated caregivers, Sinai Health System is committed to building stronger, healthier communities.

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General Summary

• Maintains established department policies and procedures. Assists in training and educating RadiologyTeam on policies and procedures. Uses the Just Culture to establish objectives that affect the quality assurance program and safety standards

• Demonstrates and adheres to the department’s policies concerning: incident reporting, broken or out of order equipment. Is a super user of equipment and trains peers on equipment can trouble shoot errors and assists in calling in service. Handles equipment appropriately and trains other technologists on proper handling. Uses critical thinking to resolve any problems and complaints to ensure continued efficiency of department

• Considered an expert in performing all x-ray procedures according to department policy and protocols. Knows and correctly and safely operates all x-ray equipment. Provides technologists with feedback on exam quality. Monitors quality of images by reviewing 1-5% of the images done in x-ray for but not limited to correct markings, correct patient labels, motion, and correct positioning. Image review is reported to the Section Coordinator for immediate error correction and for monthly reporting to Quality Meeting.

• Considers the patient’s after registration waiting period and observes the 30 min. waiting period policy for inpatient & ER patients. Coordinates and monitors workload and patient flow. Monitors outpatient wait times and assists in moving the patients through the department. Communicates wait times to patients and trains all staff to do the same. Helps coordinate daily department activities by determining work schedules to ensure adequate staffing, quality service and time procedures

• Works collaboratively with Resource Coordinator to monitor and correct patient and/or physician schedules to anticipate any coordination issues prior to exams. Assists in arranging for Vendor training along with revising the patient and technologists schedules as needed.

• Demonstrates knowledge of equipment according to radiation safety. Documents patient information accurately. Successfully images necessary structures and correctly labels in designated software. Correctly enters data including patient arrival time, exam start and end time. Completes exam process in Meditech consistently and monitors Ordered and Taken status list. Works with IS and PACS to keep images transferring. Assists in training other technologists quality in tracking exams

• Considered an expert in dose reduction and able to train technologists in proper protocols to reduce radiation while providing physicians with high quality images. Practices radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient.

• Collects data performs tests and monitors x-ray QC program as required by manufacture. Precepts new Students and employees as directed by supervisor • Keeps quality data projects running smoothly and keeps Resource Coordinator and Manager informed of a project’s progress

MINIMUM EDUCATION:
An Associates degree from an American Medical Association approved course in radiologic
technology.
Must be certified from American Registry of Radiologic Technology.
MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE:
Five years of experience as a radiology technologist is required.
Successful experience in training others is required.
REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:
IDNS, ARRT and CPR require

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