Practical Radiology Technologist - Southwest Medical Imaging

Since 1980, SMIL has evolved as a premier imaging group in the southwest. In 2016 SMIL won the Southwest Alliance for Excellence award for customer and employee satisfaction, sound management, innovation and results. SMIL was again recognized with the prestigious Advisory Board Company's 2017 Workplace of the Year Award, and in 2019 SMIL was named a World Class Employer by Birdeye Surveys, Inc.

Employee engagement is folded into everything we do at SMIL. We are dedicated to the growth of our employees including cross training and leadership career opportunities. Simply put, our culture is what sets us apart from the rest.

We offer competitive pay, career opportunities and benefits that include; medical, HSA employer contribution, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, 401K and profit sharing, tuition and continuing education reimbursement, paid life insurance, long term disability as well as voluntary short term disability.

We look forward to you joining our amazing team!

Position Summary

Performs chest and extremities general radiography examinations, evaluates images for technical quality, verify in PACS, complete work in Fuji RIS and is able to answer patient, tech and radiologist questions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Must be able to go beyond duties in order to do what is best for the patients and department within their scope.
• Prepares and positions patient for diagnostic imaging of chest and extremities.
• Adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician.
• Explains exams to patient to reduce anxieties and obtain patient cooperation.
• Moves imaging equipment into specified position, determines exposure factors on basis of height, weight, portion of body involved, and degree of penetration required, and adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors and produce images of proper detail, density and accuracy.
• Practices radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient and staff.
• When not doing chest and extremities radiography exams, must bring back patients, clean and stock rooms, and help enter information in fuji ris for the radiologic technologists.
• Demonstrates a commitment to "World Class Customer Service".
• Prepares images for reading by radiologist or requesting physician.
• Arranges for repairs as needed on equipment.
• Completes forms and maintains records, logs and reports of work performed
• Must be flexible to work at multiple locations and varied shifts.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Performs routine maintenance, diagnoses malfunctions, and arranges for repairs as needed.

Education and/or Experience

Complete a training program in radiologic technology through an ADHS Department approved radiologic program.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• ADHS (CPTR-Limited Scope of Practice in Radiography)
• CPR

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, use hands, fingers and arms to handle, feel and reach, standing, walking, bending, and sitting. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds and on occasion lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.