Job Description

Limited Scope Radiographer at Intermountain Health summary:

The Limited Scope Radiographer performs specific diagnostic imaging exams within the scope of their licensure, ensuring high-quality images while prioritizing patient safety and comfort. They coordinate with clinical teams, follow protocols for radiation protection, and maintain a clean working environment. This role requires licensure, competency in designated anatomical areas, and skills in equipment operation, patient communication, and emergency response.

Job Description:

Performs imaging exams for which the employee meets the Core Exam Specifications and as allowed by their Limited Scope Radiographer license. Employee must demonstrate competency in these areas through successful completion of skills test/competency review.

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Posting Specifics

Shift Details : Full-time (40 hours)

Unit/Location: Lafayette Front Range Spine Center

Additional Details: Please review Minimum Qualifications listed below before applying.

Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? As a Limited Scope Radiographer at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team, ensuring our patients receive the best care. At Intermountain, you will be part of a team that values career advancement, innovation and collaboration, where your skills are valued, and your contributions make a lasting impact.

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As a Limited Scope Radiographer at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team, ensuring our patients receive the best care by:

• Ensures proper patient identification, order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam.
• Is sensitive to the patients' needs throughout the procedure.
• Sufficiently explains to the patient and family the procedure about to be performed in order to facilitate cooperation and alleviate patient anxiety.
• Addresses any patient concerns.
• Performs radiologic exams that produce quality images and ensures patient and staff safety.
• Accomplishes this by following proper protocols, correct patient positioning, appropriate and effective use of equipment, and adherence to radiation protection and guidelines
• Recognizes emergent patient situations and responds quickly and appropriately.
• Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation, including time stamps and image storage.
• Coordinates patient care and communicate pertinent information to other patient care providers following procedure.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and safe environment for patients and staff. Ensures that supplies and equipment are stored in an organized and efficient manner.
• Pursues individual education and career development opportunities, emphasizing those for new procedures and equipment.

Skills

• Anatomy knowledge

• Image evaluation

• Equipment operation

• Contrast protocols

• Emergency response

• Independent work

• Teamwork

• Effective communication

• Electronic imaging

• Task prioritization

• Clean environment

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensure as a Practical Radiologic Technologist/Limited Scope Operator in state of practice or American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Board Registry Eligible per state requirements.
• Basic Life Support certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Competency in at least one of the following areas: Chest, Extremities, Spine, Skull, Podiatry, Bone Densitometry (DEXA).

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of experience in an ambulatory outpatient clinic environment

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Lafayette Front Range Spine Center

Work City:

Lafayette

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$20.67 - $30.78

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Keywords:

limited scope radiographer, radiologic technologist, diagnostic imaging, patient care, radiation protection, medical imaging, equipment operation, emergency response, healthcare radiography, image evaluation

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Shift work,

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