Rad Tech - Full Time Day Hours

Company: Ascension, A53
Location: Austin
Posted on: January 17, 2020

Job Description:

We Are Hiring Rad Tech Orthopedic Services Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin TX Full Time Hours: Sat. & Sun. 7am-730pm / Wed. and Thur. 6am-2:30pm * Up to $7,500 Sign On Bonus for qualified candidates * ==================================================== THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION ARE... Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date. Radiologic Technologist (RT)(R) credentialed from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Medical Radiologic Technologist (MRT) License through the Texas Medical Board (TMB) obtained prior to start date. ==================================================== IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL... Prepare and position patients for imaging and selects exposure factors accurately. Prepare and administer contrast media and medications within the accepted scope of practice and applicable state and federal regulations. Observe patient during procedure and reports abnormal activity. Monitor protocol and recommend updates or refinements as warranted. Follow radiation safety procedures and guidelines. Prevent patient from being exposed to unnecessary radiation. Ensure prompt submission of high-quality of all images and documents sent to PACS (image quality, correct lead markers and patient data/history). Ensure equipment is properly functioning. Report potential problems or equipment malfunction to appropriate personnel. Lock/tag out equipment if appropriate. Assist in maintaining a clean, and orderly department to include procedure rooms, storage areas, dressing rooms, film storage area and any other areas in department. Position patients and selects anatomic and technical parameters accurately. ==================================================== WHO ARE WE? Dell Children’s is the only Pediatric Level I Trauma Center in Central Texas and one of only five in all of Texas. It is one of an elite group of children’s hospitals that offer the highest level of care available to children who have been victims of trauma. Learn more about the Level I difference and what it means for the comprehensive care of children in our area.  Dell Children’s also offers the only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Central Texas. The doctors, nurses, staff, volunteers and other medical professionals at Dell Children’s understand that kids have unique healthcare needs. Statistics show that children heal faster when treated in a children’s hospital. At Dell Children’s, behind those numbers is a team of dedicated professionals who work hard to help kids heal with the support and connection of their families and loved ones. One of the world’s leading pediatric heart surgeons, Charles Fraser, Jr., M.D., is now head of faculty of the Dell Medical School at UT Austin as professor in the Departments of Surgery and Perioperative Care and Pediatrics.  Fraser plays a leading role in building the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, a focused pediatric and congenital heart program that leverages the power of the partnership between Dell Medical School, the greater University of Texas community, and Dell Children’s, part of Ascension. Ascension was founded on November 1st 1999 by the union of the Daughters of Charity National Health System, that was based in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Sisters of St. Joseph Health System, that was based in Nazareth (Kalamazoo), Michigan.  We're the largest Catholic health system in the world and the largest non-profit health system in the United States, with facilities in 23 states and the District of Columbia.  We're a faith-based collaboration of hospitals, medical practices, and innovators that share best practices and the objective of developing healthier communities throughout the US by community outreach and researching means of reducing the cost of healthcare. Ascension gains our power by listening and communicating. We show it by pitching in. And we grow it by looking after one another. From our innovative spirit to the impact and influence we bring to Texas, Seton is an environment for excellence.  We are changing healthcare for the better. Together. Our core values call us to Service of the Poor: Generosity of spirit, especially for persons most in need.  Reverence: Respect and compassion for the dignity and diversity of life. Integrity: Inspiring trust through personal leadership. Wisdom: Integrating excellence and stewardship. Creativity: Courageous innovation. Dedication: Affirming the hope and joy of our ministry. Rooted in the loving ministry of Jesus as healer, we commit ourselves to serving all persons with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable.  Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities.  We are advocates for a compassionate and just society through our actions and our words. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Come join our family of change-makers. Apply now. Equal Employment Opportunity Seton Healthcare Family is an equal employment opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local equal employment regulations and laws. It is the policy of the Seton Healthcare Family to afford equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees without regard to their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic or status that is protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all personnel actions, such as hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, layoff and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Affirmative Action goes beyond the concept of equal employment opportunity. Affirmative Action policies and programs are required to overcome the present effects of past discrimination and to achieve equal employment opportunity for members of groups that are or have been formerly under-represented. Affirmative Action policies and programs are tools whereby additional efforts are made to recruit, employ and promote qualified members of formerly excluded groups, even if that exclusion cannot be traced to particular discriminatory actions. Through specific and result-oriented activities, Seton Healthcare Family’s goals are to ensure that every person is given full consideration through equal employment opportunity policies and practices and to achieve a representative workforce through its affirmative action efforts.   It is further the policy of the Seton Healthcare Family to encourage vendors, contractors, affiliate institutions and others doing business with the Seton Healthcare Family to observe the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action.   Seton Healthcare Family is an EEO/AA employer: M/F/Disabled/Vet. For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the “EEO is the Law” poster: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf EEO is the Law Poster Supplement   http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/ofccp_eeo_supplement_final_jrf_qa_508c.pdf Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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