Radiology Tech (Pool) - Riverside Surgery Center of Rutherford

Company: Surgical Care Affiliates
Location: Rutherford
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) is transforming specialty care in our communities. We relentlessly create value by aligning physicians, health plans and health systems around a common goal: delivering exceptional care and healing to our patients and communities we serve. We are driven to achieve the quadruple aim in health care: high quality outcomes and a better experience for patients and providers, all at a lower total cost of care. As a national leader in surgical care, SCA's 10,000 teammates operate more than 250 surgical facilities that serve nearly 1 million patients per year. For more information on SCA, visit -. -Why join SCA? Consider the following fantastic benefits---

• Positive work culture
• Career growth opportunities
• Comprehensive medical, vision and dental insurance - eligible on Day 1 of employment
• Paid time off plus 8 paid holidays
• Maternity/paternity/adoption benefits
• Employer-paid life and short- and long-term disability insurance
• Excellent 401(k) PlanWe are actively hiring for an Radiation Technologist.
  • Promote the mission, vision, and values of -SCA. -Develop an individualized patient plan of care by implementing: -
    • Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal sources. -
    • Demonstrating safe operation of equipment and machinery and follows procedures for reporting and correcting an unsafe situation. -
    • Speaking up with safety concerns acting as the patient's advocate. -
    • Adhering to standard precautions including the use of personal protective equipment. -
    • Performing interventions to protect the patient from infection. -
    • Protecting the patient's rights, dignity, and privacy. -
    • Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice. -
    • Complying with Universal Protocol and facility site validation and time-out policy. -
    • Knowledge of radiation equipment including the maintenance and care of equipment -
    • Maintain radiation safety at all time in accordance with facility policies and procedures. -
    • Follow established protocols for cleaning, preparing, and operating -radiological equipment. - -
    • Evaluate the patient's progress toward attaining outcomes. -
    • Apply -principles of radiation protection -to teammates, LIPs, and -patients -
    • Assist physician -with imaging procedure -
    • Follow safety procedures and manufacturer's instructions when handling cleaning solutions, supplies and equipment. -
    • Ensure -proper identification -and documentation -of radiographic images -
    • Evaluate radiographic -images -for technical quality and stores film according to facility's policy and guidelines -
    • Inventory, receive, and restock materials used for -radiological -services. -
    • Comply with organizational policies, regulatory and accreditation standards, and professional guidelines. -
    • Provide hand-off report to other teammates that are accurate, concise, and pertinent to the patient's condition and response to care. -
    • Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills with members of the perioperative team and other stakeholders. -
    • Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in planning perioperative patient care. -
    • Document episode of care -accurately, timely, completely, and legibly. -
    • Participate in quality review and performance improvement projects. -
    • Participate in the performance appraisal process. -
    • Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships. -
    • Maintain required competencies. -
    • Pursue professional growth. -
    • Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information. -
    • Comply with all SCA and facility policies and procedures, regulatory and accreditation standards and professional guidelines when providing patient care. -
    • Actively participate in team meetings, trainings, and daily safety huddles. -
    • Demonstrate fiscal responsibility. -
    • Perform -all -other -duties as assigned. - - -
      • High school graduate or equivalent. -
      • Completion of an accredited radiology program required. - -
      • Prior experience as a -radiation -technologist/procedure technologist preferred. -

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