Radiology Tech

Company: UT Health Pittsburg
Location: Pittsburg
Posted on: September 25, 2024

Job Description:

Overview

Join our team as a PRN, Radiology Tech in Pittsburg, TX. - -Fulfilling your purpose begins here: -People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:

• Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities.Your team is bigger than your department:
  • UT Health Pittsburg offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour Level IV trauma center and Level III stroke center, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, a sleep lab, swing bed care, 16 physician offices, and a UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness facility.
  • We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect. -
    Responsibilities
    
    
    • Operates radiologic equipment to produce radiographs (X- rays) of body for diagnostic purposes, as
    • directed by Radiologist.
    • Positions patient on examining table and adjusts immobilization devices to obtain optimum views of specified area of body requested by physician.
    • Move x-ray equipment into specified position and adjusts equipment controls to set exposure factors, such as time and distance, based on knowledge of radiographic exposure techniques and protocols.
    • Practice radiation protection techniques, using beam restrictive devices, patient shielding skills, and knowledge of applicable exposure factors, to minimize radiation to patient and staff.
    • Operates mobile X-ray equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside.
      Qualifications
      
      Job Requirements:
      • High school diploma or GED equivalent
      • Graduate of an approved Radiologic Technology school
      • Registered by the ARRT or registry eligible
      • Should be licensed with the Texas Department of Health according to regulations
      • A minimum of 1 years' recent experience in a clinic or healthcare setting.

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