Rad Tech II - CT

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Radiologic Technologist (Rad Tech), you will be pivotal in producing diagnostic images that enable Radiologists to accurately diagnose and manage patient conditions.Each day, you will perform a variety of imaging examinations, including X-rays, ultrasound, diagnostic fluoroscopy, CT/CAT scans, and MRIs, while actively contributing to a positive patient experience through direct interaction.To excel, you must deeply understand diagnostic imaging's critical importance, encompassing expertise in workflow, patient positioning, and capturing precise results essential for timely and accurate diagnoses.

• Transfers and positions patients. Measurement: Observation, Feedback. Independently perform all diagnosticradiographic imaging and fluoroscopic procedures and specialty procedures of secondary specialty skill accordingto department protocols keeping with orders from referring physicians, including patient positioning, safe patienthandling, and radiographic techniques.
• Provides radiation protection in accordance with prescribed safety procedures. Measurement: Observation,Feedback, Departmental monitors. Accepts responsibility for placing exams in PACS, is able to print images andburn CDs as needed. Measurement: Observation, Feedback, Film accuracy, Film quality.
• Identify patients using 2 identifiers, verify physician orders, and explain procedure to patient and obtain consentif needed. Interviews patients for pertinent medical history on patients prior to performing studies. Uses steriletechnique and prevents cross-contamination. Assists in performing of first aid as necessary. Administers and/orassists the physician in administering radiopaque material. Measurement: Observation, Feedback,Departmental monitors.
• Ability to function independently in radiology workflows which include RIS/PACS systems, radiographicequipment, as wells as department communication and support systems. Places orders in the HIS/RIS andmakes all corrections and cancellation as necessary. Demonstrates competency and proficiency in patient carefor pediatric (neonate as necessary), adult and geriatric patients.
• Performs scheduling duties, record keeping, patient coordination and prioritization or triage of emergency addons.Required to participate in the department's call schedule to ensure coverage weeknights, weekends and/orholidays on a rotating bases.
• Must have the ability to work in dual capacity while on shift.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• Must have a minimum of one years (1) experience as astafftechnologist with at least one(1)year experiencein one specialty field. Will actively work inboth Radiology and second specialty., upon hire
• Medical Radiographer: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Fluoroscopy Radiology Tech: CA, upon hire and
• Registered Technologist Radiography ARRT, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Bone Densitometry, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Computed Tomography, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Cardio Interventional Radiography, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Mammography, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Magnetic Resonance Imaging, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Nuclear Medicine Technology, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Quality Management, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Radiation Therapy, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Vascualr Inteventional Rad, upon hire or
• Registered Technologist Vascular Sonography, upon hire